Ladder reset time???
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i have a feeling battle.net will be down before the status is updated...just like last ladder reset and the time b4 and so on...
In cases like these, I tend to decide in favor of the one with a post count value I like most. My favourite numbers are square numbers, prime numbers, powers of 2 and the number 42. That adds an element of fear, surprise and suspense.
I don't really understand what the big deal is to know the exact time of the reset - yes, it's annoying that there isn't any info about it on the Forums as was promised, but it's not like the servers will just suddenly close and all items lying on ground poof.
I haven't been around to see any of the past resets, but I did happen to be in a game once when the servers went down for maintenance. There was an advance warning of a few minutes, quite enough to gather your belongings, save and exit. I'm expecting that the reset will involve something very similar. If I was the administrator of the servers in question, I would ask the users to logout before taking the system down - with a game as buggy as this, who knows what might happen if they just suddenly pulled the plug.
Perhaps it's that there are people still doing last minute preparations for the new season? For that, we've had four full days. It is strange that we here knew about it before the information was in the in-game news, and that gave us an extra day, thanks to the people being vigilant about news on official sites. Some of course haven't had the chance to do anything about the reset, but that is their misfortune.
I haven't been around to see any of the past resets, but I did happen to be in a game once when the servers went down for maintenance. There was an advance warning of a few minutes, quite enough to gather your belongings, save and exit. I'm expecting that the reset will involve something very similar. If I was the administrator of the servers in question, I would ask the users to logout before taking the system down - with a game as buggy as this, who knows what might happen if they just suddenly pulled the plug.
Perhaps it's that there are people still doing last minute preparations for the new season? For that, we've had four full days. It is strange that we here knew about it before the information was in the in-game news, and that gave us an extra day, thanks to the people being vigilant about news on official sites. Some of course haven't had the chance to do anything about the reset, but that is their misfortune.
I agree with this guy. We had 22 months (?) on the current ladder. A few minutes at the start probably isn't a catastrope.
Everyone needs to step outside, get some sun, get a life -- and then give all that up tonight for the new ladder.
Good idea here:
And by the way, blizzard is still sleeping at this time, so take it slow. You won't see any reset until tomorrow...
And by the way, blizzard is still sleeping at this time, so take it slow. You won't see any reset until tomorrow...
No, I choose to ignore basic economics. There is a difference. And saying "You pay more, you get more" is not only oversimplifying it, but it's total BS in this case... we were never even given the choice to pay more.
This is the equivalent of telling me that I shouldn't vote or even bother discussing political issues because, in reality, the system is too screwed up. Or that if I'm paralyzed and will never walk again, that I shouldn't even bother to try, and should focus on building up my arm muscles for all that wheelchairing. These are fine pragmatic viewpoints. And I will never, ever settle for that.
Yes, this whole discussion is moot, okay? Unless I am the fracking President of Blizzard, every discussion we have about stuff like this is moot. We discuss these things because it's fun to rant and think and argue and whatever. If you're annoyed by it... go away.
My comment about Blizz (not) selling items was to point out that, if smarter financial decisions had been made, Diablo could have outgrossed even WoW. Hindsight is always 20/20. Blizzard made a decision by making Battle.net free to D2 players. So if it's true the D2 servers cost them money and this results in neglect... then every decision they made is responsible for that neglect. That's the logic.
Simple version: company makes perfect car and sells it with free maintenance for life. 10 years later, the maintenance is still free, but it takes forever and the service is piss-poor. If the company claims it is losing money on the free maintenance, then it either needs to stop it and start charging, or it needs to take responsibility and suck it up and do the thing properly. I will never, ever, ever accept s*** customer service when I pay good money for a product.
Of course, that means I'm a total idiot and have no idea of basic economics, right?
I'm so glad that blizzard has a no-tolerance stance on selling things for irl money/hacks/bots/you-name-it. Seriusly.
I'll quote myself;
"What's the fun if there is no challenge?"
Only because you have money IRL should not change the gameplay at all. That's what i think atleast.
I'll quote myself;
"What's the fun if there is no challenge?"
Only because you have money IRL should not change the gameplay at all. That's what i think atleast.
You're thinking of Guild Wars. 
Seriously.
Blizz has no policy that I'm aware of regarding selling items IRL/Money. And given the # of websites that offer such gear (90% owned by the same company, and we all know who they are, thanks to spammers) it would seem that Blizz is either in cahoots with this or at least is neutral to their existence.
The bots/hacks/etc, yeah, that they are hardcore on, as they should be.
For the record, I play totally legit and I agree with everything you said philosophically. But I'd be more than happy to watch some teenager flutter away his McDonald's money to get OMGGOSUGGGEAR and cheat his way to the top and feel better about himself... if it meant that I got a better game with faster servers. Actually, it's not just about the economics, I believe in this system, because I *choose* to play legit. That makes it more special for me, IMHO. I do like the fact that I can make such a choice.
Seriously.Blizz has no policy that I'm aware of regarding selling items IRL/Money. And given the # of websites that offer such gear (90% owned by the same company, and we all know who they are, thanks to spammers) it would seem that Blizz is either in cahoots with this or at least is neutral to their existence.
The bots/hacks/etc, yeah, that they are hardcore on, as they should be.
For the record, I play totally legit and I agree with everything you said philosophically. But I'd be more than happy to watch some teenager flutter away his McDonald's money to get OMGGOSUGGGEAR and cheat his way to the top and feel better about himself... if it meant that I got a better game with faster servers. Actually, it's not just about the economics, I believe in this system, because I *choose* to play legit. That makes it more special for me, IMHO. I do like the fact that I can make such a choice.
I believe the real problem is you are confusing "maintenance" and "improvements." They promised maintenance and we are getting maintenance. As long as the servers are up, they are being maintained. In addition, they address major bugs and most serious issues. This is, in fact, the definition of maintenance. On the other hand, you are demanding free improvements, which is A: illogical and B: was never promised.
In this way, your analogy is flawed. You don't simply want the free oil change and wiper blades with your free-maintenance car, you want an engine upgrade.
*To maintain something is to keep it in working order. Does your version still work? Mine does, heck I've even got more than I paid for. Demanding (more) free improvements is nonsensical.
It's sad that games cant be fool-proof (hope i wrote that right). There will always be new ways. Anyway, wow makes 99% more money then diablo is (of course, i'ts no precise number, just a random guess), so its no wonder they focus nearly (if not all) effort on wow. Rather sad that they cant even spend some time on fixing the dupes and such though. Like many others i would like to see dupe-ways fixed asap when discovered.
I would not mind paying some money every month if the dupes/bots/etc got fixed by the way. Though its impossible now since the game states "free battle.net" or something close.
I would not mind paying some money every month if the dupes/bots/etc got fixed by the way. Though its impossible now since the game states "free battle.net" or something close.
World of Warcraft brings in INFINITELY more money than D2 ever has or ever could... selling items for real money or not.
8 Million+ subscribers... it's unreal
Personally, I don't like WoW and I think D2 is the better game, but I'm in the minority.
I have to agree with you there. I recently tried out a 14 day WoW trial. It was kind of fun. I got more excited reading about the stuff I could get as I leveled than when actually playing it - I got half way through subscribing b4 I stopped myself! Then I realised it was the &^%*est game I ever played. I mean all it is is running from A-B and taking ten minutes to wait for you char to take melee strike 2 and all the quests are the same, go get this empty vial and fill it with some water and take it to same dude at the place you just spent 10 minutes walking here from. The ladder reset announcement came halfway through my trial, and seeing as I had spent the last two hours running around in circles trying to find some bonfire I just deleted my char and uninstalled it.
Diablo > WoW. But I like that all the WoW subscribers are subsidising bnet (by giving the parent company money). Diablo ftw!
And you other ppl that say you should be given infinite free stuff every day just cos you spent 30 quid on some game 7 years ago...... really.....
Quick thoughts:
- I never demanded free improvements. I demand improvements. I'd be willing to pay for them. I, like you, and stated again, was never given a choice.
- The current neglect of D2 is a direct result of a marketing report that showed that a Warcraft-based MMO would have millions of subscribers, as stated before. This led to budget cuts for Blizzard North and so on and you know the rest.
- I believe, although I have no proof to back this up, that a similarly-structured Diablo-based MMO would come close, if not surpass, WoW's numbers... because of the gear factor. The marketers believe otherwise. Those same marketers read statistics, though, and have never been at ground zero: watching people Magic Find for 3 days straight for one item. I trust my eyes and my heart.
- I never demanded free improvements. I demand improvements. I'd be willing to pay for them. I, like you, and stated again, was never given a choice.
- The current neglect of D2 is a direct result of a marketing report that showed that a Warcraft-based MMO would have millions of subscribers, as stated before. This led to budget cuts for Blizzard North and so on and you know the rest.
- I believe, although I have no proof to back this up, that a similarly-structured Diablo-based MMO would come close, if not surpass, WoW's numbers... because of the gear factor. The marketers believe otherwise. Those same marketers read statistics, though, and have never been at ground zero: watching people Magic Find for 3 days straight for one item. I trust my eyes and my heart.
