Path of Exile – Chris Wilson Interview

ByVal Hull
PublishedJuly 18, 2022

Grinding Gear Games’ founder Chris Wilson recently had an extended chat with a YouTube content creator who goes by Josh Strife Hayes. As you might expect, their conversation revolved around GGG’s free to play action-RPG Path of Exile, the design philosophies behind it, the new player experience, the game’s ongoing development, and more.

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Episode 1 of the new series ‘Dev Log’, talking to game developers about game development!
I sat down with Chris Wilson from Grinding Gear Games, the team behind Path of Exile, and talked about the new player experience, narrative versus mechanical design, how you respect a players time, and how you keep a game stable after 30+ expansions.

Val Hull

Resident role-playing RPG game expert. Knows where trolls and paladins come from. You must fight for your right to gather your party before venturing forth.

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