02-21-2003, 10:48 PM
I've been playing almost exclusively hardcore for a while now. I can't really give much of any advice that hasn't already been given. Stay out of really dangerous areas (Nihlathak, anyone?) unless you want to take the risk. Try to play with some care; then again, I don't follow this advice all that much myself... by this time, I've died enough that I actually count on death as part of my playing routine: get a char up to 50 or so, die, rinse, repeat. Keeps things interesting for me, but YMMV.
As for lag, it gets irritating, but I've learned to live with it. Many lag deaths are caused as much by something else as they are by lag. The only death I've had involving lag (level 51 phoenix strike assassin, a couple days ago) could have been prevented if I was more careful (I really didn't realize NM Zealots hit that hard).
Anyway, even with my constant deaths, HC has been much more fun for me than SC ever was. Hope it is for you too.
As for lag, it gets irritating, but I've learned to live with it. Many lag deaths are caused as much by something else as they are by lag. The only death I've had involving lag (level 51 phoenix strike assassin, a couple days ago) could have been prevented if I was more careful (I really didn't realize NM Zealots hit that hard).
Anyway, even with my constant deaths, HC has been much more fun for me than SC ever was. Hope it is for you too.