Full PoE release on October 23rd
Some summary:
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New class: Scion, starts at the center of the tree and must be in game to unlocked first
- Two new 4 months Leagues:
Nemesis: Hardcore League - rare monsters has additional unique abilities [explode on death, bounce back Your projectiles etc]
Domination: non HC leagues - introduces Shrines, Shrines have big pack of very hard monsters around them and Shrines benefits monsters, but You can capture a Shrine and get its effect by clicking on it - examples: Freezing ground, Always Crit
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Full Guilds support-
Steam integration- Two new PVP modes:
Tournament mode: Hour long PvP tournaments will be on in which players will have to rack up wins through a set system or mode. The more wins you get in the hour, the better your chance of coming out on top with prizes.
Capture the flag: Players will have to force their way into the enemy’s base as teams of five or six (final testing pending). Based around Act 2 bandits camps.
- Act 3 Extension
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New skills [3 confirmed by now]:Spectral Throw - throw a copy of Your weapon
Animate Guardian - reanimate equipment from the ground to create a minion (all items stats apply to minion!)
Animate Weapons - animate weapons from the ground, for example You can get 4-5 spectres that follows You and fight for You-
Trigger Gems - new type of support gems that triggers other skills on kill/hit/stun etc.
For example You have Have Cleave and every time You kill enemy with it, You have % chance to proc skill that is linked to Cleave, for example Fireball, of course all skills are affected by normal Support gems. Or You have on stun trigger gem linked to Enduring Cry, every time You're stunned You get % to cast Enduring Cry!
- New Keystone Passive:
Mana Shield - 30% damage taken is taken first from Mana pool
- Tons of new enemies and their skills, for example one monster has Shield Bubble and You can damage it only within Bubble or from spawned on the ground circles
Later patch: Complete overhaul of trading (watch the Gamespot video for more info)
Holy shit @ everything. I've been waiting for Steam, it'll definitely make the social aspect better. PVP actually sounds amazing, and really fixes the issue of dealing with overpowered characters destroying everyone. You get a mode for 1v1 annihilation, and a team mode with more diverse gameplay (I'll be tanking!).
