Path of Exile 2 News

Recently, a new post on a website sparked widespread speculation about how the next major update for Path of Exile 2 will change the game.

While no official announcement has been made, players can make a number of reasonable assumptions based on internal test builds, Karui-themed footage, and online comments from developers.

The consensus among players is that Act 4 will arrive with patch 0.3.0. We’ve already seen hints of Act 4 in official trailers, but its release date has always been uncertain. Now, at least, we have a rough date.

Act 4 is set in Karui-themed region of Ngamakanui. Karui islands are a tribal-themed region, and Karui tribe will perform a rite of passage on one of the islands, Shrike Island.

Meanwhile, Karui islands feature beast-themed zones and several new bosses.

However, the game’s developers have stated that patch 0.3.0 is quite extensive, so it’s reasonable to assume that in addition to balancing certain aspects of the game, it will also bring numerous other changes.

Campaign Structure

First, there’s speculation about whether patch 0.3.0 will bring changes to the campaign structure. Currently, Path of Exile 2 still utilizes a 3-Act loop structure across six acts.

This allows players to revisit different areas and missions multiple times throughout the game, making the game more engaging and replayable.

More specifically, completing Act 3 will trigger a level-up, unlocking the Cruel difficulty. Players will then return to Act 1, but all bosses will be higher level.

In addition to using 3-Act loop in Normal mode, Path of Exile 2 developers have also repeated it in Cruel mode. Some players have expressed a desire for Act 4 to completely replace a certain chapter in Cruel Mode and would be best if players didn’t have to go through repetitive content.

The developers may address these requests in Patch 0.3.0 by improving the campaign structure, allowing players to complete campaigns more quickly.

In addition, this patch may also include adjustments to the game’s new self-scaled version of the campaign, as well as optional campaign skips for Alts.

Classes

In addition to the aforementioned speculation regarding changes to the campaign structure, some players, based on developer art and recent leaks, have speculated that Act 4 may include a new wind-themed martial artist class.

This class is likely an upgrade based on Monk-style, specializing in unarmed combat and using Aegis staff.

Furthermore, the developers have hinted that Druid class will be delayed, as they prioritize balance.

Mapping

After discussing possible changes to classes, now we come to the last prediction of the players, which is about Mapping. Even though players had previously predicted that patch 0.3.0 would bring new chapters and classes, they still felt that some endgame content was still unfinished.

For example, map creation was too complex, making the player experience less than optimal.

Also, the amount of Path of Exile 2 Currency earned for completing missions was quite meager compared to the difficulty of the missions, which felt unfair. Furthermore, these rewards were too repetitive, so players don’t have much incentive to complete the quests.

While players believe that patch 0.3.0 won’t completely resolve these issues, but these issues will undoubtedly address them to some extent with the release of this patch.

These are all players’ speculations and expectations about the changes that Path of Exile 2 Patch 0.3.0 will bring to the game. We hope that the game developers will take these ideas seriously and work hard to make them a reality. If so, Path of Exile 2 will surely be enjoyed by even more people.

Players who love RPG should be familiar with Path of Exile 2, which is a video game with great potential. When it was launched on PC platform, the number of online players in one day was the highest in the series. As such a popular game, it is worth paying attention to.

Players who have been following the dynamics of the game should also find that a few days ago, a post was updated in the official forum of its official website, announcing that the game will be unveiled at Gamescom on August 20 this year.

Boss Rush Event

The official of the game also stated in the post that since the game is still in the early access stage, and the previous events demonstrated only game clips, they will launch a special event this time.

It is Boss Rush event, which is an event that existing players will also be happy to try because it is very challenging.

The event requires players to choose their favorite from seven preset characters representing different classes and test their skills before starting the main quest. Then use it to kill the boss and the monsters around the boss.

This makes it impossible for players to use their own characters. In this case, players must have high skills, adaptability and reaction ability to successfully kill the boss.

After successfully killing the boss, the player can go to the next arena, where the level of all bosses is upgraded. There are a total of 15 bosses in these arenas, and their levels are gradually increasing. Some of them have never appeared in the game.

Players need to kill as many bosses as possible within 20 minutes to get rich Path Of Exile 2 Currency rewards and event-exclusive prizes. There is also a real-time leaderboard above the booth to announce the number of bosses defeated by players.

The game officials are very confident about this upcoming event at Gamescom. They believe that within the specified time, few players can kill all bosses. After all, for bosses that have never appeared in the game, players still need to spend time to understand their damage mechanisms.

The Purpose Of Boss Rush Event

Path Of Exile 2 players are full of expectations for this event that will last for 5 days. They praised the challenging and novel format of this event. However, some people also noticed that the game developers had another purpose for this event besides the reasons mentioned at the beginning of the article.

Some time ago, the game officials announced that the next league would be held on August 29, and this event would be held from August 20 to 25.

Obviously, this is not a coincidence. The game developers are likely to use the popularity of Gamescom to build momentum for the upcoming league of Path Of Exile 2. At that time, the game officials will also release a 0.3.0 patch.

In short, Boss Rush event of Path Of Exile 2 at Gamescom is to attract more players to join the new league. This also made me more curious about what the new league is like, and what is the difference between this new league and the previous league, which is worth the game officials’ great efforts to promote it.

Path of Exile 2 Dawn of the Hunt has been online for a while, and players have more and more opinions and comments about it. We can see on Steam that because the game speed is slow and the process of completing tasks is a bit difficult, so when it was first launched, players' comments on it were relatively negative.

However, as the game progresses, this sequel is gradually getting closer to the original, and it is confirmed that a new league will be updated every 3-4 months.

So the 0.3.0 patch, which is expected to be released on August 29, will appear in due course, because it has been more than 3 months since the release of Dawn of the Hunt. There is no doubt that it will bring more fixes and improvements to the game.

Players' Expectations

But players hope that 0.3.0 Patch can bring new classes to the game, solve the map size problem and balance existing skills.

New Classes

First of all, in terms of new classes, the game developers planned to introduce Druid, a class that players have been looking forward to, as early as the 0.2.0 patch, but it was cancelled because it was not well prepared. Therefore, players are looking forward to making up for this regret in the patch next month.

Map Size

Since the release of the game, players have been reporting that the map is too small for them to find all the enemies. The game requires players to eliminate all enemies, so the existence of this problem seriously affects the player's game progress, and players are eager to solve it.

Skill Balance

In PoE 2 Dawn of the Hunt, nearly half of the equipment throughout the season revolves around Lightning Spear. This will give people a sense of deviation from the center of gravity. Therefore, players hope that the upcoming patch can balance this well, and it will not be so important whether it can bring new skills.

Confirmed Fixes

In addition, for 0.3.0 Patch, we can already confirm that it will make the campaign process smoother and bring a major reform to the endgame.

Remake The Campaign

The campaign experience is crucial in the game, but it is often overlooked. According to the game developers, 0.3.0 Patch will remake the campaign of Path of Exile 2, making it significantly more attractive and coherent.

In order to avoid the situation where there are no missions in some game areas, 0.3.0 Patch will balance the enemy density and mission types. This will help players prepare for the end of the game.

Reform The End Game

Most players regard the end game as the fun of the whole game, and 0.3.0 Patch has reformed the end game. It adds many dynamic modifiers and mission challenges to the endgame, making its gameplay more diverse and the difficulty has also been upgraded.

In this way, the player's operational proficiency and the perfection of strategic planning determine the speed of the game process and the amount of POE 2 Currency obtained.

From listening carefully to player feedback, analyzing pain points to actively making changes in 0.3.0 Patch, we can feel the game developers' determination to solve players' troubles and the trend of this game gradually maturing.

In general, 0.3.0 Patch fixes the basic defects of the game and deepens the core system of the game, which lays the foundation for a smoother gaming experience for players. No matter what you think of Path of Exile 2 Dawn of the Hunt before, you can look forward to the release of 0.3.0 Patch, because it is worth it.

Path of Exile 2 postponed the release of patch 0.2.1, which was originally scheduled to be released on May 26, by one week to June, but the specific time has not been determined yet. It is expected to be updated between June 2 and 6.

Since the release of patch 0.2.0 of POE 2, the evaluation of this game by players has dropped significantly. Many players are not satisfied with the adjustments of 0.2.0, so the purpose of the upcoming patch 0.2.1 is to improve the game experience of players from all aspects.

So what updates may POE 2 patch 0.2.1 bring?

Endgame Rewards And Item Drops

Path of Exile 2 will make further adjustments to some endgame item drops in patch 0.2.1.

• Chase Items: Increase the chance of obtaining and add more powerful items.
• Unique Items: Increase the drop rate, strengthen some existing Unique Items, and add new Unique Items.
• Rogue Exiles: Triple the drop rate.
• Twisted Domain: Add rare monsters, increase the number and rarity of items, and ensure that there will be rare Breach Rings in the loot.
• Corrupted Essences: Vaal Orbs have a 6x chance of spawning Corrupted Essences.

Make it easier for players to farm for POE 2 Orbs and improve the efficiency of players in repetitive tasks.

Socketables Update

This update to Socketables adds 22 powerful runes, 14 different types of Soul Cores, and 7 new talismans to make the game more diverse.

The purpose of this update is to replace some resist fillers in the endgame.

Ritual

Adjusted Omens mechanism to make the rare items dropped better quality without changing the number.

Expedition Log

Make all special functions visible on the minimap for strategic planning.

• All Areas: Increase the explosion radius and monster density to obtain more rewards and XP.
• Lush Isle: Added more XP Remnants, added new corruption monsters.
• Frigid Bluffs: Added Vaal bosses and super-Remnants
• Barren Atoll: Increased Strongboxes by 10x, increased Gold drops, and added 2-4 additional Ezomyte runes.

Maps

Normalized item drop rates in hidden caves to make the map more uniform, adjusted Citadel updates so that different Citadels can always appear, but it should be noted that only the parts of Atlas that have not been explored have these updates.

Combat

Nerfed deadly Rituals, reduced the lethality of Volatile Plants, toned down the lethality of Elemental Penetration, and made some balance adjustments to Omens, Clasped Hands, bats in Twisted Domain, and Curses.

Trial Of The Sekhemas

Originally, many players were not very interested in this trial, so POE 2 has made it simpler. The effect of “No Energy Shield” has been halved, and Boons and Afflictions have been recalculated, so that the frequency of each has changed.

Other Fixes And Improvements

Passive Tree display was modified to make it look more direct, and some UI adjustments were made to Atlas modifier to make it easier for players to operate, and the game performance was improved.

Patch 0.2.1 was originally scheduled to be released at the end of May, but it may be because the final test did not meet expectations. After all, players were not very satisfied with patch 0.2.0, so we should be cautious about each update in the future.

It is also possible that the release time of this time was delayed because POE 3.26 is about to be updated. The new patch will be updated later next week, and it will be synchronized as soon as the patch is released.