So I decided to take Dan's advice and rush through to Duriel. Odd, even on /players1, he still seemed quite tough, either that or my sorc really stinks at taking on solos. I think my merc was dealing majority of the damage, my job was simply to keep feeding with with healing/full rejuv pots.
He dropped a bunch of crap, including this unique wand called maelstorm which I can't even use.
I didn't gain a lv, but I am now in ACT3. Though with my sorc seeming so lame, I will probably reroll. Any suggestions on fun builds to try out (no twinking available).
I agree with PI in that when I play normal, I'm typically about level 35 when I hit Baal.
I would be around lv31-21, IIRC. Not sure, but I seem to gain xp rather slowly (I would be around lv 26 by the time I encounter diablo). Or maybe I just don't kill enough foes.
So it only affects their HP, but not resistances or immunities? Sweet! I need to try this out!
It is great in the beginning, when you lv after killing just 4 fallen. But afterwards, you need to attack each foe a disproportionate amount of times to kill them, which can get tedious after a while. You would be around lv20 by the time you kill Andariel.
If I am not mistaken, they simply get more hp, but still deal the same damage, nor are their resistances affected.
Though I suppose that if you are optimized enough, the extra hp is merely a minor speedbump at best.
At the moment, I am trying out /players5. Foes appear to die readily enough, and I still get a decent amount of xp (I am lv6 by the time I complete the den of evil quest).
So what are your thoughts? Should I stick with players1 on the 1st run through? Or any recommended lv ranges for each act?