Diablo 2 Resurrected disappoints fans with no ladder at launch Blizzard EntertainmentAs we draw ever closer to evil\u2019s return, Executive Producer Rod Fergusson has confirmed that Diablo 2 Resurrected\u2019s ladder will not begin on release. An essential part of Diablo 2 is the ladder system. Almost like \u2018ranked\u2019 but for Diablo, players battle it out to see who Sanctuary\u2019s true savior is for that season. While the fan favorite system will make a return in Diablo 2 Resurrected, players have been a little baffled about how it will look. With Blizzard claiming that they want to make the season cycle shorter, the competitive realm will be taking on a very different form in the remaster. For those hoping to jump into the competitive sphere upon release, though, bad news awaits. Diablo 2 Resurrected will not have ladder on release As confirmed by Diablo icon, Executive Producer Rod Fergusson, Diablo 2: Resurrected will not be featuring a ladder season upon release. Responding to a question on Twitter, he writes \u201cwe want to make sure that the game is stable and ready for ladder before we turn that on. So it won\u2019t be there for launch.\u201d Promising players that it \u201cwill come shortly after everything settles down,\u201d it turns out this news really wasn\u2019t what veteran Diablo 2 players wanted to hear. We want to make sure the game is stable and ready for ladder before we turn that on. So it won’t be there for launch but will come shortly after once everything settles down. \u2014 Rod Fergusson (@RodFergusson) August 11, 2021 Diablo fans aren\u2019t happy Players have been quick to let the dev team know that this devilish trick isn\u2019t something that they\u2019re too pleased about. \u201cSo what is likely the sole reason any veteran player would buy D2:R is not even going to be available at launch?\u201d one commenter fumes. \u201cYou can\u2019t make this s**t up.\u201d So what is likely the sole reason any veteran player would buy D2:R is not even going to be available at launch? We\u2019re supposed to pay $40 for the priviledge to beta test the game for you? You can\u2019t make this shit up. At least confirm ladder-only features are available non-ladder \u2014 Corey Owens (@CoreyOw) August 11, 2021 Another asks \u201cwhy was this just announced now,\u201d disappointed because they had \u201crequested time off of work to play ladder on the launch date.\u201d Surely the team is aware that this just totally screws anyone who requested time off of work to play ladder on the launch date. Why was this just announced now? And the time spent leveling\/MFing at launch will be wasted as we\u2019ll be forced to make new chars once ladder is live. \u2014 John K (@John_k_39) August 12, 2021 \u201cIf there won\u2019t be a ladder for launch, why are you launching in September?\u201d questions another upset fan. \u201cThis is a big mistake and a huge letdown for longtime D2 players.\u201d If there wont be a ladder for launch why are you guys launching in September? Did you guys know from the beginning there wouldnt be ladder? This is a big mistake and huge letdown for longtime D2 players. \u2014 31drew31 (@31drew31) August 12, 2021 The anger has transferred across to the game\u2019s official subreddit, too. \u201cNail in the coffin. Might as well not even buy or play until ladder,\u201d writes one poster, with another thread entitled \u201cD2R launch is essentially another open beta until ladder launches.\u201d While another post implores players to \u201cthink about why there won\u2019t be ladder at HOUR ZERO on launch day,\u201d many members of the community remain pretty upset about the announcement. Despite all of the hype around the return of the High Heavens and Burning Hells, it seems like this announcement has put a dampener on the highly anticipated release. Only time will tell if Blizzard elect to reverse this decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Diablo 2 Resurrected disappoints fans with no ladder at launch Blizzard EntertainmentAs we draw ever closer to evil\u2019s return, Executive Producer Rod Fergusson has confirmed that Diablo 2 Resurrected\u2019s ladder will not begin on release. An essential part of Diablo 2 is the ladder system. Almost like \u2018ranked\u2019 but for Diablo, players battle it out […]<\/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-41101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41101","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=41101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41101\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}