New season challenge rift is ssooooo idiotic

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I waited all week for a new challenge rift that had a character that was finally playable.

And we get a monk! GREAT! I love the monk. I have nurtured many monk babies!

So I jumped right in, ready to tear the challenge a new one ! Then I noticed that i was suddenly slowed to the point of being unable to do anything but die.

What is wrong? Has the challege bugged out? Has my network bugged out?

So I took a closer look at my settings and I took a closer look at my monk build.

And I found that there was an idiot in the woodpile who built the monk using Stone Gauntlets. !@#$#@!@#$!

Three weeks of crappy challenge builds. Arrrrrrrrrrgh!

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Jesse Hamilton on youtube already has a guide out. There will likely be more soon.

Not that I’m a fan of challenge rifts.

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Well…I guess I am just a sorry player. Sigh.

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Me and you both. Stone gauntlet make this built horrible.

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I watched the video and after 15 tries I barely made It. Whhew, thank you Jazz!

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I’ll wait another week. They’re trolling the player base again.

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It isn’t as hard as it first appears. Just remember to lay and explode the bells in front of you so you don’t get bogged down with the stone gauntlets. Don’t fight like a barb, up close and personal. Do it like a DH and avoid close fights. Hit epiphany when ever you run into an elite or a when available.

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It wasn’t too bad. The stone gauntlets were a weird addition but manageable.

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Luckily I don’t have to do CR once I completed the Altar. That build seems like torture.

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I have done both NA and EU on first try; but both of the set-ups are “annoying” in it’s own way.

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Your advice is sound and helpful but why would I ever alter my playstyle to play a stupidly built monk instead of playing what I enjoy the way I enjoy it? I choose happiness.

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The thing that annoyed me about it wasn’t the Stone Gauntlets but the fact that it’s a LoD build with 2pc Raiment… Like how dumb can you be

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You know Grift, I never noticed that. :rofl: That was pretty dumb. I normally just glance at the build, look at the skills and go at it. Good catch.

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Stone Gauntlets??? I tried them once. Nearly died. Never again.

Seriously, these things are way WORSE than Cursed Swords in D&D. I spent three sessions with a Cursed Sword. It only gave me minus 1 to hit. Stone Gauntlets slow you down by like 90%. Why would anyone ever choose to use that stuff??

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In season with the Altar. (Or if Ice Climbers can be fitted in your build).

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