L4L..

Act III is very hard...I just got there this morning...There are

I have brain freeze ,and cramped right fingers from killing those guys

It is but remember, you can have a companion with you...and if u do, remember to equip and train him/her.

Also you can go level a bit more to get new skills if one area is too difficult, or have someone drop in and help (though that will scale up the difficulty).

On a different topic, son told me tonight to turn down the gamma on my computer and in the game and I'd still be able to see and it wouldn't strain my eyes so much. So I'm passing on his advice

Thanks, L4L

I am getting better..Trying to remember the old Diablo games,BUT...Let me just say this...This game is much harder...

Darleen, I didn't play the old games but I have seen folks complaining that this one is too easy. Which just goes to show that some people will complain no matter what. I'm enjoying it so much that once I'm tired of it I think I'll go back and play D2.

Ok....I beat Diablo on the normal difficulty...Now I am on the nightmare level..

This level is NUTS....As I am sure the Inferno level will be just as bad....BUT...Having a Ball finding all sorts of different things, and armor....

Woohoo and

I just found out last night that you can use any combination of skills. That has helped me live a bit longer on Hell mode.

AAaarrghh I'm stuck at the Butcher. Can anyone give me a few tips on how to beat him? I'm playing a witchdoctor, and I have the scoundral as my companion.

I almost got him down once but just as I was getting ready to give the killing blow he killed me. I know about the healing wells, and try to get to them on time, but he keeps pulling me in with those chains.

Ahhhh Jean, he is tough. What level are you? I wonder if you used the Templar if the Templar would run in and act as a "tank" for you allowing you to stay away from him.

I noticed that the floor section that is going to erupt glows before the flames came up. That helped me to get away from him to a safe spot and wait til he came back.

Do you have vitality gear? It usually lowers damage but with the bosses it is sometimes a case of outlasting them. Are there defensive capabilities you aren't using that you can activate? Are you using the biggest health pots available to your character? Moving constantly seems to be important in a lot of boss fights. Also, son pays attention to the pattern/skills the boss's have which allows him to tailor his attack. He will die a couple of times while figuring out the pattern, but then he has him. Have you checked out youtube videos of your class?

If all else fails, farm a bit and catch some levels and try again.

Thanks, Looney. Maybe I'll try the Templer. I haven't been using him as much because I think I die more with him, even though I gave him points to heal me. Grrr. I'll have to check out my gear since I was concentrating more on intelligence for the spells. Maybe I've got some vitality gear.

I'm level 16. It should be high enough to get him but maybe I have to tweak things a bit, and, maybe I'll farm and get one more level.

I finished off Diablo on Normal. It took a long time, but got it done. Like Looney says you need gear with vitality. I was focusing on strength for damage, but was dying to much.

Now I can start Nightmare at lv 33.

Congrats Lindy

Most of the time I try to gear for damage but I also carry some vitality gear with me for use on those hard hitting folks. That does mean that I have to return to town to sell more often but I'd rather do that than die constantly

I started Inferno with my monk today. Oh Silly Me...I was fine on small mobs, but when those elites with groups found me, OH MY. So went back to nightmare to play with my barb.

Wooo Hooo, Soot and I beat the game on Normal tonight.

I have individually beaten it on Nightmare and Hell but I'm thinking it'll be awhile before I can add Inferno to that list.

Congrats Looney!

I'm finding Nightmare to be a little bit harder than I thought it would be.

Yes its harder...Battlenet has patch the game yet again...Made it much harder....

I haven't been back to the game in a few days -- taking a break from the Butcher. I'm thinking I'll only do normal mode all the way through. Generally once I see all there is to see in a game I'm not interested in redoing it for harder modes.