Hi, there is a bug with the Challenge Rift Bounty Cache. I did it and was going to collect it in the season but it isn’t appearing.
You did the challenge rift before season start…
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I wonder…
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And,
…before the season started.
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Ya I did the challenge rift preparation for the season and it is not appearing. I can see it in my non season but it isn’t available in the season. This must be a bug.
The CR can only be done once per week. If you earned the cache before the sesson started, then you can’t earn it again in the season until the next week. It’s not a bug.
I don’t play SSF, but I think I’ve heard it’s possible to do it a second time in that mode. Someone can correct me if I’m wrong. Thanks Alex!
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You can do the CRift as many times as you want in any mode. 
You can only collect 1 Cache total per week independent of mode. I just did a test since I had collected my cache in regular SC and ran the CR while in SSF mode and could not collect a second one in SSF.
Fun fact: You can do 2 SJ a season and collect 2 stash tabs a season if you do one in SSF and one in regular mode.
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I did the challenge rift once and it wouldn’t let me collect it in season. Must be a bug
Before you run this week’s CR, you have to wait until the season actually starts, then create a seasonal character, then run the CR, then use your seasonal character to collect the cache. That’s normally how it’s done.
There are some other variations, like starting the CR before the season starts BUT not killing the guardian until the season actually starts. That’s a bit tricky and never tried it myself.
If you’ve already run this week’s CR, don’t fret, many people have messed up in the past including some streamers. Another another one is coming Monday.
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Sadly, operator error is not a bug.
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What the actual heck did you just write? Why would it be so convoluted? That makes zero sense. No wonder why I messed it up.
Btw the way that would make sense is you run the challenge rift and then you collect the cache wherever you want. What in the Blizzard Plz 
Short explanation.: You must already have a Seasonal Hero created Before you run the CR.
If you do not have a Seasonal Hero, the CR cache will only go to non-season mail.
edit: It is probably too late now for you to use the CR cache to jump start the leveling.
You can run it again later to save for the Altar.
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Think of it like physical mail.
In order to receive a package in the mail, you need an address, right? A place for the package to go. The Challenge Rift Cache is the package you want to get from the mail.
Your Seasonal Character is one Address, and your Non Seasonal Character is another address. You only get 1 package and it gets dropped in the mailbox to be delivered IMMEDIATELY after killing the guardian.
So in order to make sure it goes to the right address… you need to establish the correct place for it to go BEFORE you tell the game to send the package.
Make sense?
I agree this would be more convenient / easier, but at this point, it just is what it is. If it’s any consolation, the node that requires the Cache is fairly far into the altar anyway - most people aren’t going to unlock that prior to Monday when they can try again for that week’s cache.
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I rarely use the CR cache to jump start the Season.
I’m in no rush.
I play all three Regions on two accounts.
I hate CRs.
I like the level up sequence.
I like seeing what the theme does for me.
I’ll wait for a CR that interests me and save for later.
The thing is I am at that node as of noon today so it is kinda lame but oh well, at least my pet is savaging stuff and picking up death breaths and stuff
Btw it still doesn’t make sense to me because it’s a video game it’s not a physical address with physical package. It can just go where it’s supposed to it’s no problem, but they don’t. That’s the problem and why it’s weird and wrong. But yeah whatever oh well I didn’t care anyway I have other things to do in my life
That’s nicer than what my mum would have said.
One of her favourite phrases is “There is no medication for stupidity.”
She’s very blunt.
I think you’ve missed the point behind Seasons for many players.
There’s a competitive element to it that if one was to be able to prep unfairly in advance, it would ruin the competition.
3-5min for running a CR might seem like nothing to you but we have players that can get to lvl70 in less than an hour, or complete certain conquests in that first hour, avoiding 3-5min spent on a CR is a lot. If they could do the CR before season start and have that contribute towards their seasonal progress, that’s an advantage.
So no, doing the CR before a season starts should not make the cache claimable in seasons.
Now if they really want to idiot proof the whole process, they’d release a new CR at the same time as season start… but then too many players who don’t enjoy CRs and use guides to do them would be annoyed as there won’t be time for the guide makers like Cpt D Honorseeker to make guides before a season starts. So we just gotta remember to not do a CR before a season starts.
Wow, it’s incredible you wrote all that without realizing there is no advantage to be had…since everyone is able to complete the challenge rift beforehand.
There is no medication for stupidity, indeed
Just because everyone has the opportunity to complete the challenge rift beforehand doesn’t mean everyone will complete the challenge rift before hand. People have real life to tend to. That’s why there’s a published season start date/time… so people can organise their lives around when the season starts.
You’re advocating for an unfair scenario.
You haven’t had one single like in this whole thread. Either everyone else is wrong and dumb, or you’re the one who has missed something (or are just that stubborn to try to argue to win despite being wrong). Maybe try being less argumentative especially when people are trying to help you understand how this game works.
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I think I’ve seen somebody (on youtube) say that even if you don’t have made a season hero you can still do the CR and claim the it on a newly made season hero. Provided you don’t do it before season start. In any case it must not be completed before official season start in your region.
Not advocating this and haven’t done it myself.
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I can validate this as being true (or at least being true in the past).
I did the CR after season start and before creating a seasonal character many seasons ago and the cache was there when I created my seasonal character. It happened because I was invited to a CR group before creating my seasonal character that particular season.
I would still create a seasonal character first to be safe.
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