0.4.0c Hotfix 13

nice patch/good job ggg！RIP

I was genuinely having a blast building up my snake — even bought a skin pack to support the game, and then this patch drops out of nowhere and completely guts the experience.

I’ve been playing Path of Exile for over a decade, and I can honestly say this is the most disappointing patch I’ve ever seen. Dropping a massive nerf like this right over New Year’s is baffling. Who thought mid‑patch nerfs were a good idea? Who signed off on this?

The Temple nerf in 0.4 is just incredibly disheartening. After all the time invested, this feels like a slap in the face.

Utterly disappointed.

All right, I guess I will not be working on building a temple.

Moving on to some other game so.

R.I.P

Imagine being the one to suggest: hmm lets make the lock harder to get and it only protects tier 3 rooms. so the players with fully built temples can protect theirs. isn't that genius guys? GGG: yes! absolutely, lfg!

Good job ggg! You've successfully sentenced casual players to death, forced them to quit the game.
Let's hope them R.I.P.

Decided to skip the league before the 0.4 launch and as I see it was the best decision after seeing such patches. xD RIP

To be clear: the patch is not the issue here, the balance should have been tested BEFORE the league start, not in the middle of it. Some things never changes... league after league the balance is not in the scope as always.

REVERT THE LOCK CHANGE.

What I'm about to say might not have much to do with the game itself, but there is life after PoE.
I've played this game for thousands of hours, but don't let a game ruin your life. Do other activities, go out, go to the movies, play sports, read a book, etc.
Don't feel like slaves and addicts to this type of game because you're wasting hours of your life on something virtual, honestly.
I leveled up a character to level 97 in this league, and when I saw that the famous players and streamers were abusing Holten and GGG did absolutely nothing, I stopped playing immediately.
Thank goodness I stopped because the catastrophe was already coming, and I imagine it's frustrating to spend hours and hours building the temple (it wasn't my case because I stopped long before) only to have them release a hotfix and ruin everything.
So invest your valuable time in other activities and return to 0.5 like many other players will.
Happy New Year 2026, players, and don't forget there's life after a virtual game, don't forget it ;)

Good Bye nice to know you.