News: Grinding Gears Games will be hosting a two day, weekend long Open Beta for their upcoming RPG title Path of Exile

This coming weekend Indie Developer Grinding Gear Games will be hosting a two day Open Beta for thier RPG title Path of Exile.  The game, under development for over five years, currentlyin Closed Beta and the developer states that Path of Exile has its own dark and highly customizable take on the Action RPG genre.”  For this weekend, new features have been added,  ”Act Two boss fight, weapon swapping, and a new end-game system featuring Maps whose properties, risks and rewards can be modified by players. There is also a new layout for the game’s passive skill tree which features over 1300 skill nodes, allowing highly customized character builds and hybrid classes.”

“The Path of Exile community has been growing rapidly and always give us valuable gameplay feedback. We’re particularly looking forward to their feedback on our new end-game content.”

The game will be free to play, but will not feature pay-to-win. The Open Weekend will also feature special events, such as two hour ladder races and competitions to clear areas first. In May, the open invitations landed over 48,000 players. If your interested in checking out the Open Beta head over to the website for more information.

Source: Path of Exile