Supporter newsletter 5

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This is a copy of Eternal and Diamond Supporter Newsletter #5, published by Grinding Gear Games.

Hello Diamond Supporters!

0.10.4 included just two diamond uniques, Bloodseeker (Serein) and Alpha’s Howl (TrueOmega).

There was a lot of discussion on the forums about the strength of both these items. There are arguments on both sides of the overpowered/underpowered side for these items.

We’ll certainly be keeping our eye on these, and other uniques, to see how much they get worn, and how well they compete with other items in the same slot.

0.10.4B

As was announced, 0.10.5 and the supports it introduces will be delayed.

However we were still keen to patch in new uniques and cosmetic microtransactions.

0.10.4B will include 4 diamond supporter unique items, from Jarchan, IronCageSkirt, Carkasjak and Zinger86

One of these is a map (but still not the one that was delayed from a past patch, that still needs work).

Insider Info

For this weeks insider info, I thought I’d introduce one of the people who works on Path of Exile. Blake Dwan started in June 2012, so doesn’t currently appear on the Grinding Gear Games website staff photo.

Blake is an environmental 3d artist. He is a graduate of the Auckland Media Design School, and has worked previously on iPhone games.

Here he can be seen working on tiles for the garden area that will appear when the extension to Act 3 is released.

In the game currently, Blake’s work can be best seen impaled on spikes in the Lunaris Temple.

I’ll introduce other staff every so often in the insider info part of the newsletter.