Since the early access of Path of Exile 2 was opened in December 2024, it has almost overshadowed Diablo 4 and become one of the players’ favorite ARPGs. And the content of the game is only about half. Although it has only opened 3 Acts and there are only 6 classes in the game, it still makes players addicted. You should know that Diablo 4, which was released in 2023, has only 6 classes until now.
Path of Exile 2 will continue to open 6 classes in the future and show the next 3 Acts to all players. As for the current 6 classes, players have already shown their favorite tendencies.
The developer of POE 2 recently hired a data analyst Lilylicious. Her purpose is to find data that players and developers are interested in from the game log. She analyzed the game data from February 18 to February 25, which showed some interesting information.
Data Display
In the statistics displayed by POE 2, the usage percentage of different classes is displayed, but the specific number of people is not displayed. The most used classes are Stormweaver and Invoker. The percentage of players using these two classes is the same, both 19.04%. Of course, this does not mean that the number of players using Stormweaver and Invoker is exactly the same, but it means that the number of players of the two classes is very close.
These two classes mainly use elemental damage, which can show that in most cases, the elemental damage suffered by the boss may be higher than the physical damage. This is indeed the case. In the endgame of Path of Exile 2, all pinnacle bosses basically have high physical resistance and resistance to various elements. In many cases, using a class that can cause elemental damage may be the best choice. When sweeping piles of monsters in the endgame, lightning damage can also cause chain damage to monsters, which is very efficient. When players are farming currency in the endgame, Stormweaver and Invoker are obviously much faster than other characters.
Here is Lilylicious’ ranking of the usage rates of various characters:
- Rank 1: Stormweaver - 19.04%
- Rank 2: Invoker - 19.04%
- Rank 3: Infernalist - 16.45%
- Rank 4: Deadeye - 12.66%
- Rank 5: Gemling Legionnaire - 10.42%
- Rank 6: Titan - 5.48%
- Rank 7: Witchhunter - 5.11%
- Rank 8: Bloodmage - 3.74%
- Rank 9: Pathfinder - 3.38%
- Rank 10: Chronomancer - 2.01%
- Rank 11: Warbringer - 1.53%
- Rank 12: Acolyte of Chayula - 1.15%
In addition to the most popular Stormweaver and Invoker, Infernalist is also loved by players. Infernalist is Witch Ascendancy Class. She can manipulate the flames from hell and summon minions to assist her.
Both Stormweaver and Infernalist have one characteristic, which is simple but powerful. In Path of Exile 2, enemies are powerful and flexible, and they will be killed by monsters in the wild if they are not careful. Stormweaver and Infernalist can use range skills to clear monsters safely at the beginning of the game, and the efficiency of farming POE 2 currency with these two classes is also very high. As long as you play Stormweaver and Infernalist, your game experience will basically not be bad.
The reason why Invoker is tied with Stormweaver is simply that he is extremely powerful. It is not without reason that Monk has become the top of the usage list with absolute strength. Even Elon Musk’s power leveler chose Monk for him. Invoker gives Monk super mobility and extremely high elemental damage output, making Monk a class with a high damage limit and the best choice of masters of various games to speed through BOSS.
In addition to the statistics of classes, the official also shared other data. During this period, monsters and bosses dropped a total of 899 billion Gold, and players died more than 14.5 million times in the game. The average level of active gamers is currently 75, and the median is 89. The developers said that they accumulated 1.5TB of game data in just one week.
Also Read: How Does Path Of Exile 2 Early Access Perform On PC?
0.2.0 Patch
The game developers are expected to make a major update in late March. From the official preview, perhaps a new class will be added to the game, Gladiator. Gladiator is just a speculative name for this class. Perhaps the name of this new class is Duelist like Path of Exile 1. And Gladiator is its Ascendancy Class. In addition, the developer also said that Druid and Huntress are basically completed, and may be launched with Gladiator in the 0.2.0 patch.
In addition to the new classes, there are new unique items in 0.2.0, Bringer of Rain helmet and the two-handed weapon Hammer of Faith. In the new patch video, the developers showed players the new Support gems:
- Concoct
- Commiserate
- Derange
- Embitter
- Volcanic Eruption
The official has not yet revealed the idea of changing the drop rate of the entire currency system, so POE 2 Divine Orb may still be one of the most valuable currencies in the game. Classes that are good at farming maps, such as Stormweaver, will continue to be the most popular classes for players. However, the official in the 0.2.0 patch focused on changing the mechanism of Towers in the endgame. Towers will randomly generate various monsters, including bosses, which may change the player’s strategy and choose other classes.
In any case, after the 0.2.0 patch is launched, the usage rate of different classes among players will definitely change, and trying different classes can also bring a lot of game fun to players.
