PART 3 - Leveling Information!
There isn't one good way to level, and there's lots of debate as to which is the "best" way vs which is the "safest" way.
35. Is there a comprehensive 1-60 profile that I can turn on and be done?
No. Sorry. It will take a little more effort than that, although there are currently people working on full act questing profiles.
36. What are some popular leveling profiles?
I'll divide this section by act.
Act I.
Wretched Queen (standalone or incl. Sarkoth) - There are lots of versions of this profile available. Download one of these (for the difficulty you want) from Swolbyn's thread
HERE
Champion-Hunting - You can use Radonic's champion hunting profile to level as well! Download it in the thread
HERE. If you're using it for leveling, you will need to open each .xml file from the profile and change the part that says difficulty="Inferno" to whatever difficulty you want to use it for. EX: to use on normal, it should say difficulty="Normal"
Leorics Manor - Also available from Swolbyn
HERE
Act II.
Lieutenant Vachem - Originally available in this thread by xsilverdice
HERE
It's since been edited to contain an additional waypoint to make sure all the snakemen get killed. Download edited versions from
My Dropbox
Champion Hunting - You can also use the Act 2 champion hunting profile available
HERE. You'll have to change the difficulty of each .xml file, as mentioned above.
Act III.
Skycrown Battlements - Created by Gingerbread, available in
THIS thread. He only posted NM and Hell versions so If you don't want to edit, all three are available in my dropbox
HERE
Act IV.
I don't know of anyone that uses Act IV to level... Act IV sucks.
All of these profiles are available in the Leveling section of my Dropbox, which is linked in my signature and right
HERE
40. How do YOU level your bots Devious??
This is top secret information. It may or may not be posted on the line below this one.
I opt for a very safe approach to leveling, I don't want to get banned before I have the chance to recoup my costs of the game.
Step by Step:
Hand level through ALL of Act I. - Yes, I quest through the entire act.
Hand-Level through Act 2 until I unlock the enchantress.
Either Vachem (with breaks) and game delays to avoid hitting cap until 19, or hand level to 19 (recommended).
Buy gear on AH for your character, and start Act 3 skycrown battlements profile. I run this profile until I am level ~32
Buy GOOD gear for your level 32, and start Act 3 skycrown battlements - Nightmare. I run this until I am 53-54
Buy a reduced level requirements weapon for your character to vastly speed up the last bit. It's possible to get one as early as 42 (reduced requirement by 18) but It's much cheaper if you're willing to wait until 45 or so.
Buy GOOD gear for your 53-54, and start Act 3 skycrown battlements. I recommend getting All-Resist on your gear in addition to your primary stats. It helps a lot with survivability.
You're now level 60. Boom.
It typically takes me about ~16-17 hours from 1-60 using this method. My barbarians had an easier time starting nightmare/hell earlier than my witchdoctor did, but he still made it.
