Thanks for the swift reply , I'm brand new to MXL so I din't realize we'd get that much +Max skill level.
So far following your guide I have all the base gear you showed in #3 Phase 1 and I have upgraded them all to Tier 6.. It was really handy that all of them come from just farming Tristrum (Gris boxes).. that and just destroying the random uniques I got lvling made it very easy to follow this guide and upgrade it with 0 previous knowledge of MXL.
I also had 0 issues doing Tran (Challenge 1) and did it at lvl 36.. I'd have done it sooner but I was waiting on a friend to catch up on his new character he re-rolled (Ended up doing it solo anyways though lol)
Had no real issues or blocks all the way up to where I am now clearing destruction (Main story line)
I have got my Level 1 challenge, Enead challenge, Witch queen Mini game, Level 2 challenge, Mirror mirror mini game, Act boss Dogma scrolls, Veteran tokens, Half of the black road challenge, butcher, infernal machine, and about to do judgement day.
(all this in 1 day playthrough - Just started day 2 though)
My 1 issue is normally I'm a hardcore player, In D2-lod official and POD... It doesn't seem very viable in MXL though since all guides are class cannon builds and things like "The witch queen Mini game" seem impossible for hardcore players (Unless you have giant balls and use a necro to lure them)... lemme stress the giant balls part again hehe.
What are your thoughts on the current meta? are there any builds that have maybe a little slower farm/clear time but can just faceroll content without shooting practically off screen? It seems like with all the crafting and orbs and +max resist ect... it shouldn't be too impossible to be tanky and have decent damage? Thoughts?
Thanks again! really appreciate your time in making this guide