Checkpoint Cheese...

[Archon_Wing]

I almost lost a character in hardcore today because I clicked resume game and a elite mob was there to greet me right in my face. Fortunately, a few backflips, my follower, a potion, and the battle.net server being cooperative saved my demon hunter. I can't imagine what would have happened had it lagged or loaded slowly.

That doesn't seem to be very cool to continue you off where you can instantly be killed. What kind of game does that? Or should I always join a public game to avoid this?

She's been a pretty lucky gal, surviving a long lag spike after a event that normally triggers a mob which got me kicked and this.

[FoxBat]

That doesn't seem to be very cool to continue you off where you can instantly be killed. What kind of game does that? Or should I always join a public game to avoid this?

Either that or always start your quests from the beginning.

Even then I've seen some trapped waypoints in a fresh quest, trapped like could never even happen in D2.

[Elric of Grans]

Either that or always start your quests from the beginning.

This is what I always aim for after the first time I discovered the game will otherwise dump you in the middle of combat. It is not always possible, but I try to pace my game time so that I manage this as much as possible.