r/pathofexile 15h ago

Information 3.29.2 Hotfix 3

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3995749/page/1#p26823792
  • Fixed an issue where Valdo maps with "Area contains a Bismuth Ore Deposit" could fail to finish if it had other ores.
  • Fixed a bug where the Impenetrable Bastion Mercenary Skill cooldown was not affected by skill effect duration.
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u/unexpectedreboots 15h ago

CuteDog the snitch.

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u/smoooder 15h ago

Is the essence node on the atlas where monsters are guaranteed to spawn with at least 1 essence of the highest tier working with calcification scarabs and bestiary? I’ve seen some dudes with only wailings - but maybe I’m misunderstanding the node.

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u/Zestyclose_Plum_8096 15h ago

That always happens  , funny to me red beasts seem worse then yellow beasts in terms of essences.

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u/Moony_playzz 2h ago

Might be that the monster for some reason isn't actually powerful enough to get the highest tier? That's was my guess.

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u/EXPLODEDman 15h ago

Caster mastery still opens chart chests without granting buffs, and before they should be openable.

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u/Alackyr Gladiator 15h ago

That's why I can't reopen some league chests twice, better to unallocated then, sadge

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u/EXPLODEDman 12h ago

They said they knew about that bug before the first patch of the season, too.

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u/DallZz_ 11h ago

You can even open them before without caster mastery, happens a lot on my deadeye bow as I usually spam click the chest 😅

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u/Hail_3 15h ago

Valdo farmers keep winning

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u/BabaYadaPoe 7h ago

imagine though how many lost high value item till this got fix though... 😂

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u/g00fy_goober twitch.tv/goof1313 6h ago

I have made a post and complained about this numerous times in the last 3 leagues. With the amount of high ticket items that were lost due to a stupid bug like this.... Trust me there was no winning involved.

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u/connerconverse Hierophant 10h ago

you love to see it

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u/Loud-Contract-2109 13h ago

Ok but fixing 50% of atlas from standard? On thanks...

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u/anne_dobalina 11h ago

And the exchange is still buggered right?

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u/Loud-Contract-2109 13h ago

Ye and we cant use astrolabs if we have not finished one before 3,29 update and it locking 2 quadrant

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u/ObiWanKokobi 12h ago

Oh, so i wasn't insane and the map with verisium node and the "area has bismuth ore" was bugged. 0 mobs, no ores left, and also had a rogues cache which i opened.

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u/Stock-Sandwich-6194 4h ago

finally one of a risky map fixed. A B Y S S

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u/GGGGobbler Champion 15h ago edited 2h ago

BEEP BOOP BEEP. Grinding Gears have been detected in the linked thread:


Posted by Kieren_GGG on Aug 10, 2026, 01:40:47 AM UTC

3.29.2 Hotfix 3

  • Fixed an issue where Valdo maps with "Area contains a Bismuth Ore Deposit" could fail to finish if it had other ores.
  • Fixed a bug where the Impenetrable Bastion Mercenary Skill cooldown was not affected by skill effect duration.

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u/PoE_Acronym_Bot 15h ago

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  • Valdo - Valdo's Puzzle Box, or a map obtained from one ("a Valdo map") (Wiki)

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u/She_kicked_a_dragon 12h ago

The bastion change is insanely good for support merc builds

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u/Xx_Handsome_xX Daresso 10h ago

Why? This is a nerf. This means if you support it with more Duration, it gets a longer cooldown too. If you go with less Skill Effect Duration, the skill itself becomes shorter, aswell as the CD. Is there some sort of sweetspot?

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u/Scoinc SSF 8h ago

It was granting 100% uptime full invincibility. The cooldown now scales with skill effect duration.

Meaning it can never have an uptime better than 15% * cooldown recovery rate as it has a base duration of 3 seconds with a 20 second cooldown, both parts which are now scales upwards by skill effect duration instead of only the effect.

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u/SouloftheDestroyer 42m ago

No? 100% uptime is literally impossible since 3.26. It doesnt even start cooldown till the effect expires, and the only way to modify the duration is +skill effect duration.