Path Of Exile’s Crucible Expansion Goes Live With A New Challenge League And New Content
Path of Exile has just rolled out its latest expansion on PC, bringing with it a ton of new content for the free-to-play MMOARPG. The Crucible expansion introduced a new endgame feature in the form of instant travel nodes on the Atlas ive Tree called Atlas Gateways.
The expansion also added new Vaal Skills; revamped half of the masteries, the Breach and Abyss builds, Pathfinder and Saboteur ascendancy classes; and made various improvements to the Ruthless mode. Capping the expansion off is the new Crucible challenge league and its accompanying Crucible Forge system.
“Introducing the Crucible Challenge League, a new expansion to Path of Exile that pushes the boundaries of Path of Exile’s item system by letting you augment your weapons with their own skill trees,” announced developer Grinding Gear Games. “These trees provide bonuses that improve or augment your character’s playstyle. Skills in the trees consume experience from Crucible encounters to unlock but can have quite powerful effects.”
“In Crucible encounters, players choose a weapon to improve by channeling it at an ancient forge,” the studio added. “As you channel your weapon, molten monsters will combine into larger and more fearsome foes. Pushing your limits is the fastest way to level up your weapon, but doing so increases the risk of failing the challenge. In its exclusive endgame area, The Forge of the Titans, these trees can be combined together to create weapons of unprecedented power.”
The Crucible expansion will be making its way to consoles a bit later on April 12th. The full patch notes can be found on the Path of Exile official forums if you care to dive into the details.
