In Path of Exile 2 there are many unique items that can define entire characters and builds. But if you have always felt cursed by bad luck because you have never received such an item yourself, the developers now have a bitter truth for you.
What have the developers said? In a new post on PathofExile.com, the developers talked about the new patch for Path of Exile 2. With update 0.2.1, they want to bring many improvements to the game that benefit the gameplay flow. For this, they also looked at the items and how often they drop in the maps.
The developers noticed that the rarest and most powerful unique items drop so infrequently that most players have likely never seen them. The developers write:
„[…] A mythic amulet like Astramentis was about 47,000x rarer than a divine orb. When things are that rare they effectively don’t exist for most players. There are some cool items to find, but you are not going to find them. […]”
Here you can watch the trailer for the current season of Path of Exile 2:
Better loot and new items
What are the developers planning now? The developers want you to enjoy better uniques more often. While the drop rate of the unique items will not be increased, the calculation of which items you should really receive will be changed.
With the changes, all weapons, armor pieces, and jewelry will have the same chance to drop in a valuable category. “TThis means that things like Amulets and Rings were significantly less common than other types of uniques.” the developers say.
The second change that the developers are making is that the modifier “Rarity of Items found” will also influence what types of unique items drop.
This is intended to allow more rare or very rare uniques to end up in the hands of players, while common uniques will decrease in number.
What else have the developers introduced? The developers of Path of Exile 2 not only want to bring better unique items to players but also new ones. For this, the developers have introduced several items.
- The “Lioneye’s Glare” bow was already known to many players in the predecessor and provides high ranged damage and attack repetition.
- The “Last Lament” crossbow turns your enemies into ammunition when you finish them off, but also deals damage to you if you fire the last shot.
- The “Whispering Ice” staff increases the damage of ice skills and does more damage the more intelligence the character has.
- The “Cadiro’s Gambit” quiver chooses one of 6 different arrows you fire. Each arrow has a different modifier.
The new patch 0.2.1 is set to be released today according to the developers. Whether players will be satisfied with the improved loot or if trading between players will still be necessary remains to be seen. Crafting was also recently improved: With the new patch of Path of Exile 2, the developers finally want to address the biggest weakness
