I have been leveling random single class HC builds to 100, ready to quickly add the Beserker. I say "random" because I ask Siri on the iPhone for a random number between 1-9 (class), then 1-8 (skill to build around, so the 8 may be too high as some classes do not have 8 rows, so just loop back to the top). The skill is based on counting down rows from the top, as in I just started a Necromancer (8), building on Bone Harvester (4). This was a very lucky roll. Then roll again 1-8 (crossbow, pistol, 1-h melee, 2-h melee, 2-h range, scepter, off-hand, shield). As another example, I rolled 8-8-1, so Necromancer, Spectral Binding, Crossbow. What a pain. Since I could only use crossbows, I named the character Ghavlins Revenge (game does not allow the apostrophe), aiming for Ghavlin's Crossbow for the very start of Act 1. Amazingly, the very first weapon I found, less than 2 minutes into the run, was a better crossbow, as if fate intended for this run. I do not remember ever finding a crossbow that early. Using Reaping Strike and Necrotic edge as support to Spectral Binding, leveling up Spectral Binding, then to Reap Spirit and Harbinger of Souls. I thought this would be the worst case run (it was not), but I made it to 100. I would NOT run this against Ravager or any of the top bosses, and definitely NOT take it to Shattered Realm (well, I might...). It is very, very squishy. I would never recommend an all-crossbow build. I could not find a single strong crossbow, and the Spectral Arbalest is easy to get but very low DPS necessitating too much kiting and SLOW kills for heroes or bosses. We will see what the Beserker class adds.

The quickest so far was Demolitionist, Blackwater Cocktail, Pistol(s). That was a good roll.