An Avenger in 1.10

[Occhidiangela]

At the end of act II I was level 27 and had the following skills:

My typical character pre 1.10 finished act II at level 17-22, depending on the class. I would play in games of from 1-4 players, now and again finding a big one.

At players 1, I wonder if the level progression is about the same, and a "full clear" would yield a level 19-21 character by the time of meeting Druiel.

Having given that some thought, HC characters typically, unless well twinked, would do well to follow your example and go from act II with at least 24, just to crack open the level 24 skills that, IMO, can help make Act III less painful.