In Path of Exile 2 launched its new season along with a major update on Friday, August 29, and fans can only rejoice.
What kind of update is this? Path of Exile 2 has caused countless changes with the new update “The Third Edict” for countless changes. After the previous season was poorly received by fans, the latest update created a real hype. Over 350,000 players played the ARPG concurrently on Steam at peak times (via SteamDB).
Many players focused on the new features in the campaign over the weekend. Instead of playing through three acts first on normal and then on increased difficulty, “The Third Edict” introduced the new Act 4, as well as three interlude acts up to the endgame.
This major expansion was well received by fans, especially after the previous final act, number three, had caused a lot of frustration.
Here you can watch the trailer for the new season 2:
Much praise for the new Act 4
What do fans say about Act 4? While the previous final act, Act 3, was seen by many as too long, too linear, or even annoying, the developers achieved exactly the opposite with the new Act 4. In several posts on Reddit, fans praise the new Act 4 to no end:
- KokonutTree49: “This flooded prison is the coolest area I’ve ever seen in an ARPG. It looks really radical.”
- EMoneyX: “Act 4 is by far my favorite act. The pace and variety feel great, and the new voice outputs and the responsiveness of the NPCs are fantastic. You can tell this was much less rushed than the other acts.”
- FatToad_: “Act 4 is really solid. Order of enjoyment: 1, 4, 2, 3. I hate Act 3; they should remove about 5 maps from it. It’s way too long, way too cumbersome, and overstays its welcome.”
- Highwaymantechforcer: “How freaking cool was that siren boss! Did you see that? All top-tier content, I actually listened to most of the optional dialogues. It felt like a love letter from GGG to their home. Brilliant stuff. […] The flooded prison was also awesome. One minor criticism though, the lightning in the initial outdoor area is rather poor; it felt more like a graphical glitch than a weather effect. Already one of my favorite games, I absolutely love it, can’t wait for the rest of the game. Bravo GGG.”
- shortMEISTERthe3rd: “The final areas of Act 4 are cinematic. When it comes to the campaign story and the scope, they really created something great, I have to give them that.”
What happens in Act 4? The new fourth act of the Path of Exile 2 campaign offers 17 new areas and the city of Kingsmarch, which fans already know from the first part of Path of Exile. The campaign in this act consists of various missions where players need to visit several islands and eliminate seven new boss enemies.
After Act 4, the new interlude acts await the players, which will remain later as side stories in the game and serve as a level range up to the endgame of Path of Exile 2.
Path of Exile 2, while it did not introduce a new class with its new update and therefore did not fulfill the wish of many players, the story expansion with Act 4 makes the fans very happy. Overall, the new update is well-received: Path of Exile 2 brings a major update, and players say: “The Third Edict” feels like a completely different game
