It looks like you will need to wait a while longer to Try Path of Exile Two ‘s beta. Developer Grinding Gear Games had hoped to get it in players’ hands this year, however, a minor improvement delay signifies that is no longer sure.
“Our initial estimate was to start a few early beta testing in late 2020,” Grinding Gear Games’ co-founder Chris Wilson tells PCGamesN. “But we are going to revise this quote as we approach it to make sure that things are prepared enough for community opinions. Rushing out it won’t benefit anybody, we think!”
What’s causing the possible delay? Wilson explains the Studio needed to pull on some of Exile 2’s development team’s Trail to prevent delays. Typically, GGG outsources some work to bureaus in Asia, but on account of the Coronavirus epidemic that is ongoing, the studio also has needed to adapt. As reported by BBC News, 78,064 individuals have been infected worldwide since the outbreak started. The death toll in mainland China is around 2,715.
“We outsource around 30 full-time developers’ value of art creation To various outsourcing services in China (as it allows us expand and contract our artwork flow as our needs wax and wane),” Wilson explains. “After Chinese New Year, the artists were advised not to go back to the office for security reasons round the Novel Coronavirus.
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“This caused a few weeks of delay, and while we dunked stuff So that our current Delirium growth wasn’t affected by it, it’s shunted just a bit is scheduled by our Path of Exile 2. As it is a long-term project with a’release it when it is ready’ policy, this isn’t a large concern for us yet, but we will need to keep your eye on the schedule.”
You’ll have plenty of Trail of Exile to help keep you moving in the meantime. The PoE 3.10 release date is set for next month, along with the studio will keep its normal cadence of one expansion every three months.
