Since its launch in early access last year, Path of Exile 2 has become a favorite of many players who love challenges and expect it to bring a lot of new content. Indeed, the developer has lived up to expectations and has continuously released new patches to improve it since its release.
Recently, the game developer announced that it would release a patch called 0.2.1, which focuses on improving the endgame content for players. Initially, the patch was scheduled to be released at the end of May, but the developer said some time ago that its release date has been postponed and it will probably not be available in the game until the first half of June.
In fact, in the current POE 2, the endgame content has always been controversial. Some players think that the challenge it has is too difficult, and it is very cumbersome to farm some loot or experience points and Path Of Exile 2 Currency in it, which makes it have more negative reviews.
On June 13th, a new Secrets of the Atlas League will be released for Path of Exile. Considering that the developers have delayed the release of POE 2 multiple times, it is highly likely that the release of patch 0.2.1 will also be delayed. Therefore, the release of this patch may be delayed until June 16th or later.
New Content
The developer released the latest delayed update announcement, and revealed some new details about patch 0.2.1 in the announcement, which is believed to reduce the dissatisfaction of players.
According to the developer, for those players who do not need slot bonuses in the early stage and look forward to maximizing their characters, this update adds new content-synthesis slots.
This feature can meet the needs of such players and bring players more builds possibilities in the endgame, which is a highlight of this update.
In POE 2 0.2.1 patch, it has been confirmed that there will be 22 runes, 14 soul cores and 7 Talismans. However, in this patch note, the developers only introduced 3 runes, one soul core and one Talisman to the players. The new content that has been announced is as follows.
Runes
- Hedgewitch Assandra’s Rune of Wisdom: +1 spell skill level
- Farrul’s Rune of the Chase: Increases movement speed by 5%
- The Greatwolf’s Rune of Willpower: 10% of damage is absorbed before health
Soul Cores
- Tacati’s Soul Core of Affliction: Enemies cursed by you have -8% Chaos Resistance
Talismans
- Talisman of Thruldana: Reduces poison duration by 25%, and targets are affected by +1 of your poisons at the same time
Will the developer reveal more new additions before the official update is released? Let’s look forward to it.