We'd like to provide an update on a few important things that have been happening in Path of Exile.

Server Issues

We've been very focused on improving DDoS protection for our servers. Unfortunately, some of the protective measures have blocked legitimate traffic, causing instances to unexpectedly close. We're working closely with our server providers to finish setting up protection and resolve these issues as soon as possible.

Compromised Accounts

There have recently been an increased amount of reports regarding players having their accounts compromised. We've looked into as many reports as we could, and will continue to do so, however we have found no evidence of any kind of security breach on our end. If you're not already, we strongly recommend using secure and unique passwords. If you login through Steam but previously used the Standalone client, your email and password is still a valid login method and you should ensure this password is secure and unique.

Visual Flickering

We're aware that gameplay elements and the game's UI will start to flicker in and out when gameplay gets a bit hectic. The engine team is urgently looking into this and we're hoping to have an update on this issue next week.

Thank you all for your patience as we work through these issues.

In addition to the recently released Mjölner Warp Titan Build Showcase we wanted to take a minute to showcase a few lesser known builds!

Puffettt is an Incinerate Lich! By making use of the Blackflame Amethyst Ring and a few jewels with Increased Magnitude of Ignite and Increased Magnitude of Ailments Puffettt is able to Incinerate anything they walk near!



Jorgen has combined the Occult Skill Gems Bone Cage and Bonestorm with the strengths of the Smith of Kitava! By using The Deepest Tower and Trampletoe Uniques in combination with increased damage on low life nodes on the passive tree Jorgen has created a simplistic yet destructive build!



うぉぉーくろくろのまんさぁ is playing a Support Chronomancer, while they wont be able to kill hordes of monsters themselves they will make sure their party members are nice and safe, not only by stopping time and cursing monsters with Temporal Chains and Enfeeble, they’re also using the Merit of Service unique to increase their allies Block Chance!



MisoxShiru is playing a Glacial Lance Deadeye! The neat interaction between Voltaic Mark, Cast on Freeze and Herald of Thunder provide this build with more than enough map clearing capability! They’ve even included Wind Serpent’s Fury for even more single-target damage.

No expansion is complete without a soundtrack to set the tone, and the score for Path of Exile: Secrets of the Atlas certainly doesn't neglect this. Check out the tracks for the Secrets of the Atlas Original Soundtrack by Kamil Orman-Janowski and Michael James Collier in today's news post!







These tracks, along with the rest of the Path of Exile Extended Digital Soundtrack, are available for download with the purchase of any Supporter Pack here.

Grinding Gear Games is looking to grow our translation team! If you have professional experience in translating from English to Traditional Chinese, we’d love to hear from you!

You would be collaborating with us in translating Path of Exile game elements, news posts, website text and other text from English to Traditional Chinese. You’d also assist our customer support department with helping Chinese-speaking players.

This is a remote position with a part-time employment.

The ideal candidate:

• Is a native speaker of Traditional Chinese.
• Has existing professional translation experience.
• Has a fluent understanding of English and excellent communication skills.
• Has a good understanding of grammar and the rules of their native language.
• Is very familiar with Path of Exile 1 & 2 and has played all aspects of each game.
• Has the free time to translate at least 1-2 hours a day, and up to 8 hours a day during the peak of our league production cycle.
• Can be contacted outside of normal hours on occasion.

How to apply

If you are excited by the opportunity to collaborate with Grinding Gear Games and join our Traditional Chinese translation team for Path of Exile, please email localization@grindinggear.com along with any supporting documents.

No phone calls or agencies, please.

Build Showcase is a series where we look at interesting builds from the Path of Exile 2 community that have caught our attention.

This Titan was put together by DeadRabbit and uses the latest in slam technology to warp around the map, blow up screens and chunk pinnacle bosses in seconds. Check out the video below.



For more information on this build, check out DeadRabbit’s video guide here.

The Secrets of the Atlas Boss Kill Event for PC has now concluded! The race for the top 10 was close, and all bonus boss kills have been claimed!

Top 3 Placings - PC:
Congratulations to the top 3 racers, who will each get a Godslayer's Pride Amulet, a Divination Card design, and a Unique Item design for the newest bosses: The Incarnation of Dread, The Incarnation of Neglect and The Incarnation of Fear!

• Ben_#4007
• allexpleblord#4962
• nickexile11#5507

Top 10 Placings - PC:
Congratulations to the rest of the top 10, who will also get a Godslayer's Pride Amulet as well as a Divination Card design!

• Sarge2#0184
• Dsfarblarwaggle#7862
• Wyrm_GG#3008
• akuryo#0061
• Kunagi_JP#6612
• CARNDARAK#3163
• 김겨울#7178

Bonus Prizes - PC: The following players were the first to slay the bosses listed below, allowing them to design a Unique Item for that boss:

• First Catarina Kill: allexpleblord#4962
• First Uber Uber Elder Kill: Ben_#4007
• First Uber Shaper Kill: Ben_#4007
• First Uber Sirus Kill: Ben_#4007
• First Uber Cortex Kill: CARNDARAK#3163

As we stated during launch weekend, we will be running an additional Boss Kill Event for PC where the prize structure will be exactly the same as the first event. The postponed Console Boss Kill Event will also be run at the same time.

More info on when this will start will be provided soon, so keep your eye on the news.

Congratulations again to all winners of the first Secrets of the Atlas Boss Kill Event!

Yesterday, Game Designer Octavian joined CardiaDarkhill, Jousis and Balormage to talk about his role at Grinding Gear Games. If you missed seeing it live, you can check it out in the video below.



We hope you enjoyed Octavian's unique insights.