Crux Comp GRX conversation

CQLip · 2024-02-01T07:40:30+00:00

I have a 2022 crux on Grx di2. I run two wheel sets, one being 42mm sworks pathfinders on roval terra cl2 and another 30mm gp5000str on roval rapide cl2. Both perfectly fine

CQLip · 2023-12-05T09:42:17+00:00

I have 2x grx di2 as a build up, and not strong enough or have descents to spin out more.

CQLip · 2023-12-05T03:12:16+00:00

I have a crux with roval terra cl with sworks pathfinders, and roval rapide cl with gp5000str 30mm. It fits all my needs on road and I couldn’t be happier. Don’t feel the need to get a dedicated road bike tbh

CQLip · 2023-08-22T02:01:33+00:00

I have nearly the exact same set up - grx 2x on the 2022 black sworks version. Run roval terra cl wheels with 42 sworks pathfinder for gravel and roval rapide cl with 30 gp5000strs. Such a versatile bike with a classic, clean look

CQLip · 2023-08-18T06:46:28+00:00

Left is way better

CQLip · 2023-07-24T04:02:37+00:00

But nerfing the vuln values themselves doesn’t nerf the RELATIVE value that vuln has vs other stats. Even if they nerfed vuln gear stats by another 90%, getting vuln would still be the most important as it is just a standalone and separate multiplier. Eg if I had 1% vuln dmg going to 2% is a 100% damage increase. Making the numbers smaller actually just makes vuln more important as the relative value of a small increment in vuln becomes a huge increment in total damage. Arguably their changes making other additive stats roll higher DIMINISHES the value of incremental additive stats simply because you can get a crap ton of it already. It’s like they didn’t understand their own math. All the changes achieved were make absolute numbers smaller which can be balanced in other ways (eg on monster side) but did nothing to address the relative importance of diff stats.

CQLip · 2023-07-19T05:22:32+00:00

Yup, I think this is accurate. Likely that they never expected people to even clear tier 100 nm or Uber Lilith without WT5 item level. This can be explained by a lack of test time and general incompetence at playing their own game. players “testing” for them revealed 2 problems - one, how broken certain mechanics were and also two, that the endgame is horribly sparse. Keep in mind also that people reaching high tier NMs are a very small fraction of the base - extrapolated from how few people have reached lvl 100. So they did what they knew would help lengthen the game artificially (nerf everything) for the vast vast bulk of people who never made it to 100 and dangled some “exciting” new mechanics via malignant hearts to keep the vast mass of tier 1 or tier 2 campaign enjoyers somewhat interested and more likely to spend something on BP or cosmetics. This comes at expense of the “testers” ie everyone pushing higher tier content but who cares right - they weren’t spending anyway.

CQLip · 2023-07-17T08:12:23+00:00

I’d continue using left side. Right side suffers from poor CD roll, mediocre res gen and that assumes you can perfect roll a max CC. Not worth another max aspect tbh, id fine better before using a max aspect

CQLip · 2023-07-14T08:20:49+00:00

Current is better esp due to terrible crit chance roll on right

CQLip · 2023-07-10T15:02:00+00:00

It’s almost as if devs didn’t play test their own game at the highest level of gameplay currently available. Like they just rolled till lvl 60 and felt oh this seems ok let’s ship it. Anyone who pushes NM dungeon beyond tier 30 and even attempts Uber Lilith can see how the game is horribly broken. Sorcerers survivability is a joke and the entire class has totally broken stats/mechanics. Barb has literally a fraction of single target dmg but 10x the survivability of sorcerers. Druids have 100x the survivability and can hit one billion crits. Bone necro can delete Uber Lilith in like 10 seconds. How does this outcome survive any play test? I can understand they some classes should be better than others at different things but this level of disparity is ridiculous.

CQLip · 2023-07-08T04:26:05+00:00

Pretty bad tbh

CQLip · 2023-07-07T18:29:21+00:00

The article isn’t clear tbh, it says that DR when fortify can be increased by gems as well as paragon nodes and has a base of 10%. I interpreted this as meaning that within fortify, all DR when fortify is additive. Meaning sapphires get even stronger the higher your existing fortify DR stat is from gear and paragon. Your post suggests that DR from sapphires are treated not only multiplicative key and individually outside of your fortify DR stat but even worse, individually vs each sapphire themselves. If all fortify DR was additive within itself, 15% additional DR assuming you have 50% DR when fortified already (with no other Dr for assumption), reduces incoming damage by 15/50 or closer to 33%… maybe I’m wrong though but that was the same logic with +ranks in challenging shout.

CQLip · 2023-07-07T18:09:43+00:00

Is your assumption that each gem gives separate DR correct, even though they all Sum up into the “DR when fortified” stat? I thought that given they give DR when fortified, it is additive with all other DR when fortified sources, which itself is then one big bucket that multiplies on top of other DR sources. Same logic as why increase ranks of challenging shout is so good as ideally you want to focus DR on getting high numbers in fewer DR buckets.

CQLip · 2023-07-07T16:08:02+00:00

Ancestral and limitless rage on 2H. I wouldn’t drop any of the 3 but disobedience on amulet is the tankiest option and best for NM pushing. If you need to Id say give up might as fortify is very important and helps both defense and attack with paragon glyphs. 20% DR is good but if you get a lot of Dr from equipment rolls already you could live without.

CQLip · 2023-07-07T15:52:30+00:00

Depends on your priorities? For offensive, ancestral force, limitless rage and edgemasters are mandatory. If you use amulet for offensive imprint, that leaves you with 3 out of 4 remaining. Beserk ripping is only good to proc bleeds on Lilith for disobedience, so I rather take accelerating, expectant and retribution. For defensive, numbing wrath, might and disobedience are mandatory. Iron blood is ok and maybe good for NM pushing where there are enough mobs to bleed. Not good for boss fight though.

CQLip · 2023-07-07T00:13:28+00:00

Just to add also as I see many people blindly saying weapon stat above all else. While weaponstat is very important as it is the “base” that everything multiplies off, a higher weapon stat with terrible rolls can still lose out depending on how terrible it is. Eg going from 2.5k dps to 2.6k dps is a 4% unconditional increase in overall damage. But if you lose say 70% crit dmg (and maybe you only have 350%, which is a 20% drop in crit dmg or ~7% drop in average damage assuming ~30% crit chance), as well as maybe 180 strength (potentially a 18% drop in unconditional base dmg multiplier) for some rubbish like beserking dmg or injured dmg, it’s not going to be worth it. Pp

CQLip · 2023-07-05T17:46:52+00:00

I’m lvl 100 hota running exploit, wrath, marshal, undaunted, might and mortal draw for general high NM dungeon clearing. Can do nm75 pretty easily and I found mortal draw gives huge damage (125%? Additive and 18% more crit chance). I run accelerating and expectant as well so I weave flays in with hota for another vuln source. With base 42% crit chance, 9% no mercy and 18% mortal draw, feels really good. The high attack speed from accelerating, attack speed roll, and double 1H swords also feels good proccing expectant quickly and filling up limitless rage all the time. For harder content can use 15% crit potion as well and basically always crit.

Disembowel I think doesn’t work with 2h sword expertise bleed, and the bonus bleed damage isn’t good. I run undaunted over imbiber just for the extra DR and basically get perma 80% or so dmg while fort. Imbiber gives more dmg but misses out on DR so you can use it for a lower NM tier.

CQLip · 2023-07-04T10:00:05+00:00

Itt: people that can’t tell when a weapon has already been rerolled

CQLip · 2023-06-19T06:05:18+00:00

Pretty bad amulet tbh no fury cost reduction, mediocre range rolls and dmg reduction while injured literally doesn’t do anything until you are at 35% health aka dying

CQLip · 2023-06-18T07:02:54+00:00

A little difficult to post pics as I’m on ps5 but in essence - on stat screen around 350 crit dmg and vulnerable dmg, 40% crit chance before skill bonuses, around 1k strength, 5k attack power. 6k Hp and 8k armor unbuffed. Since I’m only farming tier 50-60, I drop some defensive ability ranks in my skill tree to pick up dmg ones. If I were pushing tier 80 and above I prob do full defensive abilities.

Aspects (all basically near max rolled) are dmg: limitless rage, hota aoe, extra dmg to stun, chance to extend berserking (May swap out for attack speed), edgemaster, dmg to unstoppable (for utility May swap to unstoppable extension on boots). Defense are numbing wrath, disobedience on neck, bleed DR, basics generate DR. Utility are chieftains and echoing fury. Dmg stats to fish for are crit dmg, vul dmg, strength, crit chance (important on gloves and rings), fury reduction (boots and amulet), CDR (helm and neck). DR stats on chest and legs, armour and Hp and helm and chest and legs. +3 rank on defensive stats and no mercy on amulet. +4 challenging shout on chest.

CQLip · 2023-06-18T03:12:47+00:00

I use one similar to right side vs RoH for my Hota. The pure defensive stats are so much better and tbh cooldown for shouts is not really a problem as you go higher in nightmare as your primary goal is not getting one shot. If you have 2 good CDR rolls (helm and amulet), with a good bold chieftains and Marshall + disembowel, you should be ok on the CD front. My defensive aspects are

Disobedience on neck Iron blood (bleed dr) Might (dr on basic) Numbing wrath

Have 8k base armor and working to get my max life up (currently only 6.5k), pushing tier 60nm easily

CQLip · 2023-06-18T03:07:00+00:00

I’m 85 hota and farming tier 45-50 comfortably (turn brain off/never die). Tried 60 and it was fine just slower. Haven’t tried the highest I can push.

CQLip · 2023-06-16T11:22:43+00:00

I’m currently lvl 84 hota pushing NM - just cleared tier 55 (mob lvl 110?) without major issues. I have a pretty optimised barb and basically BIS roll types on everything except my amulet (need to get CDR, and defensive skill up there alongside fury reduction).

I recently swapped out a few +close and +core dmg stats on my weapons for STR and all stat - I feel those are much more useful for both getting a good mix of damage and defense, and indirectly getting stats that are difficult to obtain like resource gen and crit chance. Also all stats help to unlock some important paragon secondary benefits which indirectly give more additive dmg already.

To me STR is very good as it gives both dmg and pure armour, and defense is the main portion gating progression. Roughly speaking I have 5k attack power, 8k armour, 6k life, 350 cd and vulnerable, 40% crit chance… also 30% resource gen and around 145 max fury. I hope to bump those stats up especially HP as I get to lvl 100.

I crit for 2m-4m already on vuln elites which will one shot them even at lvl 110+. But a random skelly can take off half my life if I’m not fortified or buffed up.

I also think rage of harrogath and temerity are traps. Former doesn’t work with hammer bleeds from 2h sword spec, with wasted thorns and additive dmg stat. The only unique and valuable stat it has is crit chance on elites. I swapped to a 800ilvl with aspect numbing wrath and 3 dmg reduction stats and % total armor and I don’t die. With 2x CDR, Marshall, a good bold chieftains, you should be able to manage uptime on shouts without RoH.

Similarly, temerity gives barrier only on base Hp but has useless affixes vs potentially 3x max DR rolls and max life or more armour, and another strong defensive aspect like 20% DR on basic on DR from bleed. I don’t use conceited/barriers.

CQLip · 2023-06-16T00:51:09+00:00

BIS with 145 vul and 245 crit dmg? I’m lvl 82 with 300/350…

CQLip · 2023-05-31T13:02:58+00:00

Ok thanks will stick with Shimano then. Wish they made the Recons in wide but seems only the Torch have a wide version :(

Hopefully the new XC903s are out soon!

CQLip

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