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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.

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

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?

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...

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:

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

Fen wrote: 3 years ago

Duriel isn't fun at all
Well unless you play summoner .
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.

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!

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.

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

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?

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!

For killing bosses is very important crushing blow (-12.5% of target's hit points)

Rixot's Keen unique

Short Sword lvl 2 (

Gladius lvl 23)
Cleglaw's Brace full set

Bonesnap unique

Maul lvl 24

Crushflange unique

Mace lvl 9

Humongous unique

Giant Axe lvl 29

Knell Striker unique

Scepter lvl 5

Ribcracker unique

Quarterstaff lvl 31

The Gnasher unique

Hand Axe lvl 5
all very useful for any melee char

For sorceress spam

Static Field on bosses (-25% of target's hit points)
For Necromancer use

Clay Golem and

Iron Maiden curse
For Amazon Use

Charged Strike (never Misses) then reset to bowazon later lvl 27 (you can give your merc Insight polearm for mana recovery aura

Meditation)

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.

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)

One more tip: Kill minion packs for bonus XP.