Path Of Exile

Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. It is developed by New Zealand based independent developer Grinding Gear Games and is a downloadable free-to-play game supported by "ethical microtransactions". On January 23, 2013, the Open Beta was released. By March 2013 the subscriber base has reached 2 million players, and during GDC 2013 Chris Wilson from Grinding Gear announced they are looking at a final release of version 1.0 within about six months (late 2013), yearly expansions are further planned for the following 5 to 10 years.


Gameplay
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The player controls a single character from an overhead perspective and explores large outdoor areas and underground caves or dungeons, battling monsters and fulfilling quests from NPCs to gain experience points and equipment. All areas aside from the central encampments are randomly generated for increased re-playability. While all players play on (currently) one server world the game play outside of encampments is highly instanced providing every player or party with an isolated map to freely explore.
As is customary with this type of game, the items are also randomly generated from a wide variety of basic types and endowed with special properties and gem sockets. They come in different rarities with increasingly more and/or more powerful properties. Thus a large part of game play is dedicated to finding well balanced and synergetic equipment.

Plot
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The game is set in a dark fantasy world. The player starts the game waking up on the shores of Wraeclast, a remote continent that serves as a colony for criminals and other unwanted individuals. Regardless of the reasons for his/her exile the player must now face the unforgiving wilderness with its dangerous inhabitants, and the ruins of a cursed ancient empire, and band together with other outcasts to survive.


Path Of Exile Official Website
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http://www.pathofexile.com/