Hai,

Been off and on d2 since like...2004. Back in the day ladder meant a lot of uniques that were only obtainable on said ladder. Now it seems like it's just elite cube recipes and some runewords.

So I guess I'm asking...why? D2 is the game that got me into arpgs for finding all that rare loot. Outside of that I'm usually rushing people. Don't get me wrong, I'm not judging you, I'm curious. Is it the whole start from scratch? Finding that first good items to sell on here for top dollar?

I appreciate any input.

Thank you

What do you suggest

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I came into this ladder late it seems like. Got a sorc I'm comfortable with, I'm just seeing people's reasoning for starting ladder a new.

Running away from Archers makes me a more humble person.
That being said, I like to sleep in, so if you wanna rush me 6 hours after ladder starts, i would appreciate that.

i enjoy starting an 8 man norm~hell game where everyone is naked
its fun for me

People enjoy starting fresh at least most do, and especially everyone who is even decent-good at it.

Within a week of a ladder reset you can get a level 99 character, with a full BiS build (not perfect rolls just BiS build) off the ground. If you were a non-stop player which most aren't, you could finish nearly double digit characters in that time. And so their challenge is the rebuild rather than any end game content mostly because end game is what? PvP or farming some more? And they killed PvP.

Also it is where everyone is playing if they're playing. At any point in time at the end of the ladder the populations might be evently split, but during a reset the numbers are easily 10:1 in favor of ladder players.

This!

Also This

This post was edited by WhenLadderReset on May 15 2024 10:10am

It's still fun to start a fresh char on reset

Ladder lost meaning with 99 being so easy to achieve

I like all the answers but yours is my favorite. I didn't even factor in game population as I came in on the tail end. Dunno about the whole bis build though, my luck has never been that great.

I guess it's time to stick to what I now or try a new toon