Thoughts on Act I Normal, and Neat Stuff.

Vittles finished Act I Normal earlier today, and all in all it was about as easy as one might expect Act I Norm to be. Vittles was definitely hampered by having Telekenesis as her one and only learned skill (she had 11 points in it by the end of the Act), but she found items along the way that lent her enough skills (Inferno, Chilling Armor, Ice Bolt) to get through the Act without a single death.

I've yet to discover anything about Telekenesis that leads me to believe I'll use it much if at all in the later stages of the game. Sometimes skills have hidden value that you don't realize until you play with them. This doesn't appear to be one of them. It pushes enemies back, but not all the time. It does damage, but not much. It opens chests and doors from a distance, but big deal. Here's hoping she doesn't roll Teleport as her second skill.

She was fortunate enough to find one unique and one set item in Act I, both of which she's equipping. Pics are below. Yeah, Arctic Binding is really no big deal, but in Normal, it's useful. Hotspur likely will keep her toasty until at least Act V. That Fire Resist will come in very handy in Act IV.

So far, so good, but the game hasn't challenged this character yet. I gotta say, I'm concerned. But I'll push forward and keep you posted!