[Announcement] Announcing The Last of the Druids Race Event - Lemmy.zip
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It’s time for some more Path of Exile 2 racing action starting from the 29th of
March PDT! While the races are open to everyone, the purpose of them is to crown
players that are willing to prove themselves against others. With the addition
of the Druid and 21 new skills, the next race is sure to be a thrilling watch!
In this season’s set of events, players will compete to be the first to kill
Tavakai in Act 4 in a Solo Self-Found Fate of the Vaal fixed layout environment.
While this is not a Hardcore Event, players will incur a penalty upon death
where they will not be able to move until a two and a half minute period has
lapsed. It will also be the first race to include the new Fate of the Vaal
league content! We’ll be posting the ladder links below (when they’re ready) so
you’ll be able to check who’s leading in real-time during each race, or check
the best times after the race to see how you fare against the top players. In
order to join, click the “Join” button for the race in the Character Select
screen. You’ll then be prompted to create a character. Once you’ve spawned in,
you won’t be able to move your character until the race starts.
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These races will be open to PC and Console with a shared prize pool. ### Event
Times and Dates - Race 1: March 29th 12PM PDT - Race 2: April 4th 12PM PDT -
Race 3: April 12th 12PM PDT We suggest that you join the races early, as each
race will start at the same time for all players. ### Prizes The Demigod’s
Virtue Unique item will be up for grabs for the top placement of each class: -
Ranger - Sorceress - Witch - Monk - Warrior - Mercenary - Huntress - Druid - New
This means in each race, eight Demigod’s Virtues will be awarded. Future events
will include other classes when they’re added to Early Access. As we do more
race events in the future, we’ll cycle through all the Demigod’s items. They’ll
eventually represent an entire armour set including weaponry, so you might be
able to collect the entire set if you’re good enough! Upon the conclusion of
each race, a Remove-Only stash tab will be added in your core leagues where you
can choose to remove the item from the tab to equip it, show it off, link it to
others or keep it there as a trophy for the ages. Or you can trade it away if
you don’t care, your call! If you want to use it as a cosmetic, you’ll be able
to convert it into a microtransaction using the /convertracereward chat command.
All future leagues will have this Remove-Only stash tab too, but they will only
become available one month into the league.
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We’re also awarding more prizes in this set of races! The fastest times for each
class across all three races will receive their choice of one of the new
Official Path of Exile 2 Displates:
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Check out the full selection of Displates here
[https://displate.com/licensed/path-of-exile]. Finally, a Divination Card design
will be awarded to the fastest player out of all three races. ### Rules These
races are free to participate in and anyone is welcome to join. Streaming your
POV will not be mandatory for this event. There are no limitations to how many
races you can join, which means you will be able to win multiple Demigod’s
Virtues if you’re skilled enough! Please note that the use of inappropriate
character names (i.e. those that breach our Terms of Use
[https://www.pathofexile.com/legal/terms-of-use-and-privacy-policy]) during your
run will result in you being disqualified from participating in that event or
future race events in the series. If you plan to stream your run, these rules
will also apply to throw-away stream names for those that are streaming on
alternate channels. Please also note that any character names that appear to be
attempting to subtly skirt the rules or get around them while still being
generally appropriate will count as a breach in this instance. If you want to
play it safe, just use your regular stream/race names that people regularly know
you by. If you’re using an alt to obscure your strategy, that’s okay but please
keep the above rules in mind. Grinding Gear Games staff will be excluded from
winning prizes in these events. ### IMPORTANT RULE UPDATE This race will be the
first race where there will be special restrictions made only in the race event.
Both Incinerate and Flame Breath will not be able to be selected in the
Gemcutting menu, as their interaction with Oil Grenade will be fixed in 0.5.0.
### Where to Watch Each of these races will be hosted live on
twitch.tv/pathofexile [https://twitch.tv/pathofexile] with shoutcasting by
ZiggyD [https://twitch.tv/ziggydlive] and RaizQT [https://twitch.tv/raizqt]. For
race 2, CrimsonCasts [https://www.twitch.tv/crimsoncasts] will cover for Ziggy,
who is unavailable that day. Co-streaming is welcome! Good luck to everyone who
is planning to participate. We can’t wait to see how well the Druid fares, as
well as how the new skills have transformed runs for the other classes!
BrikoX
Haplo Gaming Chef
