TL;DR
Path of Exile 2 Hotfix 7 fixes a Trial of Chaos Ascendancy Points exploit, restores access to The Manor Ramparts entrance after freeing Leitis, and addresses two instance crashes.
What Changed
- Fixed a bug that allowed players to join an already completed Trial of Chaos and claim Ascendancy Points.
- Updated the rule so only players in the instance when the boss dies can claim Points.
- Fixed a bug where the entrance to The Manor Ramparts would become inactive after freeing Leitis.
- Fixed two instance crashes.
Patch Impact
- Trial of Chaos, The Manor Ramparts, and instance stability.
- The Ascendancy Points exploit is removed; the Manor Ramparts progression blocker is addressed; two crash issues are fixed.
- No immediate action is explicitly supported by the evidence.
Who Is Affected
No specific character, build, skill, weapon, or item is explicitly identified in the evidence. The affected content is the Trial of Chaos, The Manor Ramparts, and Leitis-related progression.
What Players Should Do
- If you are running Trial of Chaos, note that Ascendancy Points now require being in the instance when the boss dies.
- If you were blocked at The Manor Ramparts after freeing Leitis, the hotfix addresses that entrance issue.
- No other immediate action is confirmed by the evidence.
Compared With Previous Patch
A verified comparison is unavailable beyond the supplied revision history. The previous revision text included server restart and maintenance notices before the same Hotfix 7 notes, while the current source shows only the hotfix content.
Player Impact
- Supported fact: the Trial of Chaos exploit for claiming Ascendancy Points after completion has been removed.
- Supported fact: progression through The Manor Ramparts should no longer be blocked by the inactive entrance bug after freeing Leitis.
- Supported fact: two instance crash issues were fixed.
- Cautious implication: players who were affected by these bugs should see fewer interruptions in progression and instance stability, but no broader balance or meta impact is confirmed.
Sources
- https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/4002255