Hades 2<\/em> received its second major update within the first month of its early access launch. The chunky Patch 2 features a slew of balance changes to shake up fan-favorite Weapon Aspects and Daedalus Hammer upgrades.<\/p>
\u201cAmong the improvements in this patch, look for many new UI icons as well as weapon-related balance changes aimed at enhancing core combat and related choices,\u201d developer Supergiant says in the patch notes<\/a>. From what we gathered in our test run, placeholder icons for Keepsakes<\/a> and other things are now replaced with proper art\u2014and from what we have come to expect from Supergiant, they look fantastic.<\/p>
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To spruce up your runs, you can now encounter up to one additional Olympian each night, which means the cumulative Boon<\/a> count in a run is now the same as in Hades 1<\/em>. The fact you’re likely to find an extra Boon or another major reward in Erebus\u2014the first region in the Underworld\u2014means you will be a lot stronger earlier on in your runs. Death Defiance, too, got some major buffs, with Nemesis only offering a refill if you need it and an increased invulnerability period post-Defiance. And for those who are yet to rack up their first-ever run completion in Hades 2<\/a><\/em>, Chronos is now less \u201cpatently unfair.\u201d<\/p>
On the weapon balancing front, Patch 2 touched all five Nocturnal Arms<\/a>. While the majority are buffs, Supergiant has nerfed a handful of clearly overpowered choices\u2014the chief of them being the Aspect of Momus.<\/p>
- Witch’s Staff (Momus):<\/strong> reworked; each of your Omega Moves automatically fires several times in succession from where you use them.<\/li> <\/ul>
\u201cIt\u2019s definitely considerably less broken than before, but I think it\u2019s for the best,\u201d one said player<\/a> in the patch notes Reddit thread. \u201cMomus was only ever used for the increased special power, so making it an aspect actually worth using for its own merit is ultimately good for the game.\u201d<\/p>
Daedalus Hammers saw a lot of underused upgrades cut from the game and several others reworked to be more potent. This should entail fewer undesirable choices when you pick up the Hammer in a run. \u201c[I am] extremely happy they saw that some options were just plain worse and found cool ways to fix that,\u201d one player said<\/a>.<\/p>
You can head over to Steam to check out the full patch notes<\/a> for the Hades 2<\/em> early access Patch 2.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
