Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Reaches Over 187,000 Concurrent Players on Launch Day
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Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame is now live, bringing players back to Wraeclast for a new league filled with fresh challenges, major changes, and new opportunities to develop their characters.

At launch, Path of Exile reached 187,116 concurrent players on Steam, highlighting the strong interest surrounding update 3.29.
A Strong Start for Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame
The beginning of a new Path of Exile league is always a major event for the community. League characters start from scratch, the league economy is completely reset, and players immediately begin testing league starters, progressing through the campaign, and preparing for the endgame.
Curse of the Allflame arrived with a new league mechanic, major balance changes, and several reworks to existing content. The combination gave both returning and active players plenty of reasons to begin another journey through Wraeclast.

Update 3.29 Brings Major Changes
Update 3.29 also introduces important changes to character progression, builds, and endgame content.
Mercenaries of Trarthus are now part of the core game and can be encountered from Act 3 onwards. Players can challenge them to a duel for one of the items they are carrying and temporarily recruit them as allies after winning. The new Luminary Ascendancy allows the Scion to permanently hire Mercenaries, change their equipment, and keep one of them active during combat.
Abyss and Legion have also received major reworks. Abyss encounters no longer require players to chase a moving fissure across the map, and a new Pinnacle Boss has been added to the endgame. In Legion encounters, all remaining monsters are automatically released once 90% of the total monsters have been freed, along with the remaining chests, Sergeants, and Generals.
The New Socket System
Gems can now be placed into any equipment socket, regardless of colour. When a Gem matches a red, green, or blue socket, it gains 10% additional Quality.
Sockets are now white by default, but have a small chance to appear coloured. This chance increases on higher-level equipment, while the socket colour is still influenced by the item’s attribute requirements.
The expansion also adds two new Bloodline Classes, new Skill Gems, Support Gems, and Transfigured Gems, alongside 15 Unique Items and three Divination Cards.
Conclusion
As players progress into maps and begin exploring everything update 3.29 has to offer, the strongest builds, farming strategies, and most valuable league rewards will gradually become clearer.
Curse of the Allflame still has plenty to reveal, and the coming days will be essential for understanding how its new mechanics and major gameplay changes will shape the league.
Stay tuned to PoE Builds for the latest Curse of the Allflame news, patch updates, and complete guides to help you make the most of update 3.29. ♥









