I am sure this is a newb question. I have a seasonal barbarian level 70. Every time he is contacted by any monster he starts moving at half speed. He also has what looks like water around him. Not a good description but it looks like a small puddle that someone dropped a pebble in the middle of.
I have been playing casually for about 20 years. I didn’t start paying attention to configurations and equipment until the last few weeks. But I have never seen any character do this. It isn’t freezing, I don’t think. Hoping someone can shed some light on this.
Do you have stone guantlets equipped or in cube? That is the most likely explanation.
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Your season barb is wearing stone gauntlets. That is your problem!!
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The legendary affix on Stone Gauntlets is…
Getting hit increases your armor by 50%, but reduces your movement speed by 15% and attack speed by 20%. This effect stacks up to 5 times.
This means…
| Stacks | Armour | Movement Speed | Attack Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Increased by 50% | Reduced by 15% | Reduced by 20% |
| 2 | Increased by 100% | Reduced by 30% | Reduced by 40% |
| 3 | Increased by 150% | Reduced by 45% | Reduced by 60% |
| 4 | Increased by 200% | Reduced by 60% | Reduced by 80% |
| 5 | Increased by 250% | Reduced by 75% | Reduced by 100% |
Because the Stone Gauntlets provide both a benefit (increased armour) and a penalty (slowed movement and attack speed) the intention is that the player needs to utilise other items or abilities to remove the penalty but keep the benefit. For example…
- Equip or Cube the Ice Climber boots
- Use an Invigorating Gem at Rank 25 or higher
- Maintain 100% up-time on your class’s uber-ability, e.g. Wrath of the Berserker on a Barbarian, Akarat’s Champion on a Crusader, and so on.
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