Mercenaries of Trarthus part of Secrets of the Atlas?

I cant find a clear answer if both are going to be together or is Mercenaries of Trarthus its own league separate from the normal softcore hardcore SSF etc
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I cant find a clear answer if both are going to be together or is Mercenaries of Trarthus its own league separate from the normal softcore hardcore SSF etc

Secrets of the atlas is the expansion of the game. New core content that you can play everywhere.
Mercenaries is the league, so you can't play it in standard league
not what i asked. i asked if Mercenaries of Trarthus will be in Secrets of the atlas. Normal as in 3.26 not normal as in core
Last edited by hotTopicEdgelord#0224 on Jun 6, 2025, 2:44:11 AM
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not what i asked. i asked if Mercenaries of Trarthus will be in Secrets of the atlas. Normal as in 3.26 not normal as in core



Your choice of words is confusing.....and I do believe the previous guy responded correctly.

Secrets of the Atlas ads content to the CORE game, meaning you can play it on your standard characters. By extention, this content can be played in TEMPORARY leagues.
Mercenaries will be the TEMPORARY league mechanic. So...yes, Mercenaries will be in Secrets of the Atlas, but only if you chose the temporary league.
Last edited by lupasvasile#5385 on Jun 6, 2025, 3:21:48 AM
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I cant find a clear answer if both are going to be together or is Mercenaries of Trarthus its own league separate

Secrets of the Atlas is going to be PoE.
When 3.26 releases, you will not be able to play PoE without playing Secrets of the Atlas. Secrets of the Atlas will be present in the existing Standard leagues.

Mercenaries of Trarthus is a challenge league, and is referred to as such in the 3.26 Patch Notes. It will be available much in the same way that Settlers of Kalguur is currently available, with its own set of Trade/SSF and Softcore/Hardcore leagues.
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Umbryl#6252 wrote:
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I cant find a clear answer if both are going to be together or is Mercenaries of Trarthus its own league separate from the normal softcore hardcore SSF etc


no 3.26 isnt core. core is going to have Settlers as the complete city. the 3.26 league (which is core plus the new stuff) is labeled as Secrets of the Atlas then they also announced Mercenaries of Trarthus so when you play Secrets of the Atlas league like 3.25 is called Settlers league will Mercenaries of Trarthus be in that lumped together or is it exclusively a ruthless mode thing or something else. thats the question you guys are not thinking.

TL:DR because somehow someone will not read

is 3.26 Secrets of the atlas league also + Mercenaries of Trarthus when you pick the 3.26 Secrets of the atlas league. Yes or no? because in the patch notes Mercenaries of Trarthus has its own set of challenges probably seperate from Secrets of the Atlas's Challenges
Last edited by hotTopicEdgelord#0224 on Jun 6, 2025, 4:35:57 AM
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Umbryl#6252 wrote:
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I cant find a clear answer if both are going to be together or is Mercenaries of Trarthus its own league separate from the normal softcore hardcore SSF etc


no 3.26 isnt core. core is going to have Settlers as the complete city. the 3.26 league (which is core plus the new stuff) is labeled as Secrets of the Atlas then they also announced Mercenaries of Trarthus so when you play Secrets of the Atlas league like 3.25 is called Settlers league will Mercenaries of Trarthus be in that lumped together or is it exclusively a ruthless mode thing or something else. thats the question you guys are not thinking.

TL:DR because somehow someone will not read

is 3.26 Secrets of the atlas league also + Mercenaries of Trarthus when you pick the 3.26 Secrets of the atlas league. Yes or no?


There is no "atlas league". Secrets of the Atlas is the Expansion Content thats the actual core state of the game. You cant opt in our out of this content, its everywhere.
Mercenaries of Thrartus is the actual temporary league, which you can opt in to play.
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no 3.26 isnt core. core is going to have Settlers as the complete city. the 3.26 league (which is core plus the new stuff) is labeled as Secrets of the Atlas then they also announced Mercenaries of Trarthus

3.26 comes with two new things: an expansion and a challenge league.

Settlers of Kalguur was the 3.25 challenge league, which will be added to the core game in 3.26.
Mercenaries of Trarthus is the 3.26 challenge league.
Note that in patch note threads linked above, Settlers of Kalguur and Mercenaries of Trarthus are both referred to as a "Challenge League".

Secrets of the Atlas is the 3.26 core game expansion. It is additional content that is not first introduced as a challenge league--it goes straight to core.
Siege of the Atlas is the 3.17 core game expansion, the most recent before Secrets of the Atlas and released alongside the Archnemesis challenge league.
Note that neither of these linked patch notes referred to the content as a "Challenge League", nor do they mention a "fresh start in a new economy" like the Challenge League sections start with.



You asked for a clear answer, right?

Secrets of the Atlas is Core.
Mercenaries of Trarthus is the Challenge League.

You have received answers from 4 people clearly stating the above.
If our answers don't suffice, try doing your own research. I've even given you a starting place: the Siege of the Atlas expansion and Archnemesis challenge league.
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Jadian#0111 wrote:
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no 3.26 isnt core. core is going to have Settlers as the complete city. the 3.26 league (which is core plus the new stuff) is labeled as Secrets of the Atlas then they also announced Mercenaries of Trarthus

3.26 comes with two new things: an expansion and a challenge league.

Settlers of Kalguur was the 3.25 challenge league, which will be added to the core game in 3.26.
Mercenaries of Trarthus is the 3.26 challenge league.
Note that in patch note threads linked above, Settlers of Kalguur and Mercenaries of Trarthus are both referred to as a "Challenge League".

Secrets of the Atlas is the 3.26 core game expansion. It is additional content that is not first introduced as a challenge league--it goes straight to core.
Siege of the Atlas is the 3.17 core game expansion, the most recent before Secrets of the Atlas and released alongside the Archnemesis challenge league.
Note that neither of these linked patch notes referred to the content as a "Challenge League", nor do they mention a "fresh start in a new economy" like the Challenge League sections start with.



You asked for a clear answer, right?

Secrets of the Atlas is Core.
Mercenaries of Trarthus is the Challenge League.

You have received answers from 4 people clearly stating the above.
If our answers don't suffice, try doing your own research. I've even given you a starting place: the Siege of the Atlas expansion and Archnemesis challenge league.




Ok that is stupid lol the branding everywhere is Secrets of the Atlas not Mercenaries of Trarthus. but Mercenaries of Trarthus is just Mercenaries while Secrets of the Atlas is the content. I guess i only started played 2 years ago and i never saw anything like that because the name was also the league and Mercenaries of Trarthus feels like a footnote.
Expansions are always coming with a minor league addition. Which makes sense if you think about it for 2 seconds.

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