Path of Exile 2 Beta Delayed Until Later This Year, Ranger Class Revealed

In today's livestream from Path of Exile, the company announced that Path of Exile 2's beta would be delayed until later this year.

“While we can get the game's content ready in time, we underestimated how long it takes to get gameplay polished to a standard that we are happy with. We will still be doing an Alpha in June, but we are going to be delaying the Beta until later in the year” -Jonathan Rogers, Game Director of Path of Exile 2.

Fortunately the delay doesn't seem too bad as its more of a polishing issue than anything else as the core content seems to be finished. Path of Exile 2 will be a standalone game that will run alongside the original Path of Exile. Fans of the original game can continue to play it. Grinding Gear Games also revealed the Ranger Class, 1 of 12 playable classes in Path of Exile 2.

Path of Exile 2 Key Features:

• A Next Generation Action RPG - Path of Exile 2 is a next-generation Action RPG created by Grinding Gear Games. Set years after the original Path of Exile, you will return to the dark world of Wraeclast and seek to end the corruption that is spreading.
• Brand New Content - Path of Exile 2 features a brand new campaign with six acts, 100 distinct environments, 600 monsters and 100 bosses.
• Familiar and New Classes - Twelve Character Classes - Path of Exile 2 features twelve character classes, two for every combination of Strength, Dexterity and Intelligence. You can combine skills from many classes together to create your ideal character build. Each of the twelve character classes has its own three Ascendancy specializations, resulting in a total of 36 Ascendancy Classes to pick between.
• New Skill Gem System - Path of Exile 2 features 240 Skill Gems that grant devastating active skills and 200 Gems that modify their behavior.
• Endgame - At the conclusion of Path of Exile 2's six-act campaign, you'll gain access to its endgame. Each of the more than 100 endgame maps has its own boss fight and modifiers that enable revamped versions of many of Path of Exile's past leagues.

Path of Exile 2 will be available on PC & Mac as well as consoles (Xbox Series X & PS5)

Further Reading: Official Website