The Diablo 4 monkey's paw curls as the RPG's 'impossible' endgame content turns out to be a massive grind with frustrating difficulty spikes

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Diablo 4's brand-new endgame content, billed as a challenge that almost no-one would be able to complete, is living up to the hype - but not in a way that players actually appear to be enjoying.

Back in November, well-known Diablo streamer Wudijo said he'd had an early look at the Abattoir of Zir endgame event - which has just made its way to Diablo 4 with the latest update - at BlizzCon 2023. Back then, he said that "nobody is supposed to finish" the mode's final tier. To even access it, you'll need to have completed every aspect of the Season Journey, and once you're in, you'll only have ten minutes to clear enough enemies to summon and defeat the final boss. After you complete one tier, you'll move onto the next, up to tier 25, with each new tier increasing the strength of the monsters you fight.

As you play, you'll upgrade the unique Tears of Blood Glyph, which Blizzard says is "essential" to making meaningful progress in the mode. However, the glyph also requires "significantly" more experience to upgrade than a normal Diablo 4 Paragon glyph, so getting it to its level 50 cap seems to be a serious challenge.

That challenge seems to be putting players off to such an extent that some are suggesting they simply won't bother with the Abattoir. Streamer Raxxanterax is said to have told viewers that it will take "an average of 325 hours" to max the glyph, a time investment that one player on Reddit described as "absolutely insane" in comparison to the amount of time it takes to level an entire character to 100, especially since the glyph will no longer be available in eight weeks' time.

That sentiment was shared elsewhere, with another player suggesting that "that goal is completely out of reach, and it totally killed my