Path of Exile 2 News

The developer has invested a lot of time in Path Of Exile 2, which has caused serious dissatisfaction among POE fans. Even though the developer has made it clear that it will continue to develop POE 1 and bring new stories to players, POE 2 Early Access and the upcoming POE 2 0.2.0 have made the original work's fans feel that the developer is just painting a pie in the sky and has not taken any practical action.

POE 1 Has No Future?

As the developer continues to update sequel, many players have said that original work may disappear in the future game market. Even though it has a large fan base, it does not seem to be taken seriously by the developer at present. Because the developer has made huge economic achievements from POE 2, the developer has no time to take care of POE, which has been relegated to the cold palace.

We checked the public comments on Internet and found that many players who play sequel are not old players of POE 1, but more are new players who have given up other games. These players praised POE 2, saying that it was very difficult and fun to kill bosses in the game, and that various activities also attracted the attention of players. They earned POE 2 Currency and got new weapons and equipment through these methods.

But many POE 1 players disagreed. They felt that POE 1 was more to their liking. And although the original work did not reach the level of explosive popularity, it has been steadily rising in the past, and few games can achieve this result.

Do Developers Really Value POE 1?

When players' dissatisfaction fermented into uncontrollable remarks, developers had to explain. GGG said that they would still develop and expand POE 1, but this would take time. They also wanted to bring new game content to players as soon as possible, but because POE 2 Early Access version took a lot of time and money, they had to suspend the development of POE 1. Whether this is the truth, we don't know.

In order to ease the anger of fans, the developer also publicly apologized to POE 1 players, but is this the developer's true idea or a delaying tactic? The developer has repeatedly postponed the update of POE 3.26, but has continuously released various patches for POE 2. Do the developers really value POE 1 and players?

For this, they also have their own arguments. They said that they could not divide their time and energy equally between the two games. It was because they did not balance well that the complaints of players became increasingly strong. Moreover, after the release of the sequel, many problems arose, and they could not ignore them. Therefore, they could only spend more time on solving the problems, which further hindered the development of POE 1.

In Path of Exile 2, Uncut Spirit Gems don’t give you any usable skills, but they do give you some lasting skill buffs of your choice. But getting Uncut Spirit Gems in the game is not an easy task, as they are very scattered and have a low drop rate.

To ease the grind of farming Uncut Spirit Gems during your exploration, this guide will provide you with specific locations in the game where you can effectively farm Uncut Spirit Gems, as well as some farming strategies.

Guaranteed Farming Locations

There are three guaranteed locations in the current POE 2 Early Access where you can get Uncut Spirit Gems: Act 1 and 3 Spirit-boosting bosses and Golden Tomb area in Act 2. Not only will they provide you with Uncut Spirit Gems you need, they will also reward you with an item that increases your maximum Spirit by 30 points.

Like many rewards, Uncut Spirit Gems require you to go through some challenges, similar to boss encounters or quests. King in the Mists in Act 1 will be your first challenge to farm Uncut Spirit Gems, and you’ll find it during an Ominous Altars side quest in this act.

Although you don’t need to fight a specific enemy or boss to get the second Uncut Spirit Gem in Act 2, the enemies in Golden Tomb in Lost City zone are still very powerful, and you may need to spend some POE 2 Currency to improve your build’s survivability before farming.

In Act 3, you need to defeat Igdanduk, The Bog Witch, to get the guaranteed final Uncut Spirit Gem. However, it is important to note that Igdanduk does not always drop this important loot, so you may need to farm it multiple times.

Other Locations

In addition to the above three guaranteed sources of Uncut Spirit Gems, you can also find some Uncut Spirit Gems from fighting rare and boss enemies in POE 2. Although all enemies in the game have a chance to drop them, Rares and Bosses have a higher spawn rate than Normal or Magic.

To farm Rares and Bosses, you need to first occupy areas 2-4 levels lower than your character, which will allow you to clear some unimportant enemies quickly and more easily kill those that can provide you with important loot, Uncut Spirit Gems. Please note that the experience points and items awarded to you by areas that are too low in level will make your run lose more POE 2 currency.

In addition, chests and containers located in Act 3 or endgame are also worth your attention, because these chests in the exploration environment may also contain some Uncut Spirit Gems. And compared to the early stage of the game, the drop rate here will be a little higher.

These are the specific locations and some strategies for farming Uncut Spirit Gems in this POE 2 Early Access. Hopefully, you can get these important rewards in the most efficient state in these locations and use them in your build to have a powerful build. I wish you a happy game!

Charm System Function

Charms in Path of Exile 2 are very important special equipment in the game, and charms are actually small accessories that provide defensive effects, such as fire resistance or poison immunity. These effects are triggered when you are hit by the relevant attack or effect. For example, Sapphire Charm will provide 25% cold resistance for 4 seconds when you are hit by cold damage.

Like potions, charms have a charge count, and you need to pay attention to the charge of each charm. When the charm’s charge is used up, it will not be activated. Therefore, Sapphire Charm mentioned above will not provide cold resistance when you are hit by cold damage. You can increase the number of charges of the charm by killing monsters or recharging it at a well.

The rarity of the charm can be increased. For example, you can use currency to upgrade the charm to magical quality. With these, you can also use materials to add or change the modifiers of the charm. The main effect of the charm will remain unchanged. You can add a modifier to Sapphire Charm that restores 4 mana to your character when you use it.

Charm

All charms have a maximum charge of 80, but each use consumes a different amount of charge depending on the type of charm. There are also modifiers that reduce the amount of charge a charm consumes per activation. Generally speaking, a basic charm can still be used about 1 or 2 times when it is low on charge.

• Ruby Charm: +25% to Fire Resistance. Used when taking fire damage.
• Sapphire Charm: +25% to Cold Resistance. Used when taking cold damage.
• Topaz Charm: +25% to Lightning Resistance. Used when taking lightning damage.
• Amethyst Charm: +18% to Chaos Resistance. Used when taking chaos damage.
• Thawing Charm: Grants immunity for Freeze. Used when frozen.
• Staunching Charm: Grants immunity to Bleeding. Used when bleeding.
• Antidote Charm: Grants immunity to Poison. Used when poisoned.
• Dousing Charm: Grants immunity to Ignite. Used when ignited.
• Grounding Charm: Grants immunity to Shock. Used when shocked.
• Stone Charm: Cannot be stunned. Used when stunned.
• Silver Charm: Player speed is unaffected by slows. Used when slowed.
• Golden Charm: 20% increased rarity of items found, Used when killing a rare or unique enemy.

Players can obtain the first charm during Ominous Altars quest, and the rest can be dropped by any monster.

Perhaps everyone has fantasized about encountering loot bugs when playing POE 2: a map or mission is full of low-level enemies and bosses that can drop a lot of rewards for you. Although you can take advantage of such a bug when you really encounter it (don’t care about some hypocritical remarks), if you really want to accumulate more POE 2 Currency for your character, you should still learn to farm bosses.

However, in order to improve the efficiency of farming bosses in the game, besides increasing your character level and obtaining more powerful gear for it, you should also know some additional tricks, such as resetting the map to increase the number of farmable bosses. Based on this, we will fully introduce you to how to do this operation.

How To Reset The Map?

In fact, every time you leave an area in POE 2 for 15 minutes, a new map will be created when you return to the area again. While this method is less labor-intensive, it is faster to create a new instance manually so that you can reset the map immediately after killing the boss and farm faster, as follows:

• Go to any waypoint.
• Find the map you want to run.
• Click the icon on the world map, then find the map again on the regional map.
• Bring up the Instance Manager (this works differently on PC and controller).
• Select “New” in the Instance Manager to complete the reset.

What Happens After Resetting The Map?

First, any fog you previously cleared on the mini-map will be reset and re-cover the entire area, so you must re-open the path to the farmable boss and other major roads. It is worth noting that since all locations in the new map are randomly refreshed, the boss you are trying to farm may not appear in the same location as the last time.

Of course, if you have reset the map enough times, it will not be difficult for you to find any new path, but it is inevitable that you will encounter obstacles in finding the boss during the first few resets. Don’t be discouraged, at least you will have a chance to get the ideal loot in the next battle.

Finally, I need to remind you that in order to make the boss farming process easier and save time, you’d better focus on a boss that you can easily defeat. But if you want to get an item that is difficult to drop, then you must focus on the boss that will drop it, regardless of the difficulty.

The above is the relevant information we provide you about map reset and boss farming. I hope it can help you on your POE 2 journey!