Changes Made to Item Rarity in Path of Exile 2

Grinding Gear Games revealed that they've continued to get feedback from players of Path of Exile 2. One of the recurring issues seems to be that item drops often feel unrewarding. The good news is that the team has been working to solve this problem.

The studio shared that to control the items that monsters drop, they have two stats added to them. The first is Monster Item Quantity, which is a stat that increases the number of items that are dropped. Second is Monster Item Rarity which determines how good the items are that drop.

To prevent too much item spam, the studio said that they wanted to rely more on Item Rarity and less on Item Quantity. What this means is that the effect that Monster Item Rarity has on an item needs to be powerful and noticeable. The studio went on to say that at present, they believe that this stat isn't affecting drops enough.

As an example, say a Wisp possesses a monster. This results in the monster getting +2 drops and 300% more Monster Item Rarity. This rarity is further increased by each monster that the wisp affected as players were chasing it. In theory it should result in noticeably better item drops. However, the studio said that in practice it didn't "feel meaningful enough." Take note that this is just one example.

To address this issue, changes are being made to the way that Item Rarity affects the items players obtain. Highlights include:

• Rarity value at which Normal Items no longer drop has been modified. This means that Unique Bosses never drop Normal items except for a select few early in the game.

• The amount of "Rare Gold" drops has been halved. This means that if players roll a Rare item they get more Rare Equipment or Rare currency instead of gold. Rare Gold piles are now twice as large so they still get the same amount of gold as before on average.

• Gold, Magic Currency, Quality Currency, Flasks, Charms, and Runes are now much less likely to drop from monsters with high Item Rarity. These three changes generally result in around 20-30% more Rare Currency (Exalt, Alch, Regal, etc).

Learn more about the change here.

Path of Exile 2 is a free-to-play Action RPG that features co-op for up to six players. The game takes place in the land of Wraeclast, a dark continent which is populated by unique cultures, ancient secrets, and monstrous dangers. Check out more details of Path of Exile 2 on Steam.