Crafting Overhaul Incoming

Though details are light, crafting will receive new options and Path of Exile 2 Currency UI improvements.
Expect less reliance on RNG-heavy crafting systems and more deterministic outcomes.

Druid Class Could Arrive

The long-awaited Druid class, teased during ExileCon and developer interviews, may finally appear in Patch 0.3.0.

Originally planned for Dawn of the Hunt, the Druid was pulled due to readiness concerns.
With the delay and growing demand, it's possible that 0.3.0 could include Druid as a new playable class.
If added, expect Nature-based elemental skills, shapeshifting, and summoning mechanics, as shown during early dev previews.

Map Size Concerns May Be Addressed

One consistent complaint in PoE 2's campaign has been the oversized maps.

Movement speed modifiers aren't enough to mitigate the drag of long-distance traversal.
GGG has acknowledged the issue and hinted at possible improvements in 0.3.0.

Potential solutions may include:

Faster traversal mechanics
New waypoints
Dynamic map compression based on objectives

New Act Incoming?

Jonathan Rogers teased that a new Act might be included in 0.3.0-or at least soon after.

The campaign currently features three Acts in Early Beta.
Act 4 gameplay was shown at ExileCon 2023, fueling speculation.

If Act 4 drops, it may also bring:

New environments and bosses
Lore progression
Class-specific story missions

A fourth Act could also reduce the need for poe 2 trade Cruel Difficulty repeats, possibly shifting the leveling curve and improving pacing.