\u003cbr>\u003cbr>\n Last week saw a major patch for Path of Exile 2 that made a bewildering range of alterations to the game, with the headline message being that \u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/path-of-exile-2s-latest-patch-notes-are-so-bewilderingly-vast-i-got-a-sicko-to-help-translate-but-to-summarise-its-nerf-a-geddon/\" target=\"_blank\">almost everything got nerfed\u003c/a>. The goal was to improve the endgame experience by making it more challenging for players: but after a few days in the wild, it looks like all Grinding Gear Games has done is hack people off...\n \u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/path-of-exile-2s-nerf-happy-update-has-the-playerbase-revolting-review-bombing-their-baby-and-scorning-the-developers-promises-like-reading-a-blizzard-post-on-fixing-diablo-4/?utm_source=steam&utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\">Read more.\u003c/a>","versions":1,"metadata":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$NewsPost:3618404.metadata","typename":"NewsPostMetadata"},"tags":[],"feed":{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"NewsFeed:13","typename":"NewsFeed"},"__typename":"NewsPost","apps":[{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"App:238960","typename":"App"}]},"$NewsPost:3618404.metadata":{"url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/PC Gamer/1795917897463612","author":"Rich Stanton","__typename":"NewsPostMetadata"},"NewsFeed:13":{"id":"13","display":"PC Gamer","__typename":"NewsFeed"},"App:238960":{"id":"238960","name":"Path of Exile","__typename":"App"},"$ROOT_QUERY.newsPostByGID({\"gid\":\"1795917897463612\",\"limit\":1})":{"news":[{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"NewsPost:3618404","typename":"NewsPost"}],"pagination":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.newsPostByGID({\"gid\":\"1795917897463612\",\"limit\":1}).pagination","typename":"PageInfo"},"__typename":"NewsList"},"$ROOT_QUERY.newsPostByGID({\"gid\":\"1795917897463612\",\"limit\":1}).pagination":{"next":null,"previous":null,"__typename":"PageInfo"}};window.csrfToken="A7B5vNuy-FkN_8tor1kAL7zzc1P0aJe4tdXw";