Path of Exile 2

 

A lot of players feel the game has slowed down too much. There are complaints about longer boss fights, reduced loot, and combat that now leans too heavily on combos. Some longtime fans say the changes move the game away from what made the original Path of Exile fun — fast action and full freedom when building your character.

 

Steam reviews reflect this shift. While the game still has a solid player base, recent feedback has been more mixed, with many saying the update didn’t hit the right balance between challenge and reward.

 

Grinding Gear Games has been quick to respond. After rolling out an earlier wave of fixes, they followed up with patch 0.2.0e. The update includes changes to monster behavior, balance tweaks to bosses, performance fixes, and more quality-of-life updates aimed at addressing player concerns.

 

The studio also mentioned more changes are coming soon. Below is a breakdown of what’s already been updated and what’s still in the works.

Patch 0.2.0e Key Changes (Live April 11)

 

• Monsters across all acts have been adjusted to reduce constant pressure on players.

• Fast enemies now pause after attacks instead of relentlessly chasing.

• Haste Aura no longer appears on already fast monsters.

• Specific monster densities and compositions in various areas (e.g., Red Vale, Azak Bog) have been reduced for smoother pacing.

 

• Viper Napuatzi: Reduced visual clutter and number of Chaos Rains.

• Uxmal: Less teleportation, fewer Flame Breaths, and limited Energy Shield recharge.

• Xyclucian: Arena visuals cleaned up for better visibility.

 

• Minion revive timers are now more forgiving and scale better when multiple minions die.

• Tamed beasts can now navigate tighter spaces.

• Bind Spectre and Tame Beast gems are now reusable after disenchanting.

 

• Rally support expanded to all melee attacks.

• Glory resource no longer consumed if interrupted mid-skill.

• Bug fix for Ritualist’s Blood Boils effect propagation.

 

• Caster-focused rune mods completed for wands and staves.

• New Blank Rune available from Renly, forgeable into elemental runes.

• Additional Artificers Orbs now have fixed campaign locations.

Performance Improvements

• Ground foliage across many zones optimized for better frame rates.

 

 

• Belt charm slots now scale with item level and can be rerolled with Divine Orbs.

• Unique belts will support up to three charm slots.

• Charm effects rebalanced and bugs related to hit protection fixed.

 

• Categories added: Socketables, Fragments, Breach, Expedition, Ritual.

• Charms can now go into Flask tabs or any Flask-affinity tab.

 

• Bookmark system added for map nodes with icons, labels, and quick-jump features.

• Up to 16 bookmarks can be saved, visible around the screen or in a list view.