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0.11.0e Patch Notes and RMT Disruption Measures

Hound — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:26:47 GMT

Great to see the GGG team taking a stance against RMT in Path of Exile and new patch notes for 0.11.0e mention the changes they are making to hamper RMT. 3D art has now also been added for�*0.11.1 helmets.

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Trading Currency Items away to other players is now blocked until you have a level 25+ character on your account.�*This rule does not apply to existing accounts created before this patch.�*It does not affect Scrolls of Wisdom or Portal Scrolls. This change is designed to disrupt RMT and should not affect legitimate players very much.

Fixed an instance crash related to the Vaal Oversoul.

Fixed a bug where you could restore an Imprinted item to an equipped item slot.

Fixed a bug where linking an item in chat would sometimes link the wrong item.

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Video of all the Weathered Carvings in Act I

Hound — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:09:18 GMT

Community member TofuTactics posted a nice video which shows all the weathered carvings that were added to Act I�*which is great if you missed the carvings on your travels and the extra lore they provide to players.

Thanks to�*TofuTactics�*for putting this cool video together

0.11.0d Patch Depolyed - Note on bannings

Hound — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:04:19 GMT

New patch has hit the servers and also a note from Chris on "exploits" which you should all take note of.

[GGG]We deployed the�*0.11.0d patch�*today which fixed some bugs and addressed balance issues with Rogue Exiles, Brutus and Kole. We're currently working towards the 0.11.1 patch, which will contain dozens of new pieces of helmet art and some internal changes that affect how damage is calculated, among many other things. We'll be posting more info in the coming days!

I was speaking with a recently banned player today and he commented that he had no idea that we ban people for abusing exploits such as instance crashes/rollbacks. We do. If you stumble upon an exploit like that, please report it to us. It's easy for us to create a list of who abused an exploit, eradicate the items they gained from it and permanently ban them. We don't discuss it often, but we ban thousands of accounts per week - generally for attempting to run bots or for spamming RMT links in chat.

By the way, in case you're currently waiting for a reply from our customer support department, please be aware they still have a big backlog of mails to process. We have been adding staff to the roster and automating some processes in an attempt to get through the backlog more quickly. Thanks very much for your patience. We'll be replying to every mail - there's no need to send "bump" as a message :P

0.11.0d patch�*Patch Notes

Rogue Exiles now start appearing from The Prisoner's Gate in Normal difficulty.

Rogue Exiles are now more common.

Increased the rarity of item drops from Rogue Exiles.

Brutus and Kole have had their damage reduced.

Might, Beef, Physique and Instability have been changed to the correct names on the Challenge list.

The character selection screen now displays the correct banners for leagues.

Weapon effects from Open Beta Supporter Packs now appear on the off-hand weapon as well, if it doesn't have its own effect.

Fixed a bug where microtransaction effects could be lost when using an Eternal Orb.

Fixed a bug where the Vaal Oversoul's life bar was visible when it was hidden.

Fixed several bugs related to remaining monster count.

Fixed an issue where Restless Dead and the music would continue after the deaths of the bosses of Acton's Nightmare.

Fixed a client crash when changing areas with unapplied passive skill changes.[/GGG]

[Video] Weathered Carvings

TofuTactics — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:29:38 GMT

Greetings,

With the 0.11 patch we got Weathered Carvings added to Act I areas, stones that tell of the Karui incursion. I appreciate when there�s new lore to tell the stories of Wraeclast, so I hope to to see more content of this nature added to the game later on.

While the carvings are easy to find I wanted to be able to revisit them later without having to scour the coast once more, hence this video, and perhaps can be of service to others who wish to go back and hear them out once more.

It goes without saying that this is a SPOLIER for those who�ve yet to listen to them ;)

This Week on IncGamers

Hound — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 04:42:06 GMT

It's that time of year again game fans, it's E3! The main incgamers.com site team are going to be flat-out next week from Monday when all the E3 conferences kick off. No doubt many of you will be soaking up as much game info as you can over the next seven days, whether you're a PC or console gamer. Before the madness begins, let's take a quick look back at last week's PC gaming goodness.

Camelot Unchained interview with Mark Jacobs�*-�*IncGamers asks City State Entertainment's Mark Jacobs about the design philosophies behind thoroughly atypical MMO Camelot Unchained.

E3 Conference Schedule�*-�*When do all these super exciting conferences start for E3 2013? Are you going to be available to watch?

No, the Xbox One is NOT like Steam - IncGamers Presents: A handy guide for the confused about the differences between what Microsoft plans for Xbox One, and how Steam works today.

Creating Vortex Green – The difficulties involved in developing a biological world�*- GWOnline Community member Frederic Poirier is developing his first game called Vortex Green and in this series he discusses his approach to game design.

What PC gamers can expect from E3 2013 -�*PC exclusives, multiplatform releases and the usual clutch of E3 surprises. Peter anticipates a fair bit to look forward to.

IncGamers Podcast #118 -�*This week on the podcast: Deus Ex commemorative towels, Greenlight stupidity, Davros, plus the latest games; Leisure Suit Larry, Wargame Airland Battle and Conquistador.

Why I love DOTA 2�*-�*Tim gives four reasons as to why Dota 2 has swallowed both his soul and his free time

Expeditions: Conquistador Review -�*Is this latest Kickstarter-funded release like a gleaming city of gold, or a lonely, lingering death from smallpox? Conquistador Peter braves the jungle to find out.

Stinky Board Review �*-�*Who needs hands when you can play with feet? Paul gets stinky with Stelulu's Stinky Board.

As you can see it's been a busy week what with all of the above and the daily news too. We have also kicked up and E3 section�*�*where we will be posting our opinions and coverage from the event.

Anarchy and Onslaught Leagues Launch

Hound — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 03:16:57 GMT

GGG has now launched the four month Anarchy and Onslaught Leagues and there's some real goodies up for grabs.

[GGG]The new four-month Anarchy and Onslaught leagues have begun! If you complete all eight difficult challenges before October 8 (NZ time), we'll ship you an exclusive T-Shirt.[/GGG] Here's a quick reminder of what these involve...

In the Anarchy League, the corruption of Wraeclast has spread to the minds of many exiles, turning them against one another. As you journey through the world, you will occasionally run into these exiles - deadly computer controlled enemies who use the skills and items available to player characters. If you manage to kill one, they drop a lot of items including a magic or above for each equippable slot.

The Onslaught league is a hardcore league designed for players who found our existing hardcore gameplay too easy. We've increased the attack, cast and movement speed of monsters. It's like a lighter version of the Turbo race events that we run, only it lasts for four months. Note that just as the Anarchy league doesn't contain these difficulty increases, the Onslaught league doesn't have the rogue exiles. It's likely we'll try them out in hardcore leagues in the future.

Path of Exile Open Beta Supporter Packs Available Now

Hound — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:12:11 GMT

GGG has revealed the finalised open beta supporter packs which come with some really nice Path of Exile goodies depending on how much you want to support the game. Chris Wilson posted an update and revealed that supporter packs have raised a hefty 2.5m USD which has helped significantly in funding the game's development.

[GGG]During Path of Exile's Closed Beta, the sales of Supporter Packs funded a significant portion of the game's development. Thanks to your generous contributions, we were able to raise a total of US$2.5m, which helped us pay for the content and server costs of the Open Beta release earlier this year. With the success of the Open Beta, millions of new gamers have found Path of Exile and many have been supporting us via our microtransaction store. This support is greatly appreciated and covers our day-to-day development costs, guaranteeing that Path of Exile will be around for a long time.

After months of being asked about the possibility of Open Beta supporter packs every day, we decided that we should give our new community members the chance to show their support and receive exclusive bonuses. We'd love to scale up the size of Grinding Gear Games and deliver you more content, faster. Act 3X is in full production mode currently and any additional resources will help us deliver additional acts, monsters and complex game systems like guild support and website trading sooner.

We took masses of feedback on board when designing the new Supporter Packs. The most important change is that J!NX is producing our physical merchandise and will be shipping it from their warehouse in America. They can produce higher quality products that we can. The collaboration also allows us to offer exciting new physical merchandise that we can't produce ourselves, such as a keychain based on the Chaos Orb currency item. We were also able to put T-Shirts in the first of the shipped packs, rather than at the $250 tier like last time. We're expecting that shipping will be underway in early August!

Thank you so much for your continued support of the game. Without our community and their generous contributions, we would not be able to provide Path of Exile as a game free of pay-to-win elements. We hope you really enjoy these supporter packs and are looking forward to the release in October as much as we are!

Clarifications:

You can display both a Closed Beta and Open Beta forum title at the same time!

In a few days we'll have support for upgrading "Point Packs" to these new packs.

These packs are for sale until Open Beta ends (October).[/GGG]

This time round GGG has decided to call in the help of Jinx which many of you will be aware of from their vast range of gaming apparel. The new packs go from a standard supporter pack to a Ruler of Wraeclast which gives someone the cnahce to create their own monster in the game, assuming they have a hefty bank balance of course :)

You can now check out the full range of packs, which includes then new T-shirts right here.