PATH OF EXILE
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Path of Exile is an immensely popular ARPG with over 16 million registered users and 1.1 million monthly active users on PC. It released for PC in 2013 and later in summer 2017 on Xbox One as well.
In Path of Exile, you fulfill quests and explore dungeons in a classic old-school format, with almost all areas being randomly generated so you never feel like you are exploring the same areas twice. You can choose your character to be from one of six different classes (Duelist, Marauder, Ranger, Shadow, Templar, and Witch) that have their own unique skills and abilities. There is a special seventh class called the Scion, but you’ll have to unlock that for yourself.
Not only are the areas randomly generated, but the items and weapons are as well. This means when you defeat an enemy and they drop a new sword or armor piece, it’s stats and gem sockets are likely going to be unique to that item.
So far, the title has had seven free expansions including Sacrifice of the Vaal in 2014, Forsaken Masters in 2014, The Awakening in 2015, The Ascendancy in 2016, Atlas of Worlds in 2016, and most recently The Fall of Oriath and War for the Atlas in 2017. The Fall of Oriath is the largest expansion yet, adding six new acts, a character selection screen, side missions, bosses, a passive skill tree, and more.
Path of Exile also has what the developer refers to as ‘ethical transactions.’ In the game, you can have multiple accounts with more than one of them logged in at once meaning you have lots of potential inventory space. The transactions, along with offering cosmetic items, allow you to purchase semi-automated public trading inventories and more character slots if your multiple accounts end up not having enough room for all your loot.
