RGs harder now after patch 2.2.1? - Diablo III Blue Post

There were no (intentional) changes to Rift Guardians in 2.2.1. However, there is a known issue with Saxtris and Sand Shaper specifically:

Posted by: Nevalistis05/20/2015 06:03 PM

Posted by: TAG05/20/2015 03:46 PM

I had the same issue just now. I imagine it is a bug.

This is correct. There is a bug with tornado behavior, and you'll see this somewhat confused wandering with any Rift Guardian that summons tornadoes (Sand Shaper and Saxtris included). We're currently investigating this issue.

To clarify, the tornadoes aren't attempting to stay close to their summoner; they're just changing directions too quickly. As a result, they won't travel very far from their spawn point. The behavior of the enemies themselves should be unchanged so, in the meantime, kiting the Rift Guardian away from a cluster of tornadoes should yield more desirable results.

Wangster #1165	RGs harder now after patch 2.2.1?(1)	Category: GeneralMay-20-2015 4:56 PM PDT (10 years ago)
	Seems to me that a few of the RG's movement pattern and damage output have been altered. There are more things made than what was listed in the patch notes. Anyone with me on this one? #1 1 hour ago Login to rate Reply Quote CoupDeGrace #1595 Profile CoupDeGrace Posts: 131 View profile Sand Shaper and Saxtris are super annoying now #2 1 hour ago Login to rate Reply Quote Wangster #1165 Profile Wangster Posts: 387 View profile And I thought I was trippin. Remind me to /ragequit when I see them. #3 1 hour ago Login to rate Reply Quote Nevalistis View posts Nevalistis Community Manager Posts: 5,819 There were no (intentional) changes to Rift Guardians in 2.2.1. However, there is a known issue with Saxtris and Sand Shaper specifically: Posted by: Nevalistis05/20/2015 06:03 PM Posted by: TAG05/20/2015 03:46 PM I had the same issue just now. I imagine it is a bug. This is correct. There is a bug with tornado behavior, and you'll see this somewhat confused wandering with any Rift Guardian that summons tornadoes (Sand Shaper and Saxtris included). We're currently investigating this issue. To clarify, the tornadoes aren't attempting to stay close to their summoner; they're just changing directions too quickly. As a result, they won't travel very far from their spawn point. The behavior of the enemies themselves should be unchanged so, in the meantime, kiting the Rift Guardian away from a cluster of tornadoes should yield more desirable results. #4 13 minutes ago Reply Quote

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Nevalistis	RGs harder now after patch 2.2.1?(4)	May-20-2015 6:07 PM PDT (10 years ago)
	There were no (intentional) changes to Rift Guardians in 2.2.1. However, there is a known issue with Saxtris and Sand Shaper specifically: Posted by: Nevalistis05/20/2015 06:03 PM Posted by: TAG05/20/2015 03:46 PM I had the same issue just now. I imagine it is a bug. This is correct. There is a bug with tornado behavior, and you'll see this somewhat confused wandering with any Rift Guardian that summons tornadoes (Sand Shaper and Saxtris included). We're currently investigating this issue. To clarify, the tornadoes aren't attempting to stay close to their summoner; they're just changing directions too quickly. As a result, they won't travel very far from their spawn point. The behavior of the enemies themselves should be unchanged so, in the meantime, kiting the Rift Guardian away from a cluster of tornadoes should yield more desirable results.