New PoE League launches this Friday. 5 things you need to know about Mercenary system
In connection with the Secrets of the Atlas league, Path of Exile devs have published answers to frequently asked questions. Two new skills and three modifiers were also showcased.
The Friday will be like a holiday for all Path of Exile fans, as after almost a year, a new league will finally start. To best prepare the players, GGG has published answers to the most frequently asked questions by them.
Secrets of the Atlas - FAQ
One of the most anticipated features in Secrets of the Atlas are Mercenaries, so it's no wonder that players have the most questions about them. At the beginning, the devs explained how equipping their items works.
Every Mercenary will be associated with specific attributes that determine what items they can use. There is a specific rule that is very well explained by the example provided by the creators.
As an example: A Strength Mercenary will be equippable with gear requiring just Strength, Strength + Dexterity or Strength + Intelligence. A Dexterity/Intelligence Mercenary will be equippable with gear requiring just Dexterity, just Intelligence or Dexterity + Intelligence.
Moreover, Mercenaries must have at least 70% of the required level of the item to be able to equip it, and they usually prefer a specific type of weapon.
- The "Quantity" modifier on maps affects the chance of a famous Mercenary appearing.
- We can use "Link" type skills on them. However, they themselves cannot use items with "Trigger" type abilities.
- There is no option to change the name of the Mercenary or exchange them with other players.
- Mercenaries are assigned to the , not to the character.
- If the player is more than 20 levels lower than the Mercenary, they won't want to us.
From the response, we also learned that the treasury available after the fight with Catarina has been removed, and interacting with Syndicate finally pauses the game. Also, even though Kingsmarch will be expanded from the very beginning, we still need to hire and pay workers.
New skills
One of the new features in Secrets of the Atlas will be alternative versions of skills marked with "of Trarthus," which can only be obtained from Mercenaries. Two such abilities are presented on the main page of the league, and now the developers have revealed two more: Wave of Conviction of Trarthus and Heavy Strike of Trarthus.
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Furthermore, Mercenaries will also offer items with a special type of modifier called "infamous." Below you can see three example bonuses.
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Secrets of the Atlas league will start on Friday at 1:00 pm PT.
