Kiwi studio Grinding Gear Games has announced it has entered a second, significantly expanded closed beta phase for Path of Exile.

The new beta for the online hack’n’slash RPG brings with it significant balance adjustments, new arenas, skills and enemies. All characters have been reverted to Level 1.

“Our goal with the 0.9.3 upgrade was to do a full rebalance of the game to make it even more fun. To achieve this, we’ve changed most game systems based on the feedback we received from testers. It feels like a whole new game now," said Grinding Gears’ Chris Wilson.

“We've had ridiculous numbers of people wanting to help test the game, and after this patch we plan to scale up quickly to test how well our servers handle more players,” he continued. “We've had people create fan art, post songs about the game on YouTube, and turn up at our office in New Zealand to beg for beta access. We look forward to playing with them in the game soon.”

To sign up for a chance to enter the beta, visit Path of Exile’s official website. You can find Gameplanet’s coverage of Path of Exile here.