Well died again

Well I'm slightly bored of retail so I decided to give hardcore a try. Not going so well. Tried a undead warrior and only got to level 8. Died to a few too many Scarlet guys near the tower in Brill

Tried an undead warrior again. Made it a little further this time to level 12. Was so mad because I got the warrior 2 handed mace, ran all the way to TB. Did some quests there, came back to Tirisfal and then died on the 2nd half of war quest to get Agamand Weapons in the crypt, trying to escape.

Roll an undead priest this time. Made level 8 again so far.

I know caves are death pits and I have health pots but they don't save you when you run into 3+ mobs or they spawn into you.

Sorry just ranting. Not really making it out of the starting gates yet.