Path of Exile 2 leaves paid early access on December 11, Pacific time. At ExileCon in Auckland, Grinding Gear Games showed what players will be able to do at the free-to-play launch. Acts 5 and 6 finish the campaign, the Shadow and Duelist expand the character roster, and Conquerors of Wraeclast gives players a new reason to build an army. Read the developer’s release announcement.
What Acts 5 and 6 add
Grinding Gear Games counts 24 new areas and 18 unique bosses across the final two acts. The campaign brings the conflict with the Twilight Order and the Beast to its conclusion. For a player returning from early access, that gives an existing interest in the story a concrete destination beyond another round of endgame maps. See the developer’s ExileCon overview.
Two classes and a new challenge league
The Shadow combines daggers, traps and stealth. Its Assassin and Infiltrator specializations give players two paths to pursue. The Duelist brings the Knight and Master-at-Arms specializations to the launch roster. Grinding Gear Games lists ten playable classes for the full game.
Conquerors of Wraeclast takes a different approach to combat. Players assemble troops, build a stronghold and lead sieges against rival fortifications. The official trailer below shows how those battles look. Once the game opens to everyone, ActivePlayer’s Steam activity tracker offers one way to follow the response on PC. Its Steam figures cover only part of the game’s audience.
Watch the official Conquerors of Wraeclast trailer. Featured image courtesy of Grinding Gear Games.
