What PoE2's Death Recap Means for Your Endgame Build
Players will finally understand what killed them and can push for balance fixes on overtuned monsters, making endgame troubleshooting less frustrating.
Players will finally understand what killed them and can push for balance fixes on overtuned monsters, making endgame troubleshooting less frustrating.
Key points - Path of Exile 2 game director Jonathan Rogers confirmed a death recap feature will be in the full 1.0 release on December 11. - The feature was accidentally revealed during a live demo at ExileCon when Mark Roberts' character died on stage. - Damage over time tracking is incomplete; the recap shows you took damage but not its source. - Rogers believes the recap will help players identify overpowered monsters and complain about the right things. - Mark Roberts expects Path of Exile 1 players to request the feature en masse, and it will be ported if so.
Timeline - ExileCon this weekend: Death recap screen appears during live demo after Mark Roberts' character dies. - December 11: Path of Exile 2 full 1.0 release includes the death recap feature.
FAQ
Q: When is the death recap coming to Path of Exile 2? A: It will be included in the full 1.0 release on December 11.
Q: Does the death recap show damage over time sources? A: Not fully. It tells you that you took damage over time but not where it came from, though the team is working on it.
Q: Will Path of Exile 1 get the death recap too? A: Mark Roberts anticipates PoE1 players will ask for it en masse, and if they do, Grinding Gear will port it over as soon as possible.
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