Forever Exiled

We're recording Episode 369 of Forever Exiled across Canada and New Zealand, straight after ExileCon 2026, and apparently we need time for two forever games now! We compare watching the keynote from home with being there in Auckland as we unpack Grinding Gear Games' biggest Path of Exile announcements. For Path of Exile 2's December 1.0 release, we get into the Duelist and Shadow, the Knight's customisable Squire, and our excitement for Acts 5 and 6 without digging into story spoilers. Then there's Conquerors of Wraeclast, a league that somehow puts army building, battlefield strategy and a community-wide faction war into our action role-playing game. We talk about why that combination has us so excited, where all the menu management might get in the way, and the quality-of-life changes we can't wait to try, especially the death recap and switching between controller and keyboard and mouse.
Path of Exile 1 wasn't about to let its sequel have all the attention. We dig into 3.30: Covens of Umbra, the rebuilt Atlas passive tree, new pinnacle encounters, scarabs being removed, Mirage going core, and the loot overhaul that has us both planning another league start. Less junk on the ground and more meaningful drops sounds like a pretty good reason to dust off our loot filters. We compare the freedom of PoE 1's endgame with PoE 2's Atlas changes and explain why this weekend changed our expectations for both games. Along the way, we've got travel chaos, convention stories, racing finals, developer Q&As, and a reminder of how welcoming this community can be when we're all in the same room. Huge thanks to everyone who made ExileCon such a special experience. Now we just have to work out when we're going to play all of this.
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It's that most wonderful time of the year! It's when GGG gets the ball rolling on pumping out its teasers for Path of Exile's future! Path 2 and PoE 1 have some big announcements coming next week at ExileCon, and with the new coin and dagger teaser they just put out, there's lots of hope and excitement for ExileCon 2026! Thanks for listening to episode 368! Love ya!
With ExileCon 2026 just one week away, we're getting ready for a very big stretch of Path of Exile news. This week, we go through the convention schedule and talk about what we're most excited to hear from Grinding Gear Games, including the keynote, developer panels, Developing New Classes, and the founders' roundtable. We also get into why the talks about boss design, the game engine, and the sound of Wraeclast can be just as interesting as the headline announcements. Between preparing for New Zealand and figuring out what we can watch from home, we're ready to find out what's next for Path of Exile 1 and Path of Exile 2.
The Path of Exile 2 "Become the Darkness" teaser gives us plenty to overanalyse before we get there. Is that a dagger piercing a Perandus coin, and could the black smoke be hinting at the Shadow, rune daggers, or more classes and weapon types? We pick apart the clues, share our hopes for the missing Ascendancies, and try to keep our wish list separate from what's actually been revealed. We also revisit the next Path of Exile 1 league, our ongoing 3.30 or 4.0 debate, and why we're hoping ExileCon kicks off a much busier month for both games. Apparently, all it takes to get us going again is a coin and something sharp.

Let's see...we have 2 weeks to go until GGG's ExileCon, we have 6 weeks to go until Path of Exile 2 1.0, and maybe we have 2 weeks to go until PoE Q's 4.0? Maybe? The paid promotions have begun and we can't wait to see the rest! Bring on the news! Thanks for listening to episode 367! We love your faces.
This week, we work through the increasingly complicated Path of Exile release calendar. With ExileCon 2026 only two weeks away and Path of Exile 2’s full 1.0 launch arriving on December 11, we debate whether the next Path of Exile 1 league will really be 3.30 or whether GGG could surprise everyone with PoE 1 version 4.0. We also look back at how Path of Exile’s version numbers moved through 1.x, 2.x, and 3.x, and what a major PoE 1 update this close to PoE 2 could mean for both games.
The marketing machine is starting up too. We talk about GGG’s sponsored Viva La Dirt League passive-tree video, the Path of Exile 2 registration and reward campaign, ExileCon merchandise, and how the promotional schedule may build toward launch. We also share what we hope to see revealed at ExileCon, including more than the Duelist and swords, additional classes and Ascendancies, and enough new content to make Path of Exile 2’s 1.0 release feel truly complete.
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Path of Exile 1 has been around now for 13 years, PoE 2 is about to be born, and Forever Exiled is almost 7 years old! With Path 1's 3.30 announcement this week, and with ExileCon coming up, we got talking on the on the scheduling of the games, what's hopefully going to be announced, and we even blast through some older topics. Thanks for tuning in for episode 366 this week! We love your faces!
This week, we break down GGG’s newly announced plans for Path of Exile 1 update 3.30 and debate whether launching it so close to Path of Exile 2’s full release is brilliant scheduling or a dangerous amount of PoE all at once. We also talk about the unusual silence leading into ExileCon 2026, what we expect to see revealed, and whether classes, Ascendancies, weapon types, skills, and other promised content will be ready for launch.
Then we dig through years of old Forever Exiled notes to see which Path of Exile discussions still hold up. That takes us through crafting improvements, loot filters, auras, attributes, melee accuracy, death recaps, guild functionality, hideout editing, keyboard-and-mouse support on console, and some very old Path of Exile 2 promises. We finish by revisiting the PoE 2 endgame, Atlas passive progression, mapping frustrations, boss encounters, and the changes we still hope GGG has planned.

Three-ish weeks until the last ExileCon before Path of Exile 2 official release date! We can't wait for what's coming! But, with GGG not giving us much to talk about these days, we turn to hopes and dreams! PoE 2 can only get better from here and it's exciting to anticipate! (Hopefully Path 1 players get their schedules soon.) Thanks for listening to episode 365! We love your faces.
This week, we dig into the current state of Ascendancy in Path of Exile 2 and ask whether earning the third and fourth sets of Ascendancy points is challenging in the right ways. We compare the Trial of the Sekhemas and Trial of Chaos, speculate about how Trial of the Ancestors and Navali could fit into the system, and discuss whether Ascendancy trials should test your actual build through combat, bosses, and survivability instead of introducing entirely different mechanics.
We also talk about weapon-set passive trees, skill and Meta Gem restrictions, minion builds, Cast on Minion Death, and the eternal temptation to ask GGG for just one more passive-tree setup. With ExileCon 2026 approaching, we share our hopes for Path of Exile 2’s official release and wonder when Path of Exile 1 players might finally hear about the next league and its release schedule.
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