Which route should I take to Act 2?

[Lampros]

I finally killed Grym and killed every hostile in Act 1. So is it better for me to go via the Mountain Pass route or the Underdark route in terms of getting to Act 2 finally?

[Jolly Devil]

I find the under dark passage more fun. You can go back to the mountain pass either from the Act 1 entrance or from inside Act 2 even if you took the under dark route.

[Lampros]

Originally posted by Jolly Devil:

I find the under dark passage more fun. You can go back to the mountain pass either from the Act 1 entrance or from inside Act 2 even if you took the under dark route.

And can the vice versa work as well?

[Jolly Devil]

Originally posted by Lampros:

Originally posted by Jolly Devil:

I find the under dark passage more fun. You can go back to the mountain pass either from the Act 1 entrance or from inside Act 2 even if you took the under dark route.

And can the vice versa work as well?

Yes. There is a point of no return where you can't go back, but the game will tell you this. It's much further into act 2.

[strangerfi]

Originally posted by Lampros:

Originally posted by Jolly Devil:

I find the under dark passage more fun. You can go back to the mountain pass either from the Act 1 entrance or from inside Act 2 even if you took the under dark route.

And can the vice versa work as well?

Yup, I did everything in the underdark and area where you take the boat, then went back to the mountain pass, then went back to the under dark passage after I got to act 2.

[dbond1]

I did all of them. But I think it was the mountain pass which brings you in to the underdark on an elevated platform which makes the minotaur fight easy.

[Lampros]

Originally posted by Jolly Devil:

Originally posted by Lampros:

And can the vice versa work as well?

Yes. There is a point of no return where you can't go back, but the game will tell you this. It's much further into act 2.

Got it; thanks!

[Ghost from warp]

mountain pass to shadowcursed lands feels better for me, mosty because you will not have to travel back on forth and mountain pass is somewhat short.

Also some items from temple like Blood of Lathander is extremely useful and seems like meant to be obtained before you step into shadpwcurse

[jonnin]

you should do grymforge and use the forge and clear it all, loot it clean, then backtrack and do the creche. The creche counts as moving to act2 in some ways, so its better to do that route IMHO. Clearing the creche is a LOT of vendor trash (gith armor and swords) + the good stuff, and between the two you will be level 8 by the time you find the towers which is about right. If you only take one and skip the other, you may be a little behind.

if you enter the shadowlands and return, you may lose the druid as he considers the wasted time unbearable.

[Lampros]

Originally posted by jonnin:

you should do grymforge and use the forge and clear it all, loot it clean, then backtrack and do the creche. The creche counts as moving to act2 in some ways, so its better to do that route IMHO. Clearing the creche is a LOT of vendor trash (gith armor and swords) + the good stuff, and between the two you will be level 8 by the time you find the towers which is about right. If you only take one and skip the other, you may be a little behind.

if you enter the shadowlands and return, you may lose the druid as he considers the wasted time unbearable. [/quote]

I've already done Grymforge and Creche. I think no hostiles are alive from Act 1; I was thorough - took 70 hours. Maybe my initial warding was not clear. I wanted to know if there is a better way to enter Act 2, after having done both Grymforge and Creche.

[Seraphiel]

Do both. I went to the mountain pass, did the creche and then went back and went through the underdark.