Path of Exile 2 News

When the developer announced that the update of POE 3.26 would be continuously delayed due to the patch update of POE 2, it caused dissatisfaction and complaints by a large number of players. In their opinion, as old players of POE 1, they were not taken seriously by the developer. However, the updates of various patches of POE 2 attracted many new players, who said that this game really meets their various requirements.

Since the developer has launched POE 1 and POE 2, why can't it continue to consolidate the original fan base, but attract more new players? This is a question worth thinking about. Moreover, various discussions and competitions between old and new players have also caused the game to be in a controversial state. Is it that the old players of POE 1 are unwilling to try new games, or that the number of new players of POE 2 is high?

The Uniqueness And Shortcomings Of Path Of Exile 1

Many old players said that it was not that they were unwilling to try new games, but that POE 2 really could not allow them to invest a lot of time, which was simply a torture for them. Because when I played POE 1 before, I was attracted by the diversity and creativity of the game's builds, but I lost a lot in POE 2. And although there are also multiple builds in POE 2, they are basically heros, stackers, or builds that combine the styles of the two, which greatly reduces the players' choices and is the main reason why they still stick to POE 1.

And compared with POE 2, the biggest difference of POE 1 is the difficulty. Players have always believed that the endgame of POE 1 is very fair, even balanced. In addition to having a more balanced endgame, players don't need to meta build at all, because it supports players to fine-tune the difficulty of the endgame. This not only increases the player's chance of winning to a certain extent, but also allows many players to dare to challenge. After all, if some players hear that the endgame is difficult, they will lose confidence at the beginning and cannot perform better in battle.

Although POE 1 has received support and praise from many players, there are still many problems in the game. For example, although players prefer the janky combat in this game, it is a relatively poor presentation for the developer. In addition, many players said that even though the addition of wasd changed the rules of the game, it aggravated their hand pain, which forced them to find a break between games.

Features And Shortcomings Of Path Of Exile 2

In fact, compared with the original work, POE 2 seems to be far superior to it at one point, the developer’s attention. Even though POE 2 has not been officially launched, the developer released POE 2 Early Access in order to harvest the fan base in advance, and used this to promote POE 2. Moreover, in the face of various problems that occurred after the release, it also actively repaired and updated. At this point, the original work really lost miserably. Even with the support of fans, it was still indifferent to the developer.

In order to improve the feelings and experience of new players, the developer is about to launch new Ascendancy Classes and items to increase the players’ options and to a certain extent increase the players’ chances of defeating the bosses. In addition, the developer has also held many official activities, which not only allow players to easily get additional POE 2 Divine Orbs and various rewards, but also continue to expand the influence of the game. It is shown that Path Of Exile 2 has made developers achieve huge economic success, which makes many peer developers envious.

However, can POE 2 be considered successful in this way? It is too superficial. Even if it is highly valued by the developers, it has lost the most important cornerstone-old players. Many new players said that they were forced to choose POE 2 because other games were too boring or they did not like the game mechanism. Therefore, if a game mode they like more appears in the future, they will decisively give up the sequel.

Moreover, many players said that they have invested a long time in the game, but still cannot see any progress. All the battles are too repetitive and do not give players a refreshing feeling. They feel like a robot, mechanically repeating the game, and even think that playing this game is a waste of time.

We don’t know which side will win in this silent battle. But whether it is new or old players, they definitely hope that their voices can be heard and that the games they like can get better. I believe that as long as developers can take the voices of various players seriously and make appropriate adjustments to the game, it will definitely be loved by more players.

In Path of Exile 2, your talent tree offers a variety of options that you can use to enhance everything about your build. Most of these are generic affixes that increase damage types, but a few may provide unique bonuses to their final core talents. Others offer huge powers, such as the keystone talent nodes you find at the edge of the talent tree. As you level up, complete side quests, and advance the story, you will earn more talent skill points.

The exact passive skills available at the beginning of the tree vary depending on your starting class. Once you start from your starting position, you can traverse the entire talent tree, and it’s the same tree for all classes! This allows for a lot of customization possibilities in your build, allowing you to change the behavior of skills or create some crazy melee Sorceress builds! Allocating talent points is not a permanent choice! If you regret any of your decisions, or just want to change your build, you can spend gold to reset your talent tree.

Talent Tree

Talent tree nodes are divided into four major categories:

• Attribute nodes: Give you the option to increase Strength, Dexterity, or Intelligence.
• Minor nodes: Provide small bonuses, such as increased fire damage.
• Major nodes: These passives appear at the end of a series of minor talents and provide more substantial bonuses, such as a high increase in lightning damage and a chance to reduce enemy lightning resistance.

Keystone nodes: Are unique passives that have powerful effects and are often the core mechanics of a build. For example, a keystone talent might fix health at 1, forcing you to build around energy shields instead of health.

Talent trees also generally follow the theme of attributes. Intelligence is related to lightning and spells, Dexterity is related to frost and projectiles, Strength is related to fire and melee, and these associations are not isolated, and the types of talent groups mix together as you move closer to or away from each quadrant of the talent tree.

Keystone nodes have a much greater impact on build creation than POE 1. Keystone nodes have stronger benefits than before, and more severe negative effects than before.

Weapon Specialisation

You can further customise your build using Path of Exile 2’s weapon specialisation system. Weapon specialisation is easy to use for new players, easy to use for veterans, or for anyone who wants a themed build, like a Witch Hunter with a crossbow and a melee weapon! If you don’t want to use 2 weapon sets right away, just use weapon specialisation points as extra talents!

Weapon specialisation is a way to switch talent points based on your primary weapon dynamically. You earn these talent points by levelling up and completing quests during the campaign.

Book of Specialisation is your key to unlocking weapon specialisation, which you’ll need to earn by defeating some optional bosses and completing side quests.

Resetting Talent

Resetting your talent tree is easier than ever! Resetting talents doesn’t require a currency like POE 2 Exalted, you only need gold. It drops everywhere in the game and also acts as a ‘tax’ for using currency. If you make a mistake with a talent, or want to try a new skill or talent combination, just find the mysterious Hooded One in Act 1.

Here you can spend gold to reset your talent points. The reset price is dynamic, and the cost changes with level and how many points you have allocated in the talent tree. This means you can reset your talents earlier and easier than in POE 1. You also get a 50% discount when resetting attribute nodes, so don’t be afraid to choose a new route on the attribute nodes to explore!

The content currently being developed in Path of Exile 2 includes all the campaigns in the first three acts of the game and the endgame content. The growth system of this game is very complex. Completing each campaign can provide players with various permanent rewards, such as additional skill points, direct increase in health, or mana, etc.

Some of these rewards are directly issued after killing the boss, and some are after completing the campaign, using consumables to increase.

Here are the permanent rewards provided by each campaign:

Events

• 24 Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
• 20% fire, cold, and lightning resistance
• 20 maximum life
• 8% increased maximum life
• +100 Spirit
• 30% increased elemental ailment threshold/25% increased mana regeneration rate
• 25% increased stun threshold,/30% increased elemental ailment threshold/25% increased mana regeneration rate
• 10% chaos resistance/ +5 all attributes/ 15% reduced slowing potency of debuffs on you

Act I

• +10% Cold Resistance: In Clearfell, obtained by Beira of the Rotten Pack
• +2 Weapon Set Passive Skill Points: In The Hunting Grounds, obtained by Crowbell
• +30 Spirit: In Freythorn, obtained by The King in the Mists
• +2 Weapon Set Passive Skill Points: In Ogham Farmlands, obtained by The Lost Lute
• Salvage Bench unlocked: In Ogham Village, through Finding the Forge
• +20 Maximum Life: In Ogham Manor, through Candlemass, The Living Rite

Act II

• +2 Weapon Set Passive Skill Points: In Keth, through Kabala, Constrictor Queen
• 30% increased charm charges gained/15% increased mana recovery from flasks: In Valley of the Titans, through Ancient Vows
• +2 Weapon Set Passive Skill Points: In Deshar, through Tradition’s Toll
• +10% Lightning Resistance: In The Spires of Deshar, through Sisters of Garukhan

Act III

• +2 Weapon Set Passive Skill Points: In Jungle Ruins, through Mighty Silverfist
• +30 Spirit: In The Azak Bog, through Ignagduk, The Bog Witch
• 25% increased stun threshold/ 30% increased elemental ailment threshold/25% increased mana regeneration rate: In The Venom Crypts, via The Slithering Dead
• +10% Fire Resistance: In Jiquani’s Machinarium, via Blackjaw, The Remnant
• Reforging Bench unlocked: In The Molten Vault, via Treasure of Utzaal
• +2 Weapon Set Passive Skill Points: In Aggorat, via Blood Sacrifice

Cruel Difficulty

In the current content, you will reach Cruel Difficulty after completing the first three acts. Players will still receive permanent rewards in Cruel Difficulty, but some of the rewards have changed slightly:

• Candlemass, The Living Rite: Grants 8% maximum life
• The King in the Mists: No longer provides +30 spirit
• Ignagduk, The Bog Witch: Grants +40 spirit
• The Slithering Dead: +10% Chaos resistance/ +5 to all attributes/15% reduced slowing potency of debuffs on you

The above are all the permanent rewards in the first three acts. Players can check if they have missed any of them by comparing the above content.

There are a lot of resources available in POE 2, but many new players don't know how to use them properly. Catalysts in particular are not well understood by many players, and players need to remember that not all Catalysts are worth keeping, and some may just be taking up space.

How Do Catalysts Work?

Although it's hard to get a clear idea of ​​what Catalysts are, they are essentially special quality currency for rings and amulets, but they are different from regular POE 2 Currency. For example, A Blacksmith's Whetstone and Catalysts can both increase the effectiveness of a ring or amulet, but Catalysts don't increase the value of all modifiers, only specific modifiers in the same category.

Ideally, players can find at least two or three rings or amulets of the same type, and then match them with the appropriate catalysts to get the most value. Don't worry about not being able to change catalysts. If you were planning to use Tul's Catalyst to increase Cold Modifiers of a ring, but later decided to attribute stacking, you can use Adaptive Catalyst instead.

A Catalyst Affects Identifying Modifiers

The easiest way for players to determine which modifiers are affected by a catalyst is to use poe2db. By searching for the modifier on the ring, we can see its definition tags. For example, #% increased Cold Damage usually has tags such as Damage and Cold. There are no tags that affect elements or damage, only a cold tag.

In addition, #% of health usually has tags of health, attack, and physical, which means that three different catalysts increase these attributes, respectively. So, if players have two other attributes on their ring, they can choose to use Flesh Catalyst, so that they can maximize their functions.

How To Get Catalysts?

The maximum quality of a ring is +20%. Unlike weapons and armor, however, Breach Rings in POE 2 have a maximum quality of +50%, the highest in the game. This not only means that Catalysts can increase the value of certain modifiers on Breach Rings to very powerful levels, but also makes perfectly rolled Breach Rings with the right Catalyst the most powerful rings in the entire game.

How can players get Catalysts? In fact, it is the most common drop when clearing Breach nodes on Atlas. Players can not only get them by defeating Breach monsters, but also by squatting for Clasped Hands that appear regularly when Breach expands. However, remember that it is not easy to defeat monsters.

In addition, players can also increase the drop rate of these items by using Precursor tablets and Atlas skill tree points to avoid a situation where a lot of effort is invested, but nothing is achieved! Of course, players can also get a large number of Catalysts through Currency Exchange after talking to Alva and selecting Catalysts. Compared with the above methods, this seems to be the easiest and most convenient way.

Catalysts and how to use them are indeed relatively unfamiliar to many players, but in fact, as long as players master the key points, they can maximize their role in the game and add new fun to the entire game.