Second time around I made one of my guys and archer... which made the game MUCH easier. Put the archer on aggressive, have him as your second character, and poof! You got Diablo 2 with an archer hireling. He easily took out the pesky mages because he didn't have to run around all over the place to catch them.
I just ran away. At this section of the game I didn't know what 'Aggressive mode' was, what archery skills were (hadn't learnt) so I missed a lot and I was basically too chicken to experiment. So I ran, and ran. Until they got stuck somewhere and I could pass. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shhh.gif" alt="" />
Side Note: I've often noticed guards rule later on. Getting chased by a hostile? Just lead them to an area with invincible friendly mobs. Slice N Dice, no exp but i'm aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiive. *sigh*
