After months of speculation, the patch notes for “Dawn of the Hunt” are here! Here you can find out everything about the new class, skills and endgame changes.
We already knew that Dawn of the Hunt would be a huge update for Path of Exile 2; but few would have expected the patch notes to be the length of a short story.
In over 16,800 words, developer Grinding Gear explains on the official website (or on page 2 of this article) what will change with the free update 0.2.0. Fortunately, if you don’t want to take the time to read it, you can always refer to our summary.
What’s in Dawn of the Hunt?
- The new Huntress class: With 20 new skills, the Azmeri warrior can be improved so that she can perform swift melee attacks, inflict bleeding effects, and control animal companions.
- Five new Ascendancy classes: Two of which are exclusive to the Huntress, with one each for the Warrior, Mercenary, and Witch.
- Over 100 new Skill Gems: This allows you to further customize your builds
- Over 100 new Unique Items: Especially for the mid and endgame, there is something for everyone here.
- Crafting 2.0: Several new crafting systems have been added in PoE2. Among other things, recombination from the predecessor is back, i.e. combining two items to incorporate their best properties into a new item.
- Endgame 2.0: There are also some changes here: On normal maps, you can now respawn six times, towers and tablets have been revised, new unique maps have been added in which the terrain changes dynamically, and many other innovations.
If you feel this summary is a bit too short, then take a look at our preview of Dawn of the Hunt, written by PoE expert Dennis. There, the most important changes are explained in more detail. Or, of course, you can check out the complete patch notes, which you can find, as always, on page 2 of this article.
By the way, you don’t have to worry about your current game state. On the contrary, Dawn of the Hunt even gives you an advantage here! All your old characters are still playable, but you can now reset the skill tree for free. The big update will be released on April 4 at 9:00 p.m., so you don’t have to wait much longer.
Content Update 0.2.0 — Path of Exile 2: Dawn of the Hunt
The Dawn of the Hunt League
- Start fresh in a new economy with the Dawn of the Hunt league. All of your old characters from the Early Access launch are still present but a free passive tree refund has been granted due to the changes. We would highly encourage you to join the new leagues to fully take in the changes we’ve made with the 0.2.0 update.
- There are Standard, Hardcore and Solo Self-Found variations of the Dawn of the Hunt league available. They have the same core mechanics and items as the existing Early Access leagues.
- For more information about this content update, check out (pathofexile2.com/hunt)
