Path of Exile 2's first patch of 2025 is coming later this week, with 'more rewarding' endgame mapping and the rollout of respawns when fighting pinnacle bosses

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A sorceress straining to cast spells in the dead of night during the Path of Exile 2 early access trailer

In anannouncement videohosted on the channel of streamerDarth Microtransaction, Grinding Gear Games outlined what to expect from Path of Exile 2’s first patch of the new year. Game director Jonathan Rogers characterized it as a quick turnaround update to address common complaints, with more far reaching balance changes planned for when PoE2 gets a new League. Some 0.1.1 highlights include:

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Path of Exile 2 - 0.1.1 Patch Preview - YouTube

The new Towers seem like a particularly hefty addition, with the single one present at PoE2’s early access launch in December set to be augmented with an additional four. Along with this change to the endgame, 0.1.1 will see the loot and monster numbers on endgame maps tweaked, with Rogers saying it should result in a “more rewarding” mapping experience.

As for what’s next after 0.1.1, Rogers said that GGG “has a huge amount of much more meta-shifting changes” planned. “One of the best things about having the game in early access with the endgame is that we now have a much better idea of where we want character power to be, and what the balance of bosses and monsters should be relative to that,” Rogers explained. “But those types of changes are going to have to wait until we’re ready to make a new League with a new economy for people to play in.”

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