Need an advice on when to go Atlantic

[Prawn of Creation]

So, recently got to Act IV (normal) and found that I can start Atlantis right at the beginning there. Should I go for it? Wouldn't it make Act IV monsters weak and loot obsolete? Or maybe I should even do Act V beforehand, and just then go to Atlantis?

Dear community — what are your experience in the matter?

[Syn]

Go for it right now. Atlantis is supposed to fill the difficulty gap that you may experience between Act 3 and 4.

Feel free to give feedback how this all turns out in reality for you (is atlantis easy/hard/just right and afterwards act 4 too easy/hard/just right)

[Prawn of Creation]

Good insight, thanks!

[F41s3]

I would appreciate your feedback too, PoC.

[Shorkan]

For me atlantis feels harder then act 4. While i can easy progress in act 4, i always hit a wall in atlantis at some of the bosses. And i need a lot more potions.

Normal difficult, with Corsair.

[Firebead Elvenhair]

Atlantis is way harder than Immortal Throne.

I would even argue it is harder than Ragnarok in places...

[Shorkan]

After i finished yet both i would they, switching between them would be the best. After i killed Cerberus, i could finish Atlantis and it had a good difficult.

Atlantis alone would be too hard i think, because you get not many level ups there. But when you finish Act 4, then its too easy.

[Prawn of Creation]

Yeah, I'm playing with 3 characters in sync, and on one of them I gone Atlantic soon as I arrived to Act IV... some monsters feel way too bullet-spongy (Coral giant guys and cockatrices/basilisks come to mind. upd: +Ladon boss), at least for elemental ternion/vitality/pets as an afterthought based Diviner. And overall Atlantis feels somewhat uneven. When Act IV guys show up in Atlantis they feel easier compared to new monsters. Lots of loud sound problems, too (on most of monsters, rock cairns, and some of the music tracks too). Got to the garden of Hesperides so far, didn't die once, but other two guys who gone standart Act IV have it easier, it feels. Maybe it's because I know what to expect in Act IV, and do not know anything about new content yet, ofc.

Oh, and also I play with modded game.dll, for possibility to insert relics/charms in uniques, so in any case my experience is different (easier) from vanilla player.

I'll try having one of my guys go Atlantic after Cerberus (thanks for the tip, Shorkan!), and other go after act IV altogether.

And thanks for overall comments/suggestion, guys, appreciate it!