The most discussed topic among many MMOARPG fans recently is probably Path of Exile 3.26, which is expected to be officially released on June 13. A few days ago, the developers announced the name of this expansion, Secrets of the Atlas, and the trailer for this new league.
Unfortunately, apart from the full release date and the theme name, not much information has been leaked to players. However, given the intensity of the discussion and the high expectations for this new expansion, here are some speculations about POE 3.26 based on the currently released information. released information.
I have to remind you that this guide is only a speculation about 3.26 Secrets of the Atlas, and it cannot be regarded as official information. Please judge for yourself. However, it is worth affirming that the developers are very eager to rely on this league update to reverse their reputation and trust crisis among players, so it is also very worth looking forward to.
1. Zana May Return
In the first trailer released by the developer for Path of Exile 3.26, the most eye-catching thing must be some red rose petals scattered on the letter paper in the upper right corner, which may indicate that the map-master Zana who appeared in the previous leagues may return.
Before Commander Kirac became the player’s map guide, Zana was one of the most important NPCs in POE 1. In a story with a lot of legendary background, she is the daughter of Valdo, and you need to battle against all the bosses that broke out of Atlas with her.
But in this latest expansion, she seems to have brought a new character for help – Valdo Caeserius. From the latest trailer video, it can be seen that this new character mentioned the endless world, which may be another timeline.
2. The Expansion Of Atlas Map Is The Focus
Before this new expansion update, players have been looking forward to the developers to bring some expansions on the Atlas map so that players can explore it in a fresh way. Fortunately, the focus of this 3.26 update is Atlas expansion.
Here, the developers will bring players into a new challenge, or you can call it another map tiers system, which contains multiple boss encounters with new attack mechanisms and challenging difficulties, as well as a lot of POE currency for you to pick up.
At present, the developers have only stated that the highest level of this new map expansion is only Tier 17, but from the analysis here, the developers are very likely to launch Tier 18 maps in the middle of the league: adding some mechanisms or modifiers to Uber boss encounters in the previous level of maps to make it more difficult.
Because after experiencing the very difficult map exploration in POE 2, some exiles returning from the sequel may have certain requirements for the difficulty of the game in the original game, otherwise, if the sequel is not released for a long time, players’ disappointment with the developer will greatly increase.
For the boss that the player has to fight, many players are currently speculating whether it is Originator that is highlighted in the trailer, because it is causing this distortion or this interference to hide what they are doing.
From this statement, what they are doing must be evil and will make the entire explorable world worse, so they are likely to become the enemies you need to fight in POE 3.26 rather than allies. And you may need to stop these things from happening at all costs, which also supports from the side that Originator may bring extremely challenging pinnacle encounters for you to explore.
3. New Crafting Options
In fact, since the 0.2.0 patch of POE 2 added a lot of options for players to make excellent builds, many players have been speculating whether it will be added to the game in the latest league of the original game. At present, the players’ intuition is correct.
In POE 3.26 Secrets of the Atlas League, because of the higher difficulty of the game content and the appearance of boss encounters, the developers provide players with a lot of ways to make or modify powerful gear in their own builds.
In the previous league, the crafting method of using the corpses you defeated as materials was loved by many players, so the developers wanted to repeat the trick again to allow players to have better control over their own crafting to consolidate their position among players.
However, it is worth mentioning that no matter how many production methods and options are expanded, it is not as easy to win the hearts of players as to increase the in-game POE orbs and the drop rate of high-quality loot.
Because in the current game market, boring farming and grinding are no longer accepted by players. If you can’t get a build piece after working hard for half a month, then the player’s interest and confidence in exploration will be greatly reduced, resulting in more loss of player groups.
The above are some predictions of the game content based on all the trailers released by Path of Exile 3.26 Secrets of the Atlas. Although the developers are very confident that this update can win the favor of most exiles, players in the community do not have high expectations for this, given the continuous patches and hot fixes released for POE 2 in the past few months.
Overall, if you are a loyal fan of the two major MMOs held by this developer, you can look forward to the new league in the original work, because its quality may be much better than the sequel; but if you are a loyal player of the sequel who is just waiting and watching, then it is not recommended for you to try. I wish you a happy game!
