02-13-2009, 10:50 AM
If you are following the advise of the others to play normal/hell, then you're on the right path.
Nevertheless, I can't leave a remark like this uncommented:
What I am trying to say is, for your character Nightmare/Hell is actually a very bad place to get exp. You'll get max exp from a lot of cave monsters, and the rest will still give you decent exp. On top of that you'll have a much easier time killing them, so your exp/hour might actually be higher. Nightmare/Catacombs might even be a good choice if caves is also difficult for you.
I hope you'll agree that "I get practically no exp until I attempt Nightmare/hell" is a silly statement. I suggest you read the parts of Jarulf's Guide which describe calculating exp gains. It will give you a true understanding of how this works.
All this being said, I still believe you should follow the advise of Nystul and others to play Normal/Hell for the time being. As weakwarrior describes, this is a great way of getting better equipment and as long as you feel yours is pathetic it's probably worth improving. Just keep in mind that you don't need Obsidian/Zodiac or King's Sword of Haste to make a good warrior. Try to keep your equipment expectations reasonable. The game will be more enjoyable if you're thrilled about finding a Jade Ring the Heavens, instead of being sad because it wasn't an Obs/Zod.
Nevertheless, I can't leave a remark like this uncommented:
Quote:Well I'm at lvl 28 on a warrior. I've been doing night mare church and witch runs a lot to get my stats up with elixirs. My problem now is I get practically no exp until I attempt Nightmare/hell... I lost my helm the last time I went down there.There is an exp cap in D1 which means a clvl 28 character can gain a maximum of 5600 exp from killing a single monster, regardless of how high the monster's base exp is. Thus, any monster in nightmare dlvl 11-16 will give you 5600 exp. On dlvl 10 you might meet Illusion Weavers who will only give you 5000. Even Toad Demons and Mud Runners give 5600 exp and they can be found on dlvl8!
What I am trying to say is, for your character Nightmare/Hell is actually a very bad place to get exp. You'll get max exp from a lot of cave monsters, and the rest will still give you decent exp. On top of that you'll have a much easier time killing them, so your exp/hour might actually be higher. Nightmare/Catacombs might even be a good choice if caves is also difficult for you.
I hope you'll agree that "I get practically no exp until I attempt Nightmare/hell" is a silly statement. I suggest you read the parts of Jarulf's Guide which describe calculating exp gains. It will give you a true understanding of how this works.
All this being said, I still believe you should follow the advise of Nystul and others to play Normal/Hell for the time being. As weakwarrior describes, this is a great way of getting better equipment and as long as you feel yours is pathetic it's probably worth improving. Just keep in mind that you don't need Obsidian/Zodiac or King's Sword of Haste to make a good warrior. Try to keep your equipment expectations reasonable. The game will be more enjoyable if you're thrilled about finding a Jade Ring the Heavens, instead of being sad because it wasn't an Obs/Zod.