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* Greater Rift Level 25+ = Harder and harder.
GR30 was about the limit for a very well-equipped (softcore) character entering the Patch 2.1 testing on the PTR. Shortly after Patch 2.1 players with improved gear began to clear up through GR35 routinely, with the first groups into the low 40s. As gear and strategy improves, higher and higher levels will be are reached, with 54 being the maximum as of November 21st 2014.
Early in Patch 2.1, Demon Hunters were considerably stronger than other classes thanks to their Sentries acting as the best "pets" and dealing non-stop damage. A fan-tabulated survey of the average clear times for the top 1000 ranked players showed approximately:<ref name=preview>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/greater-rift-leaderboards-show-diablo-3-clagreater-rift-leaderboards-show-diablo-3-class-imbalance Greater Rift top 1000 best times averaged] - Diablo.IncGamers.com, 09/09/2014</ref>
