Path of Exile Playerbase Grows 40% After Update
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Following the discharge of its latest content update earlier this year, Path of Exile has seen a 40 percent rise in players so far this season.
First released in 2013 by New Zealand based studio Grinding Gear Games, Path of Exile has seen consistent updates as well as a constantly growing playerbase. Path of Exile currently has 13 million players which has a peak concurrent count of 112,800 achieved on March 3. Roughly 65,000 of these concurrent players were on Steam, making POE Currency the next most popular game around the platform on that day -- surpassed only by Valve's own mega hits Dota 2 and Counter Strike Global Offensive.
Path of Exile offers visuals and also a play style considerably more in line with Diablo 2 than its official sequel, Diablo 3. While Blizzard took the rare approach with Diablo 3, Cheap POE Currency tied to the complexity and challenge of that predecessor. The game allows players to craft unique characters employing a massive skill tree and many spells and skills. There's also tough fix to respeccing poorly planned characters, forcing players to constantly create a to try new builds. This traditional approach on the ARPG genre within a free to try out package has garnered Path of Exile a loyal fanbase. Despite being 4 years old, it offers never been bigger.
Even greater things lie ahead in Path of Exile's future which has a massive new expansion titled The Fall of Oriath scheduled for release later this season. The new expansion will add 6 new 'Acts' on the game's existing 4 while eliminating the requirement to repeat Acts in many difficulty settings.
First released in 2013 by New Zealand based studio Grinding Gear Games, Path of Exile has seen consistent updates as well as a constantly growing playerbase. Path of Exile currently has 13 million players which has a peak concurrent count of 112,800 achieved on March 3. Roughly 65,000 of these concurrent players were on Steam, making POE Currency the next most popular game around the platform on that day -- surpassed only by Valve's own mega hits Dota 2 and Counter Strike Global Offensive.
Path of Exile offers visuals and also a play style considerably more in line with Diablo 2 than its official sequel, Diablo 3. While Blizzard took the rare approach with Diablo 3, Cheap POE Currency tied to the complexity and challenge of that predecessor. The game allows players to craft unique characters employing a massive skill tree and many spells and skills. There's also tough fix to respeccing poorly planned characters, forcing players to constantly create a to try new builds. This traditional approach on the ARPG genre within a free to try out package has garnered Path of Exile a loyal fanbase. Despite being 4 years old, it offers never been bigger.
Even greater things lie ahead in Path of Exile's future which has a massive new expansion titled The Fall of Oriath scheduled for release later this season. The new expansion will add 6 new 'Acts' on the game's existing 4 while eliminating the requirement to repeat Acts in many difficulty settings.
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