Quote Originally Posted by Rockstar View Post
That boss was intended to be a blocker.
Pretty much this. The boss is a gear check -- it is not hard to SURVIVE (the boss and his mobs deal soooo little damage, but they have a lot of health). If you have the damage, you can proceed to beat the others a little easier.

That is for level 3 normal. For level 3 hard, I think the progression in bosses is linear. I was able to beat the first 3 bonus bosses pretty easily (have to change form for 3rd bonus boss) but the 4th boss I couldn't beat until last night no matter what my formation was (I am at nearly 300M power now, but lacked the necessary magic resist I suppose -- fixed that problem).

Your best bet is skipping level 3 normal asap. Riot pointed out to me that level 3 hard is easier than normal, so I gave it a shot and I have to agree. I think THAT is the bigger problem (hard being easier than normal). I sure hope they fix level 3 hard and make it HARD when they release the next spirit plan.