Supporter newsletter 20

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This is a copy of Eternal and Diamond Supporter Newsletter #20, published by Grinding Gear Games.

Hey Diamond, Eternal and Unique Item Creator Supporters,

On the weekend I saw this: http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/History_of_Wraeclast

It is quite an impressive amount of effort put into taking all the snippets of the Path of Exile lore and putting them into a history. I found it especially impressive, as I have access to the lore documents we start from, and I know how accurate it is.

The lore of the game is given out piecemeal in small elements like this, as Path of Exile is a game where the content is intended to be played through multiple times. It was cool for this theory to actually pay off - someone has taken the time to reverse engineer all the hints.

The holder of game lore is Erik Olofsson. Erik is one of the founders of Grinding Gear Games and is the Art Director (or Omnitect as he occasionally refers to his role). Edwin McRae, our writer, wrote most of the lore document, which gets referred to for everything we add into the game. This makes sure the lore is consistent, and over time reveals more of the whole story and history.

0.11.1e

The most recent patch included four unique items. This set of items included several powerful, and complicated items. A lot of them interacted with the current game meta in strong ways.

There has been some criticism over the power level of these items. This is something we take seriously, and we will keep an eye on how they affect the game.

This may mean upcoming items get additional scrutiny. We don’t want items that would prevent players wanting to aim for a better rare for an item slot. We don’t want items with many complicated special mods, unless the item really earns it. We generally find an item with one interesting mod has plenty of impact and meaning for players.

The next patch

The 0.11.2 patch will probably be deployed early next week with some new unique items.

We have three unique items likely to go in. Two are looking like build enablers, and the other is one of the first unique items I worked on that has been waiting for a cosmetic effect.

Insider Info

This weeks insider info includes an excerpt from our lore:

Archbishop Geofri of Phrecia Cathedral (Fellshrine Ruins)

Templar and theologian, Geofri was a stoic of the Eternal Faith. He deplored anything thaumaturgical, and was therefore disgusted when Chitus installed Maligaro’s laboratory into the Phrecian Forest, not a stone’s throw from Geofri’s Phrecia Cathedral (now the Fellshrine ruins). It was Geofri who coined the title, “Chamber of Sins” for Maligaro’s lab.

Geofri plotted with High Templar Voll to destroy Maligaro and his work, but Maligaro got wind of the building threat. Maligaro’s pre-emptive strike put an end to the plot, and to Geofri who was slain with Maligaro’s Etcher at the foot of Saint Corutino the Golden Hand’s Shrine.

Archbishop Geofri remains in Fellshrine to this day, animated by The Twist into a Brittle Templar of some power.