Alright, I started a hardcore barb. I usually go for swords, but I'm getting Axe Mastery this time. 2025 just seems like a good year for rekking fagoid demons with nothing but a fat slab of metal on a stick. Cleared the Blood Moor and Den of Evil, got some alright starter gear, a few gemstones, rejuvies, and so on.

I've only ever managed to beat HC with a summon necro. Getting through this with a barb is going to be a very different experience. Wish this little vin diesel looking dude some good luck, because chances are... he's going to die sooner than us.