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Path of Exile 2 will launch into early entry three weeks later than deliberate on account of last-minute “server aspect infrastructure work”. Extra particularly, it is to do with ensuring microtransactions work seamlessly throughout each Path of Exile and the forthcoming sequel, a long-promised function that can, in accordance with recreation director Jonathan Rogers, require much more load testing earlier than it could actually go stay.
In different phrases, it is not that the sport itself nonetheless wants work. “One of many key guarantees we made is that each one your microstransactions will work throughout Path of Exile 1 and a pair of,” Rogers mentioned. “As a way to do this, we now have to combine the account methods for not solely Path of Exile 1 and a pair of, but in addition for the console realms as nicely. This meant altering quite a lot of issues: not solely do we now have to create a bunch of latest methods, we now have to be sure that all of the previous knowledge is backwards suitable with them as nicely.”
As you possibly can count on, this poses logistical issues. “While you begin migrating databases this previous and with this a lot knowledge, you discover all kinds of unusual demons in there,” Rogers mentioned, earlier than itemizing a terrifying litany of problematic knowledge inputs that makes me yearn for a stiff drink. He later picks up: “Now we have to get every little thing good in order that no person loses something they paid for, and no person has their account damaged.”
Fairly excessive stakes, then. Rogers provides that whereas the unique November 15 launch date remains to be attainable, he isn’t assured that the deadline could possibly be met with out making errors.
A livestream will kick off in about 4 weeks, which Rogers guarantees will go into the sort of content material we will count on when Path of Exile 2 launches correct. Within the meantime, the unique Early Entry date announcement included some compelling information in regards to the more-ish ARPG.
