10-27-2012, 02:14 AM
I'm playing HC sorceress, MP 10, self-found/crafted, now progressing through Nightmare. I'm loving the abundance of items. She's found one or two legendaries in her progression.
I think MP10 should be viable until Hell, since +5 levels (in stats AND gear) counts for a lot. Progression is not linear, that is, your power follows a squared or cubic polynomial curve so your level 35 could be almost twice as strong as your level 30. We'll see.
You'll tend to be about +5 levels over the monsters on MP 10 because monsters at -5 levels give you about half the experience, thus compensating for your MP 10 exp boost.
My previous top HC character was a WD 53, died in Hell difficulty from a rash decision concerning Arcane Enchanted special monster.
Act 3 Keywarden was smacked pretty hard with the nerf bat, so you should be OK if you're paying attention. Same is true for Act 4 Keywarden (at least for my Sorceress.) I was wary and kited a lot ... I would say about as dangerous as a mini boss.
I think MP10 should be viable until Hell, since +5 levels (in stats AND gear) counts for a lot. Progression is not linear, that is, your power follows a squared or cubic polynomial curve so your level 35 could be almost twice as strong as your level 30. We'll see.
You'll tend to be about +5 levels over the monsters on MP 10 because monsters at -5 levels give you about half the experience, thus compensating for your MP 10 exp boost.
My previous top HC character was a WD 53, died in Hell difficulty from a rash decision concerning Arcane Enchanted special monster.
Act 3 Keywarden was smacked pretty hard with the nerf bat, so you should be OK if you're paying attention. Same is true for Act 4 Keywarden (at least for my Sorceress.) I was wary and kited a lot ... I would say about as dangerous as a mini boss.