On March 2nd, a new update land on the public test server of Diablo 2: Resurrected and start the long-awaited ranking test. You can also try out the changes for Uber Diablo and see the new class changes in action.

Already in December 2021 there was the announcement of the historical patch 2.4 for Diablo 2: Resurrected. Why historical? Because the developers are making adjustments to Diablo 2's class balance for the first time in eleven years, and because Resurrected's first ranked season will be a part of the update.

Ladder test will start shortly

While we have been able to test the class changes and some of the new rune words on the public test server since January, there has been no trace of other innovations so far. But that is about to change in the near future! More precisely: On March 2nd, 2022! On the official Diablo 2 website, the developers have announced the next PTR update.

The announcement reads: "The launch of ranked Diablo II: Resurrected will offer an optional ranked system of play with a number of game modes and new ranked-specific characters. Each mode will have its own ranked table, where players will compete in a limited time and Compete for experience with access to ranked-specific content. After the ranked season ends, the leaderboards will reset and characters will be transferred to an unranked mode, allowing players to store their earned loot while preparing for a new ranked season."

The first test of the leaderboard focuses on the presentation of the ladder and the impact of the balance changes on the leaderboard. All testers should pay attention to the following points:

   Ranked is now available for testing and the team will be recreating Ranked season start and end during the PTR.

   Players can use the /ladder and /helpladder chat commands to get season start and end information.

   Information about the ranking is available in the ranking UI. Console players will receive updates on the loading screen.

   At the end of a season, your ranked character becomes an unranked character, as do any ranked exclusive items your character equipped or had in their inventory.

   At the end of a season, you have until the start of the next season to claim your items from the seasonal leaderboard shared stash and bring them into your normal online play.

   For example, at the end of Season 1, you have until the start of Season 3 to claim your items from your Season 1 Loot Chest. Unclaimed items will be lost forever.

About Diablo becomes more accessible

Also part of the new update are the changes for About Diablo. The endgame version of Diablo can still be summoned in Diablo II: Resurrected the way it was in v1.10: by selling Stones of Jordan. However, progress for Uber Diablo is now saved in the regional database. When enough Stones of Jordan have been sold, Uber Diablo will appear for all players in the same region, not just players in the same server instance.

Uber Diablo progress is also tracked per game type. So a total of eight different types of progress are recorded. These are Classic, Hardcore Classic (HC), Classic Ladder, Classic HC Ladder, Expansion, Hardcore Expansion, Expansion Ladder, and Expansion HC Ladder.

Diablo 2: Resurrected - The endgame challenge über-Diablo will be more accessible with patch 2.4. Source: Blizzard Due to these changes, new messages are now available for you to prepare for when Uber Diablo may appear. These messages are sent to all players in the region at certain progress levels, and can also be queried manually using the /uberdiablo chat command.

Diablo 2 Resurrected: Official Patch Notes

In addition, the new update for Diablo 2 Resurrected brings tons of changes for all classes, mercenaries, runewords, monsters and more. Furthermore, all sorts of errors are fixed by the patch.

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