Path of Exile's stress test weekend technically doesn't kick off for another 26 hours or so, but Grinding Gear Games is letting everyone download the client early so that we're all ready to go when the doors fly open. And to ensure that new players get a better taste of the final product, the team has rolled out a new v0.9.8 patch that adds an assortment of new features, introduces more balance tweaks, and squashes some more bugs.