I can confirm that what we know about area levels absolutely does not apply to classic, or at least to the monsters and what they drop.
The exp is still fantastic in NM/Hell at level 50, though. But the Pit doesn't seem to result in level 85 drops in classic, nor does the Chaos Sanc.
The exp is still fantastic in NM/Hell at level 50, though. But the Pit doesn't seem to result in level 85 drops in classic, nor does the Chaos Sanc.