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#1
Apr 24 2026 08:52pm
Im in hardcore ladder atm.

There's been a precipitous decline in players in-game and on JSP. I find myself running into the same people quite often. What's going on?
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Apr 24 2026 08:55pm
Ptr is going on, people feeling feelings about the upcoming patch, ladder was cemented a while ago.
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Apr 24 2026 08:56pm
Quote (Doomtree @ Apr 24 2026 10:55pm)
Ptr is going on, people feeling feelings about the upcoming patch, ladder was cemented a while ago.


sorry, whats ptr
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Apr 24 2026 08:57pm
Quote (MerranianTheory @ 24 Apr 2026 23:56)
sorry, whats ptr


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Apr 24 2026 09:00pm
It's natural ladder behavior, once you get 99 and everything you wanted there is not much progression and other games pump more dopamine, D4 expa is coming.

Take a break, try different builds, play different game, come back, wait for ladder blast.
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Apr 24 2026 10:00pm
Quote (DevilPK @ Apr 24 2026 10:57pm)
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this and D4 xpac seem accurate, but also.. you've chosen hc: already fewer players + the early 300 first Locks train has sailed,
interest fades quickly because d2r's endgame should've been focused on pvp. If only they created the guilds' hall; then it would only grow ^_^
Given it comes with leaderboards, pvp balancing, fixing long lasting bugs, arenas, selling stash tabs and temporary perfect inventories for when you spawn in these arenas across sanctuary. Leaving said arenas = your life dwindles away quickly.

There's quite a bit they could do to make us stick around, but... pvm is dominated by bots and lvling obviously caps at 99.
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Apr 24 2026 10:05pm
Quote (Drael @ Apr 24 2026 09:00pm)
this and D4 xpac seem accurate, but also.. you've chosen hc: already fewer players + the early 300 first Locks train has sailed,
interest fades quickly because d2r's endgame should've been focused on pvp. If only they created the guilds' hall; then it would only grow ^_^
Given it comes with leaderboards, pvp balancing, fixing long lasting bugs, arenas, selling stash tabs and temporary perfect inventories for when you spawn in these arenas across sanctuary. Leaving said arenas = your life dwindles away quickly.

There's quite a bit they could do to make us stick around, but... pvm is dominated by bots and lvling obviously caps at 99.


Anyone heard anymore details about the top 300? Any confirmed names on statue? I heard it was a bit of a sh!tshow (apparently the submit form was closed early for some people.. before 300 even hit)

This post was edited by Gemfire1987 on Apr 24 2026 10:06pm
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Apr 24 2026 10:55pm
Confirmed , game is dead
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Apr 24 2026 11:07pm
If they make the warlock a weak character it’ll die a lot faster. These changes are insane to do to a character that basically revived your old ass game.
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Apr 24 2026 11:24pm
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If they make the warlock a weak character it’ll die a lot faster. These changes are insane to do to a character that basically revived your old ass game.


I would tend to agree with this. You should never debuff a character. If something has to be done, they ought to maybe tweak the Warlock and then buff the other classes accordingly. D2R at this point is a project whose scope has well surpassed D2/LOD's original design. They should take a great leap here to introduce a ton of new gear in particular. Gear that rivals enigma, and can serve as substitute to it. They were onto something with the sling ring. Create more gear with an eye toward expanding competitive build variety.

This post was edited by MerranianTheory on Apr 24 2026 11:25pm
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