Path of Exile 2 developer Grinding Gear Games has announced a sweeping set of changes which appear to be aimed at tackling the game's plummeting Steam review rating.
Right now, the Diablo-esque action RPG is sitting at a rather uncomfortable Mostly Negative rating on Steam, with players bemoaning what appears to be a significant drop in the game's pacing. Players refer to the pace as "extremely slow and boring" and "a total slog", among other complaints.
The changes were apparently introduced as part of Path of Exile 2's recent Dawn of the Hunt update, which introduced new classes and gameplay elements, as well as some of the gameplay changes that appear to have proven controversial among players.
Yesterday, Grinding Gear Games announced a sweeping set of changes ostensibly aimed at addressing much of players' criticism. The changes, which the developer says "do not represent a full list" of players' grievances, include buffs to various classes, as well as a number of other gameplay tweaks.
Several more changes were also announced earlier today, including many changes to monsters to make them less overwhelming, as well as alterations to bosses, player minions, and more.
Whether or not these changes do anything to alleviate players' ire regarding Dawn of the Hunt remains to be seen, but Path of Exile's next update drops tomorrow at about 3pm Pacific (that's about 6pm Eastern and around 11pm GMT).
Grinding Gear will doubtless hope that these changes mollify players, especially given that it's put all of its eggs in the Path of Exile 2 basket, having paused updates to the original game back in January to focus on the sequel.
In any case, Path of Exile 2 is available to buy right now on PC via Steam, as well as on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Full patch notes for the above changes will be available when the update lands tomorrow.
