Reasonably powerful builds

[Zhuugus]

I haven’t played 100-150 after the update except for the time I needed to unlock the checkpoint on two of my chars. From what you said, it looks like the tribute rewards for 130-150 has been nerfed. If that’s the case then the tribute rewards for 130-150 are the ones that need fixing and not the 170 loot, imo. The crucible as a whole was made for farming but I think the eave 150 rewards are enough and 151-170 should just be challenge waves. Making 151-170 an efficient farming route would just lead us back to the time when every new player in the game will want to see a crucible farmer.

No, 130-150 rewards are the same. Zantai himself replied in your own thread:

Thoughts on the new Crucible

If your character could handle 150 before, you will still enjoy the same rewards, just with a little more monster variety. So if your build was intended for farming the Crucible, you haven’t lost any farming efficiency.

If your character is more godly and can handle 151+, then that’s just more rewards. Nobody got penalized for there being new waves.

Thoughts on the new Crucible

Sure they did. you nerfed the tribute reward for wave 150. you realize farming 130 to 150 was only possible because of the tribute rewards. i’m fine with it being less tribute rewarded, but you should lower the cost of resetting, maybe 5, 10, 15 instead of 5, 15, 30.

Thoughts on the new Crucible

Nope, no change.
Previously wave 150 would automatically trigger the End reward. That total reward is the same as before if you choose to stop at wave 150.