![]() I know your first reaction may be “HERE WE GO AGAIN!” which everyone has every right to say as getting this update perfected for Ladder has been quite a journey. Originally, we planned to have this update out by the end of this month, but unfortunately ran into some snags. First, we just wanted to thank everyone for the feedback and testing over the last several weeks as we honed in on various database, server, and balance changes that will be arriving with this update for D2R (Diablo 2: Resurrected). Just saying, Blizz.We wanted to provide an update to the Diablo community regarding the latest on the 2.4 balance changes patch and our very first Ladder season. That said, if they announced Ladder season themes, I’d be even more excited. Regardless, it’s a fun new way to play Diablo 2 and it’s been a while in coming to D2R, so it’s pretty exciting in my opinion. The current thinking is four months, but there’s still PTR testing to iron all that out - they may change that idea once they’ve got a better idea of how it’s going to play out. One other difference is that Ladder play in classic Diablo 2 was highly variant, with Ladder seasons lasting from 6 month to over a year, and we currently don’t know how long the Ladder is going to last per Ladder season this time around. This is a departure from the original Ladder in Diablo 2. However, one change between classic Diablo 2 and D2R is that there will be specific Rune Words you can only achieve and use during the Ladder season - these won’t be moved when the Ladder season ends. They get to keep their items, making Ladder play a great way to farm for special Ladder-only items. Ladder Season characters are moved to non-Ladder play as the season resets. ![]() Ladder play will seem familiar to you if you’ve played a Diablo 3 Season - every time the Ladder Season resets, you’ll start over with a new level 1 character and race to level 99 and the various Nightmare and Hell difficulties while farming items all over again. Standard and Hardcore Expansion Ladder are the same idea, but they include Act 5 from Lord of Destruction. Hardcore is doing that while trying not to die as you only have one life, just like playing Hardcore in Diablo 3. Standard is simple enough to explain - it’s playing the first four acts, or the original pre- Lord of Destruction content from Diablo 2. There are four ranks in Ladder play as it will be seen in Diablo 2: Resurrected: Standard, Hardcore, Standard Expansion, and Hardcore Expansion. Think of it as a Diablo 2-specific form of Achievement spam or Gamerscore. There are specific items and special Rune Words unique to Ladder play which made the experience more diverse and challenging than non-Ladder play, as well as the drive to go faster and complete more than other players. It’s not really complex - it’s just a way to play the game competitively without actual player versus player combat, essentially trying to complete the game and get a ranking for how well you are doing. If you played Diablo 2 back in the day, you may already be familiar with the Ladder, but if Diablo 2: Resurrected is your first time playing the game, you may not know what it is or why it’s cool that the Ladder is coming to the remake in patch 2.4.
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