Many of us have been hanging by our toes hoping for any kind of information regarding the coming patch 1.13 and the ladder reset. It seems we can finally see a glimmer of hope on the horizon, however. The day of the Public Test Realm (PTR) launch is at hand!
Bashiok has recently posted a patch 1.13 update at the Battle.net Diablo II forum here. The patch is heavily along the way, and, although it has been said that the PTR for Diablo II will not be up until after satisfactory results have come from the WarCraft III patch PTR, Bashiok has confirmed that things are "looking good" with the WCIII patch.
Also, any forum-goers of the Battle.net forums should be delighted to know that there is now a dedicated forum specifically for the PTR for Diablo II that is now up in preparation for the launch of the PTR here. Questions about the patch, reset, and PTR, and PTR bug reports, are all to be asked, reported, and discussed therein. I would keep an eye on that forum, folks, since it will most likely be pivotal in the release of the PTR, reset, and patch:
Quote from "Bashiok" »
A forum is now available for discussing the PTR and patch and will continue to be available for posting feedback and bug reports once the patch actually goes live. This is to ideally keep the other Diablo II forums dedicated to current game discussion. Any threads discussing the 1.13 patch/PTR/etc. will be moved to the Test Realm forum, or deleted.
However, Bashiok went on to answer somewhat solemnly (perhaps for the best) the question of a member there about the opening of the Diablo II Patch 1.13 PTR:
Q: we'll be seeing a test realm very soon?
A: No.
A: Well the presence of this forum only means that I made it because I want you guys to know it's here well beforehand, to get into the groove of posting about 1.13 stuff here, and to stop cluttering up the other forums with questions about the patch or reset.
This could, however, be Bashiok simply guarding his tail this time, a reaction to a previous fan-end misunderstanding. In the past, he used the phrase "maybe" and it was taken that the patch would be released nearly instantaneously from his announcement. However, months went by and very little information was released, until Bashiok finally replied with condolences. Perhaps this time he has gone in favor of an all-out negative to release him from any misguided notions of a promise.
(And a special thanks to voltant for discovering and reporting this directly to me via PM- hit him up with a reputation point or two if you get the chance!)
Questions still abound, though. Will this patch be something major? I would say so, or they would not be bothering with a PTR for it. When do you think we will be able to expect this PTR to be launched, as well as the WCIII patch?
Well at least something has come up again about the patch. Hope you are right Seth that maybe Bashiok is covering his tail from the comment last time. Yeah, I think most definitely this patch has to be a major one...if it isn't they know that they will get hell from the fans (no pun intended)
Hmm, well hopefully we'll be getting our patch soon...
Lord knows we've waited long enough :/.
Hopefully they use all the extra time to make it as badass as possible though.
Knowing Blizz, they will :D.
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Woot, it seems so close yet so far away...
I want now.
Lol then you find out they announce it tomorrow that the testing has started
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If we could somehow make this
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By helping a neighbor
Or even a stranger
And to know who needs help
You need only just ask
Maybe the forum will reveal a bit about what will be within the patch.
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Well, Bashiok said that he will be responding in there to suggestions (which were supposed to be over with with the suggestion thing that they did months ago- sometime in 2008, I believe), questions, and so on regarding the patch, reset, and PTR, so I think it should be a good place to look for news on it.
Well I guess this is another step in the right direction, but I did go to the forums to check and see what was going on, but all I get is server error...lol
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Well, Bashiok said that he will be responding in there to suggestions (which were supposed to be over with with the suggestion thing that they did months ago- sometime in 2008, I believe), questions, and so on regarding the patch, reset, and PTR, so I think it should be a good place to look for news on it.
It was April of 2009, I know it feels like forever, no one ever tells... goddamn it, I have a stupid song stuck in my head.
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Silently Lurking...
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JESUS FUCKING CHRIST. DOES BLIZZARD KNOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD PRODUCTIVITY? Oops, just turned on sticky keys. One sec.. ah ! FUCKING SHIT WOW THIS IS REALLY BUGGING ME. This patch had better be worth it.:mad::mad::mad::mad:
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JESUS FUCKING CHRIST. DOES BLIZZARD KNOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD PRODUCTIVITY? Oops, just turned on sticky keys. One sec.. ah ! FUCKING SHIT WOW THIS IS REALLY BUGGING ME. This patch had better be worth it.:mad::mad::mad::mad:
The signs look good. A whole forum for one measly little patch? I think not. It's going to be a big one. I'm excited. This patch had better not disappoint!
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Bashiok has recently posted a patch 1.13 update at the Battle.net Diablo II forum here. The patch is heavily along the way, and, although it has been said that the PTR for Diablo II will not be up until after satisfactory results have come from the WarCraft III patch PTR, Bashiok has confirmed that things are "looking good" with the WCIII patch.
Also, any forum-goers of the Battle.net forums should be delighted to know that there is now a dedicated forum specifically for the PTR for Diablo II that is now up in preparation for the launch of the PTR here. Questions about the patch, reset, and PTR, and PTR bug reports, are all to be asked, reported, and discussed therein. I would keep an eye on that forum, folks, since it will most likely be pivotal in the release of the PTR, reset, and patch:
However, Bashiok went on to answer somewhat solemnly (perhaps for the best) the question of a member there about the opening of the Diablo II Patch 1.13 PTR:
This could, however, be Bashiok simply guarding his tail this time, a reaction to a previous fan-end misunderstanding. In the past, he used the phrase "maybe" and it was taken that the patch would be released nearly instantaneously from his announcement. However, months went by and very little information was released, until Bashiok finally replied with condolences. Perhaps this time he has gone in favor of an all-out negative to release him from any misguided notions of a promise.
(And a special thanks to voltant for discovering and reporting this directly to me via PM- hit him up with a reputation point or two if you get the chance!)
Questions still abound, though. Will this patch be something major? I would say so, or they would not be bothering with a PTR for it. When do you think we will be able to expect this PTR to be launched, as well as the WCIII patch?
Edit: I saw the name change almost Immediately.
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WHoooooooO!!!
Lord knows we've waited long enough :/.
Hopefully they use all the extra time to make it as badass as possible though.
Knowing Blizz, they will :D.
I want now.
Lol then you find out they announce it tomorrow that the testing has started
If you want to arrange it
This world you can change it
If we could somehow make this
Christmas thing last
By helping a neighbor
Or even a stranger
And to know who needs help
You need only just ask
-Equinox
"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
-Winged
Good idea. I've submitted the request to the admins. Thanks.
It was April of 2009, I know it feels like forever, no one ever tells... goddamn it, I have a stupid song stuck in my head.
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Ha! I was thinking about the no-CD patch that was announced back in very early 2008 when MD was still here. My bad.
Gotta work on your patience.