Path of Exile 2 1.0: What Returning Players Need to Know

GGG’s November announcement lists both classes. Duelist was already announced in August, as were the final acts and launch date.

A GGG-issued Japanese-language press release says Acts 5 and 6 add 24 areas, 18 unique bosses and more than 20 special encounters. It also describes Conquerors of Wraeclast as involving army recruitment, strongholds and sieges. GGG’s forum announcement also confirms a new endgame storyline.

For returning players, the practical choice is where to start: explore the campaign, try a class or plan around endgame. Keep that choice flexible until you have enough detail to choose a build. The cited written summaries do not establish full class kits or league rewards.

The Japanese-language release describes changes to skills and ascendancies, a redesigned passive tree, more than 40 new unique items and at least 70 reworked uniques. The forum announcement also promises major balance changes. Those broad descriptions do not tell you whether a particular build will get stronger or weaker.

Before changing gear or committing to an old guide, compare the published changes to the skills, passives and defenses your character actually uses.

1. Save your current build details: note your skills, equipment and passive choices so you can compare them later.
2. Pick a provisional goal: decide whether the campaign, a class or endgame interests you most, and leave room to change your mind.
3. Check character rules: the cited summaries do not establish existing-character carryover, resets or a campaign skip.
4. Check the details before following a build: look for numerical balance changes and changes to the systems it uses.
5. Confirm the launch clock: the cited summaries do not give an exact launch time.

If you use our Expedition Tablets guide, check its version and later official changes before relying on it for 1.0. The cited announcements do not establish a Tablet rule change or confirm 1.0 compatibility. Watch the official PoE 2 Early Access patch notes index for details relevant to your plans.

Expedition Tablets guide

Official Early Access patch notes index