There is an exploit that allows you to gain an increased amount of quest experience. You can see an explanation of one place to use it in this video [starts at 1:28]:

However, it does require you to leave the game, and re-enter on a higher difficulty (you can do it only using Campaign mode, despite what the video said). I did a little testing. You can only raise the difficulty in the pause menu from Normal to Hard. It won't allow you to change it any higher. But, if I leave the game, I can change it up to Torment 6 (tested this in Seasonal, since I have no other Seasonal characters). So, logically, the highest difficulty the game can be played on a non-NG+ run is T6.

So, before I do more testing, is leaving the game (not restarting Diablo 3, but simply leaving the server) to change difficulty allowed? It will substantially change how I run this game.

Sidenote: My first run for Barb NG was 2:55. :-) There are some more exploits now involving Leoric's crown, but those are definitely allowed.

i wouldn:t recommend to use it because you don't have good equip for higher levels because the monsters get tougher and you want the least amount of levels because you lose time on killing monster.

But, do you guys allow it? I'm looking to get to Level 8 ASAP in my Barb run for Leap. Ideally, I'd like to get to Level 16 and Level 21 too so that I can have Sprint and Furious Charge. Also, the longer I'm above Level 16, the higher chance I have to get boots with movement speed +9%, which is what I'd be targeting.

This video for adventure mode. We play only in the company mode, it has no relation to us. My personal opinion - it is possible to solve the change complexity of in the menu. But the rest of the rules may not be violated. Do not use traders rehearse create other games except campaign.

I can barely understand you. But, as I said, the glitch can be performed only using Campaign mode. I just used it in the run I did. I got 2:41 as the time, so I'm getting better. As long as you are fine with leaving the server and rejoining it in Campaign, then I'll continue to use the glitch.

As far as I can tell, experience for quests is boosted like this when the quest exists on a non-'safe' map. So, the area where Haedrig gives you the reward is considered non-safe. Thus, you get bonus EXP. I'd like to find more areas like this in Act 1 so that I can get higher leveled much quicker. The Level 21 Furious Charge, Sprint, and Leap combo is incredibly fast.

How big of a level difference does it make in a full-game run?

im getting around 23 levels in a NG Barb run

I use https://translate.google.com for translation. It is a pity that he is a bad translation. Unfortunately you are poorly versed in the game. Besides that you get new levels - monsters become stronger. You do not get good items for your level, because you will very quickly increase it. As a result, you will be a very long fight with the bosses, because of what all your attempts - badly. But I could be wrong.

If you are front-loading all of your EXP within Act 1, you do not fight many bosses within Act 1. So, if you get to a higher level quickly, you have a significant amount of time to get items prior to any bosses. You become more nimble/agile (via skills), and have a better chance of getting higher % movement speed boots. I believe, since you spend most of the speedrun running between places, you should maximize movement speed. Boss killing speed primarily matters in Act 4, since a majority of that act is killing bosses. All other acts are focused on movement.

@Ewil: I go from Level 4 to Level 7 using this trick, which is quite significant for that early in the run.

Yeah, maybe its useful at the beginning to get a skill faster.

So, you guys state that being lower level is better. I was able to beat the game yesterday during my speedrun at Level 20. I definitely think 19 or maybe 18 is even possible. I got a time of 2:40 in this run.

The main problem I saw with the run (other than not knowing the map patterns exactly) is the lack of mobility. You can dodge mobs or get around them as easily if you don't have Furious Charge. Furious Charge is basically a worse version of Monk's Dashing Strike. But, even though it is worse, it is better than nothing. Leap can only do so much. I still believe if you could super level very quickly (like, get to at least Level 16 in Act 1), you would be able to get to 21 for Furious Charge within a reasonable amount of time.

The biggest upside I saw of being lower leveled was that, I believe, the game spawned less mobs. Also, you'll see the Leoric Crowns glitch, as I get 3 Leroic's Crowns in this run. It only happens when you are lower leveled. If someone else can confirm that less enemies spawn at lower levels, that would be awesome. :-)

Have you tried to go through the whole game with ur strategy? What result?

lower level has always been better imo, having good luck with maps is another thing...

@Louren: Here is the attempt where I tried to level early.

The main problem was that I couldn't level fast enough. If I could find 2 more spots in Act 1 where I could use this experience glitch, I think you'd start to see a return on investment. I need to change my skills to try your Frenzy/Rend combo. These other skill builds that I tried do not seem to stack well together for boss killing.

Here are some spots I'd like to try the glitch:

• Placing the Beacons on the pedestals.
• Talking to Leah after killing Captain Daltyn.
• Grabbing the Glowing Sword Shard in the Drowned Temple.

Additionally, there are places where you might be able to 'repeat' the quest. Either do the quest 95% of the way or not talk to the NPC to complete it. Then, leave the game, come back in, and do the quest again.

• The bonus Wretched Mothers. Kill 3 of them, then leave the game before killing the Queen.
• Killing the 4 Champions in the Drowned Temple, but not talking to Alaric. Then, leaving the game. Also, you could kill all of them except the last one, leave the game, and see what happens.

As stated, I believe the target level is 16. At 16, you get Sprint. Additionally, boots at level 16 can have between 8-9% movement speed. I will test out some strategies tonight.

Just an update. Here are the results from my testing: Glitch: [Doesn't work] Talking to Leah after killing Captain Daltyn. [Works] Talking to Haedrig after killing his wife. [Doesn't work] Placing the Beacons on the pedestals. [Doesn't work] Grabbing the Glowing Sword Shard in the Drowned Temple.

Repeat? [Works] The bonus Wretched Mothers. Kill 3 of them, then leave the game before killing the Queen. [Doesn't work] Killing the 4 Champions in the Drowned Temple, but not talking to Alaric. Then, leaving the game. [Didn't test] Also, you could kill all of them except the last one, leave the game, and see what happens.

Doing any of the 'repeat' actions seems to take too long and doesn't give enough experience. The glitched bonus exp is worth it. It seems that for me to level up quick enough, I need to use both the glitch and a mixture of tactical legitimate leveling strategies to get the level I'd like to achieve by the end of Act 1 in a reasonable amount of time. I'm going to do more testing to see if I can achieve Level 16 in Act 1 in 45 minutes. For comparison, the time for the current WR for Act 1 of Barb is 39:53.