Diablo 2 Resurrected chief responds to ladder backlash over missing features Blizzard EntertainmentIn response to the ongoing backlash about Diablo 2 Resurrected\u2019s lack of ladder system, in-game voice chat and lobbies, Executive Producer Rob Fergusson has spoken out. While the Diablo 2 Resurrected beta blew hot and cold with fans, one of the biggest letdowns for hardcore Diablo players was the lack of ladder, alongside no lobbies and voice chat. Having promised upgrades to the ladder, alongside several other system adjustments, many were disappointed to find the Beta lacking in new features. As the fires of players\u2019 wrath continue to burn bold and bright, Diablo\u2019s Executive Producer, Rod Fergusson, has explained why reintroducing these iconic parts of Diablo is not the devs current priority. Diablo 2 Resurrected Producer addresses Ladder issues In response to a tweet urging players to upvote a Reddit petition dedicated to having Blizzard install lobbies and the chat system upon release, Fergusson has clarified why this is not currently higher on the developers\u2019 priority list. Read More: Diablo 2 Resurrected Beta patch notes – \u201cWe\u2019ve heard the community feedback but with four weeks until launch, we\u2019re focused on stability and optimizations. No new features until after launch,\u201d he replies, asking the commenter not to \u201cshake the jello.\u201d Hey Chris, love the passion but it’s not about getting enough votes. We’ve heard the community feedback but with four weeks till launch we’re focused on stability and optimizations. No new features till after launch. Thanks. #dontshakethejello \u2014 Rod Fergusson (@RodFergusson) August 24, 2021 Fans react to disappointing news Players have been quick to react to Fergusson and Fletcher\u2019s comments, using Reddit to voice their concerns. \u201cRod Fergusson just confirmed that there will be no lobbies in Diablo 2 Resurrected at launch. Cancel those preorders if the feature is important to you. I did. I\u2019ll consider buying it if they ever add lobbies and in-game chat,\u201d writes one angry fan. Another notes: \u201cI feel like this is a scenario where whoever made this decision never played the game. Multiplayer Diablo 2 needs chat.\u201d While Fergusson clearly stands firm on his decision despite the wealth of backlash that it has generated, it appears that a lot of fans are already over the Resurrected hype craze. Only time will tell if they return when these features are finally added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Diablo 2 Resurrected chief responds to ladder backlash over missing features Blizzard EntertainmentIn response to the ongoing backlash about Diablo 2 Resurrected\u2019s lack of ladder system, in-game voice chat and lobbies, Executive Producer Rob Fergusson has spoken out. While the Diablo 2 Resurrected beta blew hot and cold with fans, one of the biggest letdowns […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41095\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}