Path of Exile 2 Dawn of the Hunt release time countdown (patch 0.2.0)

Dawn of the Hunt, Path of Exile 2's first economy reset patch, is going live on April 4, and we also know its precise release time: 7 pm UTC. Other than a host of new League mechanics and a balance reset, there's a lot more stuff in patch 0.2.0 that will be revealed when it goes live. For example, Grinding Gear Games has only unveiled a minute fraction of its 100+ Support Gems and chase Uniques that will be fundamental to the new meta.

Naturally, many returning Path of Exile 2 players are eager to know when the patch is dropping. In this article, we offer the exact release time for every region, as well as a global countdown.

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Path of Exile 2 Dawn of the Hunt (patch 0.2.0) release time for all regions

There might be no preload for this big patch (Image via GGG)

As confirmed by GGG, Path of Exile 2 Dawn of the Hunt is going live on April 4 at 12 pm Pacific Daylight Time (3 pm Eastern Time, 7 pm UTC). The patch will be available concurrently across all supported platforms, so PC gamers are not getting a head start this time.

Depending on your location, however, the release may theoretically take place on April 5. Here are the start times for the new League in various regions across the world:

• United States and South America: 12 pm PST / 1 pm MDT / 2 pm CDT / 3 pm EDT / 4 pm BRT (April 4, 2025)
• Europe: 7 pm GMT / 7 pm UTC / 8 pm CET / 9 pm EET (April 4, 2025)
• Asia: 11 pm GST (April 4, 2025) / 12:30 am IST (April 5, 2025) / 3 am PHT (April 5, 2025) / 3 am CST (Beijing Time - April 5, 2025) / 4 am JST/KST (April 5, 2025)
• Australia: 6 am AEDT / 8 am NZDT (April 5, 2025)

If these do not include your local timezone, here's a live countdown to the opening of Path of Exile 2's first de facto season with Dawn of the Hunt:

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Maintenance information for Path of Exile 2 servers today (April 4)

Note that there will be a two-hour maintenance period prior to the patch's official opening time. This means that Path of Exile 2 servers will go offline on 10 am PDT (5 pm UTC) today for all platforms. Servers will be back up once the patch 0.2.0 goes live, and Dawn of The Hunt league begins.

As you're waiting for this new PoE2 update, here are all the things you'll need to know about Dawn of the Hunt:

• A Summary of everything new in Dawn of The Hunt
• Overview of the Huntress class in Path of Exile 2
• All new Ascendancies in PoE2 Dawn of The Hunt
• Path of Exile 2 patch notes for update 0.2.0
• All new crafting currencies in Dawn of The Hunt

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Will there be a pre-download for Path of Exile 2 Dawn of the Hunt before patch 0.2.0 goes live?

Yes. Console players can now directly pre-download Path of Exile 2's Dawn of the Hunt patch (preload size is approximately 27 GB).

Meanwhile, PC users can also download an official torrent file containing the GGPK resource file for the full-sized patched game (meaning it's . This patched resource preload is only compatible with the standalone PC client of the game, and not the Steam or Epic Games versions. In other words, there is no preload for Steam or Epic Games.

The GGPK can be copied into the installation folder (no earlier than 9 am PDT / 4 pm UTC today) to set up the preload, and you can access the game directly once the servers go live on 12 pm PDT / 7 pm UTC. PoE2 Dawn of The Hunt's patch size for PC is approximately 34 GB.

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Will Dawn of the Hunt content be bound to its own separate PoE2 league?

You can enjoy the new mechanics on Standard League too (Image via GGG)

Generally, with Path of Exile 1, a League's new mechanics are made available for a separate Challenge League realm. Dawn of the Hunt will also have its own League with a fresh economy to give everyone an equal start.

However, the new mechanics and content of patch 0.2.0 will be retroactively applied to Standard League. This means you can enjoy the new stuff, like Item Recombining, Azmeri Wisps, or the new Endgame maps, on your existing characters too.

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