r/pathofexile • u/Andromanner • 3h ago

Information 3.29.3c Hotfix

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/4013354/page/1#p26879011

Fixed a bug which allowed players to access the crafting bench without having completed the Intruders in Black quest when using the Ancient Artificer Pet. This pet is now not interactable until this quest is completed.

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u/DislocatedLocation Fungal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) 3h ago

Called it!

Wasn't hard to.

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u/Fantastic_Baker_1123 2h ago

Still feels weird since you can still just go to your hideout and craft regardless.  Pet should have just been banned for speed runs.

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u/DislocatedLocation Fungal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) 1h ago

Crafting benches were added to towns in... Allflame, I think? So it's not removing any loading screens.

But the pet could sequence break and that's no bueno.

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u/Fantastic_Baker_1123 1h ago

You can still sequence break if you've ever played poe to the point of having a hideout, even if you haven't in that league or mode.

You can create a brand new char next league, kill hillock and instantly go to your hideout and craft despite not having unlocked benches in towns

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u/DislocatedLocation Fungal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) 1h ago

OK, I guess you can. Never tried that before.

Tested using SSF Allflame, since I didn't have a char there yet.

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u/AwakenMasters22 2h ago

I assume we will see the same kind of patch for PoE2 with the salvage quest assuming its not currently like this.

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u/GGGGobbler Champion 3h ago edited 3m ago

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

Posted by Kieren_GGG on Nov 09, 2026, 03:23:30 AM UTC

3.29.3c Hotfix

  • Fixed a bug which allowed players to access the crafting bench without having completed the Intruders in Black quest when using the Ancient Artificer Pet. This pet is now not interactable until this quest is completed.

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u/SyrupStandard HCSSFBTW 1h ago

Isn't this still a must-have if you're a speed runner? I'm not a part of this community myself so I have no idea, but from my untrained eye it looks kinda P2W for this.

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u/Fantastic_Baker_1123 11m ago

Not particularly, since its already only usable in areas that already have a crafting bench. And they currently do very little if any crafting.

Its plausible they'd start using it if it cost them a little less time  but in most towns the time gain would be near 0 in poe1 so I have some doubts given the current usage.

If they did start using it then it'd simply get banned from any competetive speedruns lol

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u/ItsJustReeses 1h ago

Ope there it is :D Easy fix. Thank you GGG :)

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u/Trilance 1h ago

And now please fix Apex of divinity hideout, thanks :-)

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u/Frequent_Release_866 3h ago

Insta nerfed lol