If there’s one factor that’s been simply as spectacular as Path of Exile 2’s enormous participant counts, it’s the velocity at which Grinding Gear is already balancing and refining its unbelievable ARPG. It’s not even been two weeks but, and after a number of sizable patches already, one other appears to be like set to reach earlier than the devs head off on their (extraordinarily well-earned) Christmas break. Grinding Gear has dropped a preview of what’s to return on this replace, and for these struggling to outlive POE 2’s endgame, I’ve bought excellent news for you.
These eager to see extra balancing and fixes in Path of Exile 2 have an enormous new publish on the RPG’s discussion board to dive into – and it’s not even the total patch notes for this upcoming replace, simply to provide you a way of how chunky it’ll be. One of many important areas being tackled is endgame problem and monster stability, and Grinding Gear says that these modifications will “typically end in an endgame that’s way more survivable than earlier than.”
A giant adjustment is to elemental resistance penalties – they are going to now not be utilized to Tier 6 and Tier 11 or greater maps, and can as an alternative be “constant throughout all the endgame.” Additionally among the many modifications are a nerf to vital strikes from monsters, which now do 40% much less bonus harm, and a repair for the Siphons Flask Costs monster modifier which is “unintentionally draining approach too many prices” in the intervening time.
Elsewhere, a lot of abilities are receiving buffs to make them extra viable selections. Adjustments are on the best way for varied Bow Expertise and Crossbow Expertise, the Rolling Slam and Defend Expertise within the Mace part, and plenty of extra.
After Grinding Gear’s mandatory nerf-fest final week, a number of “remaining overachieving abilities” are additionally getting tweaked. When you’ve been utilizing Magnetic Salvo, Twister, or Vine Arrow in your finest Path of Exile builds, put together for some nerfs.
Additionally arriving on this upcoming replace are elevated quick journey checkpoints, a rework to Honour Injury that ought to make Trial of the Sekhemas simpler to handle, and loads of different modifications that ought to depart Path of Exile 2 in a secure, pleasant state over the Christmas interval. You may learn the total patch preview right here. There’s at the moment no concrete date for this replace, however I count on that it’ll ship later this week.
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