Thoughts on Hardcore do main story early

Hardcore
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My biggest advice for Hardcore players is do main story ASAP, when your 2 levels lower or at level.

This isn’t Diablo2 where you can overpower bosses further level you are. Level 50 is going to fight a lvl 50 boss, leveling becomes super slow in World I II, after 50, so your not getting any benefits from trying to outlevel the bosses. They just get harder and harder. So do them early, when you can almost use any skill/build and beat them with ease.
When you get to 50 those bosses scale to 50, so if you all sudden are bad, well the bosses are going to be even worse.

Level 20 30s, as long as your 2 levels away from what it is expected level area, you should not have issue with the main story bosses.

btw I did world boss Avarice, got 1 shot by him at 51. Meanwhile there are level 36s able to take a beating from him not much issue.

Feel like hell level is 50-75. If you made it past 75 you should be golden.

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I mostly agree, though the final quest of the final act everything is min leveled at 45 so if you’re <45 you’re just doing yourself a disservice there.

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I stayed in the first act till level 45 and fought lillith the moment I dinged 50!

I have to say, as a rogue - the whole story was an absolute breeze by that point and I cleared the entire campaign in no time at all.

5

Yea I min/maxed all the way through on my first playthrough as rogue and every boss fight was complete cake.

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I personally took my time and ifniahed the story at level 50±
Was pretty easy/smooth.

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I did the last act on 41 or 42 (can’t remember) and struggled a little.

I otherwise agree that the sooner you finish some key contents (strongholds), the better it is. They do feel easier at lower levels.