Path Of Exile’s Sentinel Expansion Is Now Live On PC
It’s expansion launch day in their twisted version of it, in the form of Sentinels. These ancient constructs buff and empower nearby mobs when activated to make them more challenging and, in turn, make them drop significantly better rewards.
“In this league, you will collect these Sentinels and attempt to harness their great power. But this symbiosis is not without risks. Once deployed, a Sentinel follows you, watching and waiting for you to enter combat. As you encounter enemies, the Sentinel will fire a beam that doesn't damage an enemy, but rather empowers them. This not only amplifies the difficulty of the foe, but also the rewards that it yields.”
Sentinels come in various types and can be upgraded, modified, or combined to come up with a new Sentinel that can either inherit its “parents” or be an entirely unique one that can’t be obtained through other means.
The expansion also comes with a major update to the Challenge League. It will still feature 40 challenges but has been adjusted to increase its overall difficulty. And, as is the norm in PoE, the more challenging an encounter is, the better the rewards, which in this case are the new Ophidian and Ophidian Lord armor sets.
“The new challenge league includes a set of 40 new challenges. These are much harder than normal, so we have significantly increased the rewards. Pieces of the Ophidian Armour Set are received when you complete 6, 12, 16 and 20 challenges. Upon completing 24 challenges you will receive the Ophidian Wings. Pieces of the Ophidian Lord Armour Set are received as microtransaction rewards when you complete 28, 31, 34 and 36 challenges, and completing 38 challenges will award you with the Ophidian Lord Wings. These challenge rewards are only obtainable in this league.”
You can check out the full patch notes on the Path of Exile official forums. You can also the expansion via torrent here. Console players will have to wait until May 18th for the expansion to arrive on their preferred platforms.
