Path of Exile's latest patch focuses heavily on changes. Patch 3.19.0c doesn’t add any new content, but it brings major tweaks to Archnemesis modifiers and Rare Monsters. Several changes to the Lake of Kalandra are made as well.
The patch increases the Lifeforce yield in Harvest encounters in lower Map tiers. Players now have a better chance of finding higher-level armor base types. You can read the highlights of the update below.
Archnemesis and Rare Monster Changes
- Lowered the incremental life bonus that Rare and Magic monsters receive from having additional Archnemesis modifiers, and increased the base life bonus that Rare and Magic monsters receive.
- The overall result of this change is that rare and magic monsters with one Archnemesis modifier have unchanged life on average. Rare monsters with two or three modifiers have 15% less life on average, and Rare monsters with four modifiers have unchanged life on average.
- Monsters can no longer be found with three Archnemesis modifiers during the campaign, and the likelihood of encountering a monster with two modifiers during the campaign has been reduced.
- Monsters can no longer be found with the Empowering Minions modifier during the campaign.
- Reduced the amount of extra life that Essences provide to monsters. Overall, a monster with a single Screaming/Shrieking Essence now has ~30% less life than before.
- Reduced the amount of life that Red Beasts have by ~12%.
- For Essence monsters and Red Beasts in Maps with two or three Archnemesis modifiers, the above changes are in addition to the 15% less life on average change.
- Betrayal Research encounters no longer spawn packs of Rare monsters, though Scientists in the encounter are still found as Rare monsters.
- Betrayal Intervention and Transportation encounters no longer spawn rare monsters during the encounter.
Lake of Kalandra Changes
- Increased the likelihood of being able to make multiple choices at a Mirrored Tablet in early yellow Maps.
- It is now possible to make three choices at a Mirrored Tablet in red Maps.
- Massively increased the chest rewards from non-league encounters throughout the Lake, particularly at higher map levels and difficulties.
The complete patch notes are available on Steam. The developer also mentioned that changes to Map boss item drops and scaling rewards for certain encounters in the Lake of Kalandra are almost done. These tweaks will be made via the next patch.
