welcome to ls!
the more points you put into an abilitiy, the faster it charges up , the more often you can use it. So using 2 abilities only - specially as beginner - isnt that bad at all. You learn to use them wisely and need them more often due the lack of gear.
100 or more vita is good. make sure you go town at halflife to regen (50%~) . Try to stick to it and you will stay alive. Watch the chat, that way you spot dangerous monsters quicker ( Evil Presence )
you can either try to sell the better items ( III Arcane+ for example) or use them to shrine up quicker. I recommend first option until you have better gear . i bought one of your items
reaching 71 selffound can take weeks and is quite dangerous on highlevel. Try to sell some items III and higher so you can buy one or two items for level 35+ -[ Pros can do 1-71 solo in 3-6 hours ]
for gear, go for whatever barb usable weapon you get, the higher enhanced effect the better.
Same counts for armors, aim for medium or heavy types . armors ->
http://ladderslasher.d2jsp.org/index.php?g=10As charm you want either strengt or dex depending on weapon -> check stats for weapons
http://ladderslasher.d2jsp.org/index.php?g=3try to figure out monsters abilities as you kill them. Some are more dangerous they want to be killed first ( stunners, freezers)
some of them call for help, some insantly, some when under 50% life, some can call for help when hit. This known you want to kill some of them first, some last, some maybe with powerstrike... there is plenty to learn about mob abilities
some are anoying for melee characters, they cast a melee shield (foglime) , others can do shields or have immunitiers vs caster characters...
i also recommend to open a group - with high join range - maybe some experienced player is bored or feels helpful and drags you a couple of levels ... i do that now and then
hope this helps a little. cu ingame
This post was edited by sp_patl on Jun 22 2015 02:48pm