<s>
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Grinding	O
Gear	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
an	O
open	O
beta	O
phase	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
dark	O
fantasy	O
world	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
government	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
nation	O
of	O
Oriath	O
exiles	O
people	O
to	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Wraeclast	O
,	O
a	O
ruined	O
continent	O
home	O
to	O
many	O
ancient	O
gods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
borrows	O
heavily	O
from	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
upon	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
linked	O
sockets	O
the	O
player	O
possesses	O
,	O
a	O
primary	O
attack	O
or	O
skill	O
can	O
be	O
modified	O
with	O
increased	O
attack	O
speed	O
,	O
faster	O
projectiles	O
,	O
multiple	O
projectiles	O
,	O
chaining	O
hits	O
,	O
life	O
leech	O
,	O
auto-cast	O
spells	B-Application
on	O
critical	O
strike	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
passive	O
skills	O
improve	O
the	O
core	O
attributes	O
and	O
grant	O
further	O
enhancements	O
such	O
as	O
increased	O
Mana	B-Application
,	O
Health	O
,	O
damage	O
,	O
defenses	O
,	O
regeneration	O
,	O
speed	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
is	O
unusual	O
among	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
games	I-Application
in	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
in-game	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
is	O
analogous	O
to	O
permadeath	B-Application
in	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
began	O
when	O
a	O
small	O
group	O
of	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
enthusiasts	O
became	O
frustrated	O
by	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
new	O
releases	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
their	O
own	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
the	O
team	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
several	O
earlier	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
games	I-Application
such	O
as	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
series	I-Application
(	O
particularly	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Titan	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
,	O
the	O
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
,	O
the	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
(	O
particularly	O
the	O
Materia	O
system	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Sphere	O
Grid	O
system	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
this	O
date	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
of	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
stated	O
that	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
core	O
goals	O
is	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
genuinely	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
financed	O
only	O
by	O
"	O
ethical	O
micro-transactions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
mainly	O
offers	O
cosmetic	O
item	O
skins	O
for	O
players	O
willing	O
to	O
spend	O
money	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
also	O
gate	O
specific	O
account	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
semi-automated	O
public	O
trading	O
inventories	O
or	O
additional	O
character	O
slots	O
behind	O
a	O
paywall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
closed	O
beta	O
,	O
by	O
21	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
received	O
US	O
$2.2	O
m	O
in	O
crowd-sourced	O
contributions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
includes	O
:	O
optimized	O
future	O
game	O
patching	O
for	O
stand-alone	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
game	O
store	O
versions	O
,	O
game	O
file	O
storage	O
which	O
improves	O
HDD	O
game	O
load	O
time	O
,	O
compressed	O
and	O
sharper	O
texture	O
quality	O
,	O
audio	O
quality	O
improvements	O
,	O
graphic	O
engine	O
improvements	O
,	O
a	O
first-ever	O
Apple	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
release	O
and	O
Epic	O
Game	O
Store	O
version	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Patch	O
Title	O
Release	O
date	O
Notes	O
1.0	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
(	O
full	O
release	O
)	O
23	O
October	O
2013In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
officially	O
launched	O
leaving	O
what	O
had	O
been	O
Open	O
Beta	O
,	O
the	O
launch	O
was	O
an	O
expansion	O
that	O
changed	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
Open	O
Beta	O
version	O
0.10.0	O
in	O
January	O
2013	O
marked	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
was	O
opened	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3.6	O
Synthesis	O
8	O
March	O
2019The	O
expansion	O
contains	O
the	O
Synthesis	O
challenge	O
league	O
,	O
new	O
gems	O
,	O
a	O
complete	O
rebalance	O
of	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
an	O
integrated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Betrayal	O
league	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
also	O
started	O
the	O
public	O
beta	O
access	O
of	O
their	O
MacOS	B-Application
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3.20	O
The	O
Forbidden	O
Sanctum	O
9	O
December	O
2022The	O
expansion	O
contains	O
the	O
Sanctum	O
challenge	O
league	O
,	O
two	O
new	O
Skill	O
Gems	O
,	O
significant	O
balance	O
changes	O
,	O
two	O
new	O
Atlas	O
Memories	O
themed	O
around	O
Domination	O
and	O
Bestiary	O
,	O
replacing	O
of	O
the	O
Archnemesis	O
monster	O
mod	O
system	O
and	O
Ruthless	O
an	O
optional	O
challenging	O
new	O
way	O
to	O
play	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
with	O
extreme	O
item	O
scarcity	O
,	O
limited	O
crafting	O
and	O
other	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4.0	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
2	O
Beta	O
2023Announced	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
2	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
seven-act	O
storyline	O
that	O
is	O
available	O
alongside	O
the	O
original	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
2	O
will	O
retain	O
all	O
expansion	O
content	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
created	O
and	O
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
skill	O
system	O
,	O
ascendancy	O
classes	O
,	O
and	O
engine	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
innovations	O
to	O
the	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
systems	O
from	O
its	O
predecessors	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
was	O
not	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
presentation	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
have	O
Torchlight	B-Application
2s	I-Application
sense	O
of	O
style	O
or	O
Diablo	B-Application
3s	I-Application
polish	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
was	O
named	O
2013	O
PC	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
and	O
best	O
PC	O
role-playing	O
game	O
of	O
2013	O
by	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN'''s	O
Leif	O
Johnson	O
remarked	O
how	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
was	O
"	O
into	O
far	O
darker	O
territory	O
than	O
I	O
'd	O
seen	O
in	O
other	O
contemporary	O
action-RPGs	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
Grinding	O
Gear	O
Games	O
announced	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
2	O
during	O
their	O
Exilecon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
known	O
as	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
4.0.0	O
(	O
working	O
title	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
7	O
act	O
storyline	O
campaign	O
with	O
a	O
major	O
overhaul	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
both	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
and	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
2	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
client	O
and	O
end-game	O
system	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
choice	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
or	O
the	O
sequel	O
campaigns	O
before	O
reaching	O
the	O
end-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Beta	O
version	O
of	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
2''	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
"	O
very	O
late	O
"	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
