WhilePath of ExileandDestiny 2are two very different games, the newest upcoming expansion for the former introduces a little something that mostDestiny 2players will immediately recognize.Path of Exileplayers deal damage mainly through the use of Skill Gems, which can be socketed in pieces of gear to link them to Support Gems, thus increasing their damage output or changing the way they work. InPath of Exile Expedition, there will be a new Skill Gem for bows called Storm Rain; it fires an arrow in the sky that eventually lands and deals damage on impact, and then it sticks in the ground and periodically deals lightning damage to enemies.
Using the skill multiple times links arrows with one another via a beam of lightning, creating patches of ground where enemies will be constantly damaged.Destiny 2players are likely aware of a special Exotic gun called Anarchy, which is considered the king of DPS in PvE content because of its pulses of Arc damage, and also because it can be combined with themod Breach and Clearfor even more damage.Path of Exile’s Storm Rain is basically Anarchy, but since Grinding Gear Games' title has more of a Dark Ages type of setting, this new Skill Gem is understandably not fired with a massive grenade launcher.
RELATED:Path of Exile Expedition Challenges the Status Quo of the Game
Path of Exile Expedition’s Storm Rain vs. Destiny 2’s Anarchy
Path of ExileandDestiny 2do have more in common than meets the eye, including the fact that in both games, players can use their wits to create peculiar builds to tackle all sorts of content. WherePath of Exilehas Skill Gems, Support Gems, and Unique items,Destiny 2comes with guns that have each their own perk pool, Exotic items, and a varied set of mods to choose from. Of course, there are also classes in both games, withPath of Exilehaving seven base classes and a total of nineteen Ascendancy classesthat offer different takes on gameplay, whileDestiny 2has currently three main elements with three subclasses each and also Stasis.
Because of this, the branching effects of each component drastically change the way each game is played, and even ifDestiny 2’s Anarchy andPath of Exile’s Storm Rain have comparable effects there’s no way to predict how impactful the latter’s new skill will be. Anarchy is going to be rightfully nerfed inDestiny 2’s next major patch, which comes towards the ends of August with the introduction of the game’s fifteenth Season. On the other hand,Path of Exileis a game where players have to very careful with balancing their builds between effectively clearing areas filled with minor monsters and dealing enough single-target damage against bosses.
This means that Storm Rain’s premise could sound very promising, but it remains to be seen what its damage numbers will effectively be when thenewPath of ExileLeaguelanches this Friday on PC. Regardless, for those players who also happen to be fans of Bungie’sDestiny 2, this new addition toPath of Exile’s set of Skill Gems can be an easter egg of sorts, or even enough to warrant making a build around it. This goes to show that even very different games most likely share some fun similarities and who knows, maybeDestiny 2’s Season 15 will inadvertently include something that manyPath of Exileplayers will recognize, making things come full circle in a way.
Path of Exile: Expeditionreleases on PC and macOS June 28, 2025, and for Xbox One and PS4 on July 28.
