In Path of Exile 2 there are many different ways to bite the dust. The developers have now looked at what causes the characters to die the most and want to address this.
What mechanic is that? The developers of Path of Exile 2 have recently examined what really causes the characters in the ARPG to die. They primarily aimed to identify and fix any outliers. To their surprise, they found that among the 10 most common causes of death, Volatile Plants are responsible for 54.46% of deaths (via Reddit).
Volatile Plants are the enemies in the game that shoot you with a type of colorful chaos orb that slowly chases you. If this orb hits you, you will be stunned and take damage. Already shortly after release, this was a problem that the developers addressed directly in their first major patch. Now, the next patch is supposed to help again.
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New patch aims to eliminate the outliers
What do the developers plan? The developers of Path of Exile 2 have identified the outliers and want to eliminate them in the next patch. The patch could be released this week or possibly next week, the community team shares (via Reddit).
But that’s not all. The developers want to release even more changes in the next patch, which ones exactly, they are not revealing yet.
How are players reacting to the problem? The community of Path of Exile 2 knows the mechanic all too well. User Legit_Mystic describes on Reddit why it is so annoying: “I just want to say that the combination of volatile plants in labyrinthine maps with rituals is a very frustrating experience. Can we look at the placement of rituals in maps where you can only move about 40% of the ritual area?”
Also, fan teddmagwell sees the problem on Reddit: “Yes, it feels like a 3 in 1 danger:
- one hits you, you get stunned, the other hits you
- chaos damage
- they often hide behind terrain”
How exactly the developers want to eliminate the problem and which other mechanics will also be improved is still unclear. However, those who value loot over battling the toughest enemies in Path of Exile 2 may be interested in the following analysis: In Path of Exile 2, everyone wants a certain value to farm rare loot, but an expert notes: You are wasting your time
