- Play through the whole game in Softcore first character
- Gives you a good feel for the game and help you avoid surprises in HC
- Things such as Maniacs and boss mob skills can be the end if you don't deal with them properly
- Pay attention to boss mob skills
- It is important to notice which skills these mobs have to determine the best way to fight them.
- Be patient
- Take your time when going through each section of each act
- Treat each fight as if it could be your last
- Being patient, try different things to force yourself to take it slow
- Smash things
- There are usually achievements available for breaking things and sometimes even for breaking specific things
- Do side dungeons
- Going through the dusty cellars in Act 2, random crypts and caves in Act 1 are all good ways of slowing down the game without making it boring
- These places can be random an some even have quests that need to be done for achievements and make it seem liek less of a grind
- No Hardcore with strangers
- Don't play with someone who is unpredictable and whose play-style is unfamiliar
- Avoid playing with more then 2 people
- As more people play, not only does the game get harder
- There is more room for mistakes to be made
- An accidental leap, an improper teleport by one member can cause havoc
- Play with an NPC at all times in solo mode
- I prefer the Templar for his healing and stun abilities)
- The real benefit from these guys is their most annoying attribute, their voice.
- These guys will let you know when boss mobs are approaching
- They will make you aware that a boss is approaching before they're even on screen
- Their abilities can keep 1 or 2 mobs off you in a fight
- They don't reduce the amount of XP you get or increase the difficultly of monsters
- Farm easily accessible main bosses for quest XP
- There are a few bosses that you can get to quite easily using the replayable quest feature
- Mag or Kulle in Act 2 takes about 5-10 minutes a run and will give you 6,000-10,000 XP
