Path of Exile 2: Patch Notes 0.1.1

Path of Exile 2's 0.1.1 Patch: A Comprehensive Overview of Key Changes

Path of Exile 2's latest update, 0.1.1, is a substantial release boasting a massive number of bug fixes and improvements. This article highlights the most significant changes.

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Key Changes Summarized:

• General Gameplay: Improved Strongbox mechanics (faster enemy waves, clearer mob distinction, bug fixes), increased armor effectiveness, Rune replacement, and enhanced item pickup while performing other actions. Performance optimizations across the board, particularly in shadow-heavy areas and during boss encounters. A new League Migrations button has been added.

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• Skills: Supercharged Slam now has a 3-meter radius limit. Scavenged Plating's effectiveness scales with enemy strength. Vine Arrow's description clarifies projectile impact. Pain Offering's Aura tag removed. Skills in Meta Gems no longer gain energy. Lightning Bolt renamed to Greater Lightning Bolt, with damage adjustments.

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• Monsters: Essence Monolith mobs have delayed skill activation but increased Toughness. Boss hitboxes refined. Spawn rates adjusted for some monsters; mob energy shields rebalanced. Numerous visual and attack improvements across over 40 monster types.

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• Endgame: Four new Tower Map areas. Lost Towers Map updated. Arbiter of Ash fight now offers six attempts, with skill interruption and block removal changes. Map checkpoints added, guaranteeing at least three Rare Monsters per map. Monster density and chest counts increased in various areas. Increased boss frequency, but reduced Waystone drop chance from Map Bosses.

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• Other: Over 70 bug fixes (crashes, quests, interactions), numerous visual effect corrections, over 20 controller fixes, and over 100 equipment item stat adjustments. A notable change affects Original Sin, now granting Chaos Resistance instead of removing it.

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This update comprises over 300 changes in total. For complete details, refer to the official Path of Exile 2 patch notes. We eagerly await the next update and the eventual 1.0 release!