regarding G3 I have to conclude:
1) it is very uneven in terms of difficulty, or
2) I stink
Created a Guardian. Went around, killed everything in sight, relatively few problems.
Found a hole in the ground around the 3rd or 4th area. Climbed down. Got utterly and completely owned.
Reload, made note to avoid the hole for ten levels or so.
Fpund my way to the Mines. Trucked around, had a fairly easy time of it. Then found northern entrance to training grounds from within the mines. Starting taking the trial from the brain globby thing.
Entered a room with 4 empty pedestals, the door closed, and 4 elemental critters popped up on the pedestal. Each hit took 40-60% of my character's life. Needless to say I did not last long. BTW, my guy's wearing the best armor I could find or buy.
What am I doing wrong? It seems I'm following the natural progession of the game, yet I hit areas that are WAY above my character's current capabilities. I don't like arbitrary death, so unless I'm doing something horribly wrong, this game needs a LOT of work on balance and pacing.
Thanks in advance.