The MOP Up: Path of Exile 2 Introduces a New Way to Respec Ascendancy Classes

Path of Exile 2 is finally addressing the demand for respecs with this week’s update, though it’s being implemented in a structured way: “Redoing an Ascendancy Trial allows you to respec your chosen Ascendancy Class at the Ascension device, but only if the Trial grants the same number of points you already have.”

And this is just the beginning of the news! Keep reading for a roundup of other MMO updates and videos from this week in The MOP Up (and if there’s a story we missed, let us know)!

Evercore Heroes clarified what a “hero roguelike” entails: “What truly sets Evercore Heroes: Ascension apart is our approach to hero design and cooperative mechanics. Each hero isn’t just statistically distinct—they embody entirely unique playstyles, even within the same class.”

Throne and Liberty highlighted the advantages of its new battle pass, stating, “The Battle Pass is an optional seasonal purchase that transforms your achievements into new cosmetics, crafting materials, items, and in-game currency.”

Blockchain MMO EVE Frontier is offering a limited-time trial as players continue to explore what this game is all about.

SMITE 2 launched Open Beta 7: “This update features Cerberus, a new Easter Event with a free skin, Tidy Tails skins from the Wandering Market Collection, gameplay changes for Conquest, and a major item power overhaul.”

Project Gorgon released a minor bug-fixing patch.

Rare is offering free pirate sails: “Inspired by a Southern Gothic folktale this month, these midnight-blue sails are available for free to all Sea of Thieves players from April 8th to 15th.”

Brighter Shores added five new developers to accelerate content production.

War Thunder’s visuals continue to improve: “Ray tracing is now available on all PCs, regardless of GPU vendor. AMD Radeon and Intel Arc users can now access all RT features. We’re also working to bring RT support to Xbox Series and PlayStation 5 consoles.”

World War Z introduced “seven new and three reworked mutators for Challenge Horde Mode in the Community Challenge update.”

Palworld fixed a particularly frustrating bug.

Vigor’s Meltdown season kicked off this week:

Riot Games’ Marc Merrill discussed the challenges of game development:

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