Quote:Hail Ashock,
Well I certainly don't want to be a "screaming schoolgirl upon seeing a boss pack", and from your stated experience I do not doubt your advice. It just seems like a matter of patience and how you approach the fight.
So far, in act one nightmare I've been able to handle 3+ boss mobs at one time. I jump right in the middle of everyone, and I stun, battle cry, stun, kill bosses, stun, etc... To me this is not quite the "screaming schoolgirl" technique that you stated. I am jumping right in the middle of 12+ mobs, me tough guy, not schoolgirl.
I also understand you said I would get through act 1 and 2 without problems, so I am taking that into consideration. I'll let you know how the later acts pan out. I am hoping for a bit of luck with my item drops. If I don't find those few must have items, it'll be a lot tougher. Either way, I will get through this game. Thanks for the advice and elaborating more.
-MonTy
1) Approach it any way you like. Get to Act 2 Hell first though.
2) See 1), tough guy.
3) Reread my post. As pointed out by ThenryB already, I was referring to Hell.
When 1.10 was beta testing, I like many others downloaded their public beta patch. I got though Act1 Hell at around lvl 72-74 without huge difficulties. Once act2 rolled around, it was highly unpleasant. It was either boredom or death, or both. I finally got very bored, so decided to get to act 3, so I could buy a cruel elite sword. I ran through Act 2 with many deaths. Iirc, it took me about 30 min to clear the room leading to Duriel's chamber, as it had ghosts. Once I got to act 3, I bought a cruel sword. It did not get much better, so I quit playing that character. This was SP of course, so no trading naturally.
Enjoy your Barb...... while you can.
Edit: I was looking at your post about gear. Here's something to keep in mind. It is nice that you had the runes to upgrade your normal exceptional sword. To upgrade to elite, you need an UM. GL getting that in SP. If you do get it, I suggest saving it for a rare with at least +280% damage. You might have a chance then... or not.
With you current sword, you are probably thinking that if your upgrades jump in quality between Nite and Hell like they jumped between Norm and Nite, you do not see how many think that this is so difficult. Life is good now and you do not see how it will get *that* much worse.
It will.
-A