What changed in Path of Exile 2 in 2024

Charm helper text updated to indicate a maximum of three Charm Slots can be unlocked.

Purple Explosives from Volatile Plants Modifier now deal significantly less Damage.

Disabled the Volatile Crystals Modifier pending telegraphing improvements.

Magnetic Salvo can now only use stuck Lightning Arrows created by the player.

Reworked Honour Damage scaling in close range, reducing damage taken by 35% when close to enemies.

Skitter Golems no longer use basic attacks and now just explode.

Fixed a bug where Honour Resistance was only applying to two-thirds of the damage.

Fixed a bug causing Damage over Time to deal thrice as much damage to Honour.

Nerfed damage over time component on high levels of Tornado and Vine Arrow.

Critical Strikes from monsters now deal 40% less bonus Damage.

Added Tremors Support Gem for additional Aftershocks and Bidding Support Gem for increased damage to Supported Minions.

Improvements planned for Rolling Slam, Shield Skills, Bow Skills, Bone Spells, and more.

It is now more difficult to chain-freeze enemies.

Siphons Flask Charges Modifier now drains ten-times less Flask Charges per second.

Flattened the cost curve for Passive Point respeccing, resulting in approximately 40-50% less gold cost.

Electrocute is now 25% harder to buildup, but the Damage Penalty has been removed from the Support Gem.

Added a new Lightning Damage and Electrocute Cluster to the passive tree.

Charm Modifiers on Belts are now substantially more common and appear at lower levels.

Skeletal Arsonists Spirit costs now match other Skeleton Mages, slightly decreasing their numbers at higher levels.

Toned down damage in Endgame Maps and disabled unclear on-death effects.

Fire, Lightning, and Cold Exposure Support Gems no longer penalize Damage; now have a Mana Cost Multiplier.

Chaos Damage now scales less aggressively over the Endgame.

Hunter's Talisman Notable now grants +1 Charm Slot.

Added the capacity to fast-travel between Checkpoints within an area and added more checkpoints at entrances and exits.

Volcanoes created now last half the duration.

Maps no longer have additional elemental resistance penalties at Tier 6 and Tier 11 or higher.

Baseline monster density of Breach Encounters lowered by reducing frequency of Elite monsters.

Improved visual telegraphing for Serpent Clans burrow and ambush attack.

Nerfed several overpowered skills to maintain game balance.

Earn the Temporal Lord's Portal Effect after 3 hours of watch time on Twitch.

Starting December 6th, players can earn rewards by watching streamers play Path of Exile 2 for two weeks.

Early Access will include a campaign of three acts and a rich endgame with 50 bosses and around 400 monster types.

A dedicated forum section has been added for players to discuss feedback, bugs, and build guides.

Early Access for Path of Exile 2 has been delayed by three weeks to December 6th PST due to server side infrastructure work.

New Early Access Supporter Packs can be purchased to gain access to the game.

Players can use their existing Path of Exile 1 accounts to access Path of Exile 2 in Early Access.

Path of Exile 2 will launch in Early Access on December 6th at 11 am PST.

Players can pre-download the game on PC, Steam, Epic Game Store, Xbox, and PlayStation 5.

Players can choose to play as a Monk, Ranger, Warrior, Mercenary, Witch, or Sorceress.

Receive the Chimera Pet by purchasing or gifting 2 Twitch subscriptions between December 6th and December 22nd.

Earn the Energising Bolt Flask Effect and Halo of the Righteous Helmet Attachment after 3 hours of watch time on Twitch.

Unique Item and Divination Card designs will be available for purchase in limited quantities at a later date.

Path of Exile 2 will launch in Early Access on December 6th, 2024.

Stash tabs from Path of Exile 1 will be available in Path of Exile 2, with updates to applicable tabs.

Microtransactions from Path of Exile 1 will be available in Path of Exile 2, though not all will be initially accessible.

Characters will not be wiped during Early Access; they will be moved to a league called Early Access.

Couch co-op mode will be available in Early Access, allowing two players to play on a single account.

This creepy Back Attachment will be available in both Path of Exile and Path of Exile 2 upon receiving.

Path of Exile 2 is announced to be in Early Access, with details shared during the GGG Live broadcast.

A livestream discussing the content expected in Path of Exile 2's Early Access will occur in about 4 weeks.

Earn the Hands of Xesht Back Attachment by watching the GGG Live stream on November 21st PST.

The integration of account systems for Path of Exile 1, Path of Exile 2, and console realms is necessary to ensure all microtransactions work across both games.

Early Access for Path of Exile 2 is starting on November 15th.