Path of Exile 2 – Everything Revealed So Far

Scheduled for April 8, 2021, the upcoming reveal livestream for Path of Exile’s Ultimatum expansion is also going to share some new information about Path of Exile 2. And in order to prepare us for that, Grinding Gear Games brings us this recap article that goes over everything we know about the action-RPG sequel at this point. It also lets us know that a beta for PoE 2 is still at least a year away.

The article itself shares a number of videos, so be sure to check it out. Here’s a quick overview of what’s inside:

During our livestream announcement for our 3.14 expansion next week, we’ll share the first look at Path of Exile 2 since it was announced at ExileCon! If you are interested in checking out what we’ve revealed so far, we have compiled everything you need below.

Path of Exile 2 Official ExileCon Trailer

At ExileCon in November 2019, we announced the development of Path of Exile 2; a new seven-act storyline set 20 years after the death of Kitava in Path of Exile 1. You can watch the first trailer below.

Path of Exile 2 Gameplay Preview

The gameplay preview shown at ExileCon demonstrated some of the mechanical and graphical changes that you can expect to see in Path of Exile 2 such as a revamped skill gem system. If you would like to see more, you can check out the full preview below.

Path of Exile 2’s New Skill System and Ascendancy Classes

In this panel from ExileCon; Jonathan Rogers, Rory Rackham and Neon provided a glimpse at the 19 new Ascendancy Classes in Path of Exile 2. They also offered their insights into the reworked skill gem system.

Building the World of Path of Exile 2

Erik Olofsson, Creative Director of Path of Exile, discussed the visual improvements being made to Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon and also offered a closer look at some of the updated character, item and environment models. You can learn more about the art below.

Path of Exile 2 – Behind the Music: Act 1

Our composer, Kamil Orman-Janowski, discussed his inspirations behind the music of Path of Exile 2’s first act in this interview from April 2020. You can hear his insights and catch a sneak peek of some of the new music below.

Path of Exile 2 Client and Microtransactions

Path of Exile 2 will launch from the same game client as the original game and will be available alongside the current campaign, allowing you to choose what storyline you want to play through to reach the shared Atlas of Worlds endgame. All your microtransaction purchases from Path of Exile 1 will be available in Path of Exile 2.

Path of Exile 2 Beta

We are unlikely to start a Beta for Path of Exile 2 until 2022 at the earliest. In the meantime, we are continuing to release Path of Exile expansions on our regular three-month cycle.