We’re once again in that point in time where Path of exile is eager to hyper-explain updates that are coming as a result of a new League’s arrival. This time, Grinding Gear Games is focusing in on Brands, outlining a number of new Brands like the Arcanist Brand, Penance Brand, and Wintertide Brand.
There’s also some mechanics changes being done to Brand Recall in an attempt to limit the power of builds that rely on Brand effects applying without much input from the player. The cooldown on Brand Recall has been lengthened, though that can be adjusted through so-called “new avenues of investment,” and Brands will return to their original or recalled location when dropped by monsters, rather than the dropped monster’s location, putting a greater focus on Brand Attachment Range, and preventing Brands from disappearing into the distance to kill unseen foes.
You can get a look at Brands in action in the video below, and make sure to check out MJ’s Wandering Wraeclast column, where she goes over the variety of updates coming with the Harvest League.
