Barter

You should now be able to get your hands on the game on January 23rd, 2013.

"We want the first few months of Open Beta to set the precedent that we react quickly to feedback on the game and add features/content that players want," writes Path of Exile's lead designer Chris Wilson on the game's forum POE currency trade . "We do not want everyone's first experience with the game to be that nothing changes for a month. If any unexpected problems arose or the game became very popular in December, the support team wouldn't be at full strength to service the needs of all players."

Path of Exile is an online RPG that touts a "barter-based" economy, PvP, ladder races and character customisation as its design focus. The game has been in closed beta, available to purchasers of a $10 early access pack, since August 2011.

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Grinding Gear has announced that next month Path of Exile will receive a big content update that includes new leagues, skills and support gems, as well as balance changes.

The Talisman Challenge Leagues, for which you can check out the trailer above, are split into Standard and Hardcore for players looking for different levels of challenge, each with separate economies and sets of Talismans to find. You get Talismans when you defeat monsters under their influence, and they boost your abilities.

You can also sacrifice sets of Talismans from one tier to cheap POE orbs summon a monster that's possessed by a Talisman from the next tier. When you sacrifice a set from the third tier, you'll open a portal to the Den of the Wolven King, Rigwald, who's possessed by the most powerful Talisman. Here's how Grinding Gear describes the Talismans:

Talismans are infused with the power of the First Ones, the primeval gods of the ancient Ezomytes. The creatures of Wraeclast are instinctively drawn to these relics and the feral vigour they impart.

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