For stats it really depends on your class. As a monk I went high up in vit or nightmare and hell, but when I got a godly weapon, I started trading off tons of vit for dex, and just use skills to survive. In inferno with self buffs I hit around 24k dps, and sit on around 40k hp, with no problems from mobs (besides the elite packs no one wants to touch). Mobs hit for around 15k, but with every skill healing, and lots of crowd control it's not a problem.
I know the feeling, im done with act 4 in hell now, and near death experience saved me 6 times so far.
Best passive <3
Only 6? Just wait till inferno with these laggy servers, used it more in inferno than everything before combined, and usually to the stupid zombies at the gate when it lags.
Class: Monk
Status: Dead
Level: 17
Progression Act 2 normal (I can survive that mace at full hp....none).
Name: Melkor
Class: Monk
Status: Dead
Level: 37
Progression Act 2 (Nightmare) d/c death
Name: Melkor
Class: Monk
Status: Dead
Level: 53
Progression Act 1 (hell), that tree death
Name: Melkor
Class: Monk
Status: Alive
Level: 60
Progression Act 1( Inferno).
Also Hell "cow" level is fun, and why do they hurt so much.
Class: Monk
Status: Dead
Level: 52
Progression: Act1 (hell)
Apparently that cabin in the fields doesn't always open, got tree trapped in.