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Well, I just completed act 2 and im sat at level 23, was actually really rough finishing this act, died a couple of times but i'm unsure if its because im under levelled or just bad haha.
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BillyMaysed 2265Moderator

Sorceress Americas PC
Felsyn wrote: 3 years ago
Well, I just completed act 2 and im sat at level 23, was actually really rough finishing this act, died a couple of times but i'm unsure if its because im under levelled or just bad haha.
Probably the beetles
Charged Bolt
, poison damage from the mummies and areas like the maggot lair and
Arcane Sanctuary
can make A2 a bit rough when first starting the game. :)

Although, most people find Act 2 enjoyable compared to Act 3... xD

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I only died when facing the boss before meeting
Tyrael
in the tomb. He 2/3 shot my mercenary and then I ran out of pots!

I did really enjoy the act, cool story line and some great looking zones. I'm considering going back to the tower in act one to farm some runes, is this a worth while exercise whilst gaining some additional levels for act 3?
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BillyMaysed 2265Moderator

Sorceress Americas PC
Felsyn wrote: 3 years ago
I only died when facing the boss
Oh it was just
Duriel
? should've known. He is the destroyer of new player dreams. I guess i didn't think of him right off the bat because of the PTSD he's given me. Its better to forget...

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I guess i didn't think of him right off the bat because of the PTSD he's given me
Corpse running to get slowed and re-killed.... twice. And then he died to a DoT effect whilst I was dead so am sure I didn't even get the XP drop from him D:
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Fen 94

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Duriel
isn't fun at all :(
Well unless you play summoner :D.
But that small chamber + freezing Aura... ouch

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Fen wrote: 3 years ago
Duriel
isn't fun at all :(
Well unless you play summoner :D.
But that small chamber + freezing Aura... ouch
Yeah it was the first challenging part of D2 so far for me! It's got me contemplating whether to do some grinding before going into act 3 or not.
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BillyMaysed 2265Moderator

Sorceress Americas PC
Felsyn wrote: 3 years ago
Corpse running to get slowed and re-killed.... twice. And then he died to a DoT effect whilst I was dead so am sure I didn't even get the XP drop from him D:
Welcome to diablo 2 and the OG experience we all had with
Duriel
!

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Since you are already 23+, I don't recommend grinding Act 2. IMO, the game gives you enough experience just playing through it until you get to Nightmare. Then you probably want to grind
Baal
or Cows before progressing.

If you don't have Stealth yet, then it might be worth farming Countess to get it.
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BillyMaysed 2265Moderator

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For MAXIMUM experience from monsters:
lvl 1 - 11 = Act 1
lvl 12 - 18 = Act 2
lvl 19 - 23 = Act 3
lvl 24 - 31 = Act 4
lvl 32 - 36 = Act 5
lvl 37 - 43 = Act 1 (nightmare)
lvl 43 - 48 = Act 2 (nightmare)
lvl 49 - 52 = Act 3 (nightmare)
lvl 53 - 62 = Act 4 (nightmare)
lvl 63 - 73 = Act 1 (Hell)
lvl 74 - 80 = Act 2 (Hell)
lvl 81 - 83 = Act 3 (Hell)
lvl 83 - 94 = Act 4 (Hell)
lvl 95 - 99 = Act 5 (Hell)

Experience per clvl Chart: (source)

1 - 25
26 - 52
53 - 78
79 - 99

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eltair wrote: 3 years ago
Since you are already 23+, I don't recommend grinding Act 2. IMO, the game gives you enough experience just playing through it until you get to Nightmare. Then you probably want to grind
Baal
or Cows before progressing.

If you don't have Stealth yet, then it might be worth farming Countess to get it.
I've only got Steel at the moment, i looked at Stealth but thought it looks more appropriate for a caster not barb or am i wrong?
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BillyMaysed wrote: 3 years ago
For MAXIMUM experience from monsters:
lvl 1 - 11 = Act 1
lvl 12 - 18 = Act 2
lvl 19 - 23 = Act 3
lvl 24 - 31 = Act 4
lvl 32 - 36 = Act 5
lvl 37 - 43 = Act 1 (nightmare)
lvl 43 - 48 = Act 2 (nightmare)
lvl 49 - 52 = Act 3 (nightmare)
lvl 53 - 62 = Act 4 (nightmare)
lvl 63 - 73 = Act 1 (Hell)
lvl 74 - 80 = Act 2 (Hell)
lvl 81 - 83 = Act 3 (Hell)
lvl 83 - 94 = Act 4 (Hell)
lvl 95 - 99 = Act 5 (Hell)
Thanks for this! Looks like i'm already at the higher end for the act i've just started so i'll go get stuck in! :)
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Felsyn wrote: 3 years ago

I've only got Steel at the moment, i looked at Stealth but thought it looks more appropriate for a caster not barb or am i wrong?
Stealth is great for anyone early game, including melee characters. The FRW and FHR are excellent stats. It's really hard to beat in early game. Better armors will come eventually, but i wouldn't discount it. If you're going pure melee you might not need the FCR, but the other stats make it worth it.
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BillyMaysed 2265Moderator

Sorceress Americas PC
Felsyn wrote: 3 years ago
Thanks for this! Looks like i'm already at the higher end for the act i've just started so i'll go get stuck in! :)
Ya but two things to keep in mind when it comes to XP farming:

1. if you look at the charts you still get great XP in previous act(s) even out of the "optimum" level range, so don't be afraid to hang out and over-level.

2. Getting 70% XP in a later Act will give you more overall XP than 99% in an earlier act. This is why people do
Baal
runs around lvl 25 despite only getting 67% of mob XP.

Typical Online Quick Leveling:
1-14 =
Tristram
Runs
14-20 = Tomb Runs
20-24ish = Cow Runs (or 22-30ish Chaos Runs)
25-40 =
Baal
Runs (N)
40-65 =
Baal
Runs (NM)
65+ =
Baal
Runs (H)

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One more tip: Kill minion packs for bonus XP.
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