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· POE 2's 0.5 league, 'Aldur's Run,' has been revealed and will be playable starting May 30th at 5 AM.
· This league includes major changes such as new Ascendancies and an Atlas rework.

· The league mechanic 'Aldur's Run' will appear each time. When you choose a combination, you revive dead monsters and defeat them to earn rewards.
· The effects of the revived monsters vary depending on the chosen combination, and you can equip up to 8 runes.
· There are over 100 combinations, offering rewards like currency, equippable runes, and over 17 Vaal skill gems.
· Vaal skills use 'Guard' and do not require stats.
· You can grant 'Guard' to your armor by activating Runestones, including unique rarity.
· In Act 3, you can enhance damage by changing unique weapon bases.
· From Act 4 onwards, you'll interact with the ship content, and remnants of runes will appear in ship encounters, increasing difficulty and rewards.

· Instead of the previous repeatable Expedition Logbooks, you can now play multiple expedition maps with a single logbook.
· You can proceed through the southeast harbor of the Atlas, exploring various islands and encountering new expedition bosses.
· You can explore more islands in your desired direction through different logbooks.

· Various content will now appear clustered in fixed locations, making it easier to progress in your desired direction.
· Newly introduced quests will guide you to the bosses of each content.
· With 'Origins of Dignity,' fortresses appear with geological shifts when towers are activated. These fortresses contain maps with special effects.
· Defeating bosses within the fortresses grants you 'Leader' passives that can be allocated to Atlas passive points.
· You can allocate all Atlas nodes, and completing the maps within the fortresses is crucial.
· Defeating the Pinnacle boss at the heart of a fortress allows you to activate the fortress, complete unfinished maps, and gain Atlas points.

· Separate from Atlas passives, a 'Patron' system is introduced to grant additional Atlas effects.
· There are three Patrons in total, each offering different effects that can be chosen and used situationally.
· The remaining storylines are linked to content, guiding new players with step-by-step objectives and bosses so they don't get lost.

· The mechanics of Hall of Grandmasters, Breach, and Ritual content have been changed, with new bosses and crafting options added.
· In Breaches, PoE 1's 'Harvest' and 'Tree of Origin' will appear, offering more nodes and the ability to snipe specific base types.
· Ritual rewards will only include uniques and 'Omens,' and you'll need to fill a gauge after completing a ritual to enter 'King in the Mists.'
· The true Ritual begins after defeating the 'King in the Mists.'

· The Huntress's new Ascendancy, 'Spirit Walker,' is themed around Azmeri's animal spirits and utilizes the effects of up to three animal spirits.
· You can specialize in one spirit or activate all of them to enhance their effects.
· Effects can be boosted based on the number of equipped amulets, or you can bring unique beasts with you through beast taming.
· The Monk's new Ascendancy, 'Martial Artist,' uses channeling skills by embedding attack skills, allowing clones to use the skills.
· There's also a feature where paper appears around the character or attaches to paper, dealing area damage on critical hits.
· Nodes that allow for the additional equipping of five runes and nodes that enhance options through glove base changes exist.

· Over 30 new unique items have been added. Notably, 'Voice' items offer up to four jewel sockets.
· When a 'Voice' item is equipped, jewel sockets appear next to the character's Ancestral Call, and they are expected to become essential items.

· For the first time, 8 challenges are introduced, and completing them rewards you with an armor set and a hideout statue.
· To alleviate the difficulty of navigating through the Acts, you can now search for desired terrain using the Atlas search function.

· An in-game build planner has been introduced, providing various information such as gems to purchase, desired affixes, and passive nodes for each stage.
· You can now check item prices directly by Ctrl+Alt+Left Clicking.
· The long-awaited fragment tab has also been added.

· The official release of POE 2, the 1.0 league, is scheduled for December.
· This league will be the final early access league, and the patch notes will be released in two weeks.