Diablo II 1.10 Beta Test begins

[Tuy]

I started a Barbarian in the Beta Test thing and whenever he took a stamina potion, not only did his stamina recover instantly, it also gave him infinite stamina for about 20 seconds.

I have some strategy tips for other low level Barbs. Treehead Woodfist was really tough for a while, but then I came up with a strategy. Whenever his minions and some other monsters surrounded me, I would use Howl to scatter them, so I could fight Woodfist alone. Howl is incredibly useful now.

I was also having trouble with Ghostly monsters. I know Ghostly monsters have high Physical Resistance, and they also seem to have a 100% chance to chill now. A easy way to get around this until you get berserk is to have a poisoned weapon on your weapon switch. Just a 6 Poison damage over 2 seconds sword was enough for me to kill them easily in Act 1, although you should get more in later difficulties. Poison seems to be much more effective, although I'm not sure whether I'm just now noticing this or not.

So far the patch is really good, I think. I also liked how Frenzy and Concentrate can get a Magic Damage bonus from Berserk. I've only tried a barb so far.