Downscaling sucks if you use necromancer minions, because low level ones suck rather horrifically. I also hate entering water because only the blood fiend works underwater. And you have to resummon on the surface. And every time you enter a new area. And the cooldown is there...
I completed that quest by hiding in a corner and let the zombies slaughter my NPC buddies. But the next part they're all up and well and said we held them off
As a side note, I found it funny that I found a rich silver vein in the overflow server. Then I joined the regular server to find the exact same one. In that case I might as well play in overflow til I find something good.
At level 30 I finally have access to the elite skills. Flesh golem looks neat. Since I am richer now ingame, might as well upgrade the lifestyle too! Strawberry tarts are good for their 10% mf/+10 exp boost over 30 minutes.