Originally posted by Ghostvenger92:

Originally posted by Forge:

Dying eight times on the 1st boss isn't normal at all.

I killed it on the first go, with no deaths.

Ok is that the way to play this game? No deaths = a reward?

No death means
1. No skill loss

You lose five percent of your skill progress each time you die.

2. Not having to do a corpse run or lose gear.

So while you don't get a reward as such you can avoid punishment.

But frankly, unless you look stuff up on youtube or have friends telling you stuff you should expect to die a lot the first time through. So it isn't like death is shameful either. Just part of the learning experience.