PoE2’s Latest Big Patch Finally Shows What ‘Nearby’ Really Means

A small but super helpful new feature went live with Dawn of the Hunt, and players are loving it. As spotted by Reddit user brophylicious, you can now visualize your Presence radius directly in-game.

This change was quietly included in Patch 0.2.0, and it works automatically. Just hover over any instance of the “Presence” keyword, and a circular indicator will appear around your character, showing the current radius of the effect.

For anyone running Presence-based passives, auras, or support effects, this is a simple but game-changing quality-of-life addition, especially if you are trying to keep minions or allies within range.

As one player put it:
“It’s like seeing the battlefield from a completely new perspective.”

Another added:
“After over a decade, we finally know what ‘Nearby’ really means.”

Check out the video on Reddit below:

A cool way to visualize your presence radius
byu/brophylicious inPathOfExile2

A Few Extra Tips:

• The default Presence radius is 4 meters, but it can be increased through passives, items (like the Ox Talisman), and other modifiers.
• While not currently toggleable, quite a few players are requesting a permanent setting or shortcut to keep the visual active longer.
• If you are on console or using a controller, this feature might not be fully accessible yet, which is something the community hopes GGG addresses soon.

It might be a small change on paper, but in practice, being able to see your actual Presence range is already proving to be one of the more impactful interface changes since Path of Exile 2 entered early access