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· In the new league content 'Aldur's Forest', you'll meet NPC Ferro and proceed by selecting rewards through runes found in each field and defeating monster waves.
· As you progress into the endgame, the number of rune combinations increases, making monsters stronger and more numerous, but you can simply select from a list without needing to think about rune combinations yourself.
· Regular encounter rewards include common items like Chaos Orbs, new runes, and skills, with 'Rune Blossom' as a unique reward.

· The 'Rune Blossom' system allows you to imbue armor or unique weapons with runes.
· For armor, it adds a new defensive layer called 'Guard', increasing survivability, which can also be used as skill gem cost. This can be applied to unique armor as well.
· For unique weapons, 'Rune Blossom' can significantly boost DPS, and even drastically alter the weapon's inherent properties. (Similar to Surprise unique items, Phantom unique items)
· Furthermore, runes for crafting purposes are added, not just for item enhancement, enabling fixed attribute changes or expanding the option pool for gear.

· This league's endgame revamp focuses on streamlining the game before the 1.0 version's full release.
· To improve the accessibility of Path of Exile's complex endgame content, various content is fixed around the Atlas starting point, with quest lines provided.
· This helps beginners easily approach and learn how each content works and encounter bosses.
· The concept of the 'Infinite Atlas' is maintained, but the learning process is made easier through tutorial-like quest lines.

· The 'Fortress' is expected to be fixed at the 11 o'clock direction from the starting point, allowing for guaranteed progression to the Sea Judge through the World's Sanctum.
· The Fortress is a collection of massive maps, and each map has unique properties, expected to offer high farming efficiency.
· Fortress maps will be the primary source for obtaining revamped Atlas points, naturally introducing beginners to the existence of the Atlas tree.
· The new Atlas tree itself has grown larger, and all points can be allocated upon acquisition.

· Expedition content sees changes in its basic UI, with the endgame content 'Expedition Logbook' being the core.
· Expedition Logbooks now encompass multiple maps instead of a single one, allowing exploration of islands from the southern coast.
· During island exploration, after defeating monsters and mid-bosses, you will encounter a new final boss.
· In summary, using an Expedition Logbook from the southern coast adds multiple islands to the field.

· Hall of Mirrors content now features a progression bar upon starting, and mini-encounters begin through purple or red mirrors.
· Mini-encounters are simple monster-slaying challenges.
· In the endgame, you'll battle enhanced and duplicated bosses in grand mirror maps that appear randomly on the Atlas. Clearing these allows you to place a Hall of Mirrors shroud in your desired area.
· Clearing duplicated territories leads you to the final boss of the Hall of Mirrors.

· The revamped Breach has a time-attack nature; it disappears if the gauge isn't filled within the time limit.
· If the gauge is sufficiently filled, the Breach stabilizes, powerful monsters appear, and defeating them yields rewards.
· 'Fruit of Life' can be converted into various items through the 'Tree of Wishes' in the Monastery. In PoE2, it's only applicable to necklaces, rings, and belts.
· Collecting 300 Breach fragments to create a 'Breachstone' allows you to activate a Breach in a specific area, leading to the final boss.

· Ritual content remains the same: activate rituals in maps to obtain offerings and purchase items.
· Starting this league, rare unique items will primarily appear in rituals, and remaining offering points can fill a gauge to reach the 'King of the Mists'.
· 'The Unnamed One's Request' is new endgame content for rituals. As the request progresses, monsters stack, making combat difficult, but the reward level also significantly increases.
· Through this request, you can obtain currency items or rare items like the 'Mageblood' belt.

· New ascendancy classes, 'Spirit Walker' and 'Martial Artist', have been added.
· 'Spirit Walker' is a new class for the Huntress, with a concept of summoning and empowering animal avatars. It also allows taming beast-type boss monsters.
· 'Martial Artist' is a new class for the Monk, with a concept of using illusion skills and engraving runes on the body to gain additional rune sockets.

· A 'Guide' feature has been added to assist with navigation during the campaign.
· An 'Instant Search' function is introduced, allowing specific gear options to be directly applied in the in-game trade market, improving trading convenience.
· 'Challenges' will also appear in PoE2, with specific cipher sets and trophies awarded upon completion.