Bit the bullet.

I decided to start over from scratch with a new character and new build idea only this time I decided to throw $150 at it since I understand a lot more about the game now. I got some magic and rare rune bundles and some rubies for unique gears in the auction house.

The result is I just finished act 4 with this new character and have completely shredded through everything and only died 1 time because I wasn't paying attention, other than that 1 death I've barely even had to pop HP pots (mostly thanks to using Leap Attack AND Teleport to maneuver).

I've seen people complaining about this being P2W but $150 isn't really anything compared to other mobile arpg's. Overall I'm having the most fun with this character and the $150 was definitely worth it.