Differences from Path of Exile 1

This page is dedicated towards summarizing some of the major differences between Path of Exile 1 and Path of Exile 2.

Mechanics

Path of Exile 1	Path of Exile 2
Chaos damage bypasses energy shield.	Chaos damage deals double damage to energy shield.
Damage conversion change	TODO
Evasion evades attacks.	Evasion evades hits that don't have an area of effect.
Armour is relatively stronger than PoE 2.	Armour is relatively weaker than PoE 1.
The only type of block is passive block.	There is passive block as well as active block. Active block involves a new mechanic called stagger.

Items

Path of Exile 1	Path of Exile 2
Gems level up from gaining experience.	Gems level up through the uncut gem item system.