Are you sure about Challenge: Definitive Deviation?

This "challange" is the worst shi* ever. Its just some lazy management decision, who never even try to think about it. I am trying for 8 fok*ng days 4-5 hours per day, on lvl 68 reliquiary (1-2 minutes per room), so there is no progress in game. I saw hunderts pact rooms. It is not fun, it is not joy, its just sad. My OCD prevnts me to stop trying. Its my first league, but definitely the last one. I wanted to spent even more money here to have nice hideout and some nice cosmetics. But definitely (deviation) not now. Uninstall this shit (after this league ends or I finish this sh*t) is only way how to show my disagreement with this kind of "challenges". Really, what kind of skill this prove? That you are dumb or adicted enough? Its just sh*t.

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Tirit wrote:

This "challange" is the worst shi* ever. Its just some lazy management decision, who never even try to think about it. I am trying for 8 fok*ng days 4-5 hours per day, on lvl 68 reliquiary (1-2 minutes per room), so there is no progress in game. I saw hunderts pact rooms. It is not fun, it is not joy, its just sad. My OCD prevnts me to stop trying. Its my first league, but definitely the last one. I wanted to spent even more money here to have nice hideout and some nice cosmetics. But definitely (deviation) not now. Uninstall this shit (after this league ends or I finish this sh*t) is only way how to show my disagreement with this kind of "challenges". Really, what kind of skill this prove? That you are dumb or adicted enough? Its just sh*t.

Change your strat bro™

I've tried to push through, to have that sweet 40/40 at least once, but I don't see it happening. I think anyone who's playing PoE is accustomed to continuous mindnumbing grind, but this shit is something else. It feels like the dumbest and the most boring chore you've ever had (times 10). The randomness of the whole thing makes you lose all hope. And the amount of time it takes to progress even a little is absolutely ridiculous.

It's sad that devs are so oblivious that they allow this to happen. But it's maddening that there was no fix to the issue even after it became obvious how broken it is.

Idk, maybe I'll give it another try later, but for now I can't see another fucking room of that damned sanctum. Which is unfortunate, cause I actually enjoyed playing it before I was forced to collect those stupid afflictions.

PS
The challenge should be to get any 10 major boons (out of 15 total).
It's challenging enough, but it doesn't go against common sense and normal gameplay. So you could still enjoy and complete sanctum runs.

Hi all

I am not usually posting, but I want to share some tips and tricks.

TLDR: It is pure luck.

What you can do to increase your chances:
- aim for deals rooms
- these are your best chance of getting a major boon or affliction
- aim for the rgb fountain
- a major boon
- aim for merchant rooms
- there is a chance for a major boon here
- farm as many aurelius coins as possible
- add relics for double aurelius coins from chests
- you also need those, that are giving inspiration when you get an affiction, since most prob you are going to sacrifice your resolve for boons in deals rooms
- take as many afflictions as possible
- of course if these are not ruining your run or blocking you from gaining aurelius coins
- by doing this, you are increasing your chance of getting a Major affiction, because the affliction pool will have less choices
- I am not sure about this, but who knows
- take as many boons as possible
- by all boons, even if they are not so helpfull, to reduce the choice from the boon pool
- again, I am not sure about this, but I did it
- try to have 900+ coins if the next merch offers a major boon.
- if the merchant offers a Major boon, but you already have it in the challenge - buy it. I had a run, where I did not buy the boon, then I got an rgb fountain and I got that same boon because it was still in the pool

That's it

Good Luck!!!