06-12-2012, 12:53 PM
I've only played a little barb so far up through Skeleton King, but I have to say I really like the added pressure of time limit. I'm taking Monty's approach and trying to speed through as much as one can in a full-clear, albeit I have not broken the habit of picking up gold and random items to sell yet. (I really should...) Anyway there's no playing super defensive "lure enemies in chokepoints" kind of thing until I absolutely need it. (Probably in nightmare.) This helps keep normal exciting at least when you leap into a huge mess of monsters and mess them up.