.5 Chrono discussion

0.5 Passive tree findings:

The new Recoup speed wheel provides 82% recoup speed for a 7 point investment. 25% more speed remains baked into Pliable Flesh. This brings us to 3.85s recoup speed compared to the old 3.2s. The 12% recoup speed from the boots socketable is now also notably worse compared to before, assuming it hasn't been buffed, but I wouldn't count on that.

There is 28% more recoup speed (which would be a total of 3.4s) in the heart-shaped wheel on Druid's side of the wheel, but that's really quite far *and* they removed the only worthwhile thing to grab along the way since the energy shield/max mana wheel is now gone. This means that going left is even worse than before, especially since Stormcharged is dead in the water.

On the bright side, there is a 10% slower expiry rate on buffs in the big recoup speed wheel, which means it can be stacked up to a pretty ridiculous 40% now. For instance it might be worth looking at archons now? With all the archon durarion nodes and 40% slower expiry rate, we're looking at a 38 second archon. If we annoint/megalomaniac an additional 10% from the ranger side of the tree, that climbs up to 45,6(!) seconds.Maybe something to consider for minion/chaos builds, too, depending on what Archon of Undeath ends up actually doing.

Edit: It also looks like they nerfed/changed some of the nodes in the diamond shaped crit section on the monk side of the tree. And Soul Bloom is now just a generic faster ES recharge node rather than ES recovery speed, affecting Sacrosanctum setups.

Thanks for doing the math. I didn't want to hahah.

Yeah, stormcharged being murdered is so strange. broke the link, and the new version is so weak. I don't get it.

I think Hearttissue/left ventricale is an easy grab. theres a jewelsocket there too. mind erasure, aspiring genius, reverb/repulsion. all good still. it is harder on a crit build yes.

Calibration loss is rough yeah.


Chrono small travel points:
Phased from/footprints are still both 10% buff duration.

Quicksand hourglass was 4% cast speed, 6% inc aoe. now, 4% action speed, 6% inc aoe. unsurprisingly.

Inevitable agony was 10% faster curse activation, but is now 8% inc aoe.
Which.. eh. pretty weak. inc Aoe is everywhere. and small travel nodes are 5 or 6%.
when quicksand hourglass is 4% skill speed and 6% aoe, how can you justify this? this should be 10 or 12% at least imho.

The Rapid river was 4% life recoup. now, Now and again is 6% cast speed.
same problem. when quicksand hourglass is 4% skill speed and 6% aoe, how can you justify this?

Apex unchanged.

And timesnap/time freeze are still 6% cdr nodes as well.