
Path of Exile 2 0.5.4e Hotfix Patch Notes (5th August 2026)
The Path of Exile 2 ExileCon Qualifiers kick off on 6 August across four events, with winners earning flights to New Zealand, accommodation, and a spot in the live finals.
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The Path of Exile 2 ExileCon Qualifiers kick off on 6 August across four events, with winners earning flights to New Zealand, accommodation, and a spot in the live finals.

After a year and a half of crashes Nvidia didn't believe were common, Grinding Gear Games boxed up an entire PC setup and mailed it to prove the bug existed.

The Path of Exile 2 competitive season arrives next week with four qualifier events running weekly from August 6. Winners earn flights to Auckland and a place in the live ExileCon finale.
Grinding Gear Games has released 0.5.4b Hotfix 1 for Path of Exile 2, tackling some of the game's most frustrating boss encounters and expedition systems.

A new Atlas tree for Runes, scaling Unique Items, and a fresh currency for Atziri's Temple arrive in 0.5.4.

Grinding Gear Games reshapes the endgame with major fixes to Delirium scaling, Grand Expedition rewards, and Breach Stronghold balance.

Grinding Gear Games hits the brakes on Delirium's difficulty spike while reshaping endgame rewards across multiple systems.

A temple farming exploit in Path of Exile 2's newest season was raining Divine Orbs on anyone who knew the trick, and Grinding Gear Games had to act fast before the economy spiralled.

Grinding Gear Games addresses the progression-blocking bugs and ritual exploits that plagued Return of the Ancients' opening weekend.

Grinding Gear Games keeps the hotfix train rolling with another round of fixes for Path of Exile 2's Return of the Ancients update.

Return of the Ancients gave Path of Exile 2 its biggest player spike since launch. It also gave it the buggiest update in the game's history.

Path of Exile 2's Return of the Ancients update and a free weekend pushed the early access ARPG past 421,000 concurrent Steam players, its best showing since launch day.

A hotfix for Path of Exile 2's 0.5.0 Return of the Ancients update has landed, targeting issues introduced with the new league.

Grinding Gear Games considered nuking Divine Orbs from Path of Exile 2 entirely, just to stop players comparing loot between leagues. They went the other direction instead.

Path of Exile 2's biggest update yet overhauls the entire endgame and introduces the Runes of Aldur challenge league with a new crafting system built around Remnants.

Path of Exile 2's 0.5.0 update is live, and Logbooks are getting a serious overhaul alongside a seafaring exploration loop that looks different from anything the game has done before.

Game director Jonathan Rogers says a huge percentage of negative Steam reviews come from players who grind 200+ hours with no clear stopping point. The Return of the Ancients update is designed to fix that.

Path of Exile 2's 0.4.0k update arrives alongside the Return of the Ancients live reveal, bringing Twitch Drops for viewers who tune in today.

Path of Exile 2's latest patch is live today. Here's what changed in 0.4.0j.

Grinding Gear Games dropped a small but specific hotfix on February 28, targeting a floaty mess in Jamanra's second boss phase.