I can bet they cannot reset the ladder because most people who created battle.net AND diablo, have left blizzard.
Take a look at this interesting list.
A significant number of key employees left Blizzard (both Blizzard Irvine and Blizzard North) in recent years. Here are the names of some of them followed by the studios they have gone to (some names are listed in several categories):
Leading positions
President for Blizzard North
* David Brevik (Flagship Studios)
Vice President for Blizzard North
* Bill Roper (Flagship Studios)
* Erich Schaefer (Flagship Studios)
* Max Schaefer (Flagship Studios)
Director for Blizzard Entertainment
* David Brevik (Flagship Studios)
* Bill Roper (Flagship Studios)
* Erich Schaefer (Flagship Studios)
* Max Schaefer (Flagship Studios)
* William "Sgt. Rock" Petras (Red 5 Studios)
* Mike O'Brien (ArenaNet)
Cinematics department
* Harley D. "Spanker" Huggins II: Cinematic Project Director (Red 5 Studios)
* John "Dr. Jones" Burnett: Cinematics Technical Lead (Red 5 Studios)
* Joe "Hella" Peterson: Main concept artist (Red 5 Studios)
Battle.net
* Mike O'Brien: Original creator, architect and lead programmer (ArenaNet)
* Patrick Wyatt: Team lead and lead programmer (ArenaNet)
Other leading positions
* Patrick Wyatt: Vice President of Research and Development (ArenaNet)
* Kenneth Williams: Director of Business Development and Operations and producer for Blizzard North (Flagship Studios)
* Richard Seis: Director of technology (Castaway Entertainment)
* Taewon Yun: Co-founder and leader of the online operations for Blizzard's Korean offices (Red 5 Studios)
Leading positions by game
Diablo
* David Brevik: Project Lead, Design Lead and Lead Programmer (Flagship Studios)
* Erich Schaefer: Project Lead, Design Lead and Art Director, sole environment artist, interface artist (Flagship Studios)
* Mike O'Brien: Author of the network code (ArenaNet)
* Michio Okamura: Lead Artist (Hyboreal Games)
Diablo 2
* David Brevik: Project Lead, Design Lead and Lead Programmer (Flagship Studios)
* Erich Schaefer: Project Lead, Design Lead and Art Director, interface artist (Flagship Studios)
* Max Schaefer: Project, Design and Environment Art Director (Flagship Studios)
* Kenneth Williams: Producer and Localization Producer (Flagship Studios)
* Mark Kern: Producer (Red 5 Studios)
* Dave Glenn: Chief Background Artist (Flagship Studios)
* Peter Hu: Main Programmer (Flagship Studios)
* Phil Shenk: Lead Character Artist (Flagship Studios)
* Richard Seis: Lead programmer (Castaway Entertainment)
Warcraft 3
* Mike O'Brien: Team lead and lead programmer (ArenaNet)
Starcraft
* Mark Kern: Producer (Red 5 Studios)
* Mike O'Brien: Author of the network code (ArenaNet)
* James Phinney: Lead designer and producer (ArenaNet)
World Of Warcraft
* Mark Kern: Team Lead (Red 5 Studios)
* William "Sgt. Rock" Petras: Art Director (Red 5 Studios)
* Taewon Yun: Responsible for launching and operating throughout Asia (Red 5 Studios)
* Matt "Colonel" Sanders: Lead Exterior Level Designer (Red 5 Studios)
* Jeff Strain: Team lead and lead programmer (ArenaNet)
* Ru Weerasuriya: Cinematic art production and direction lead (Ready At Dawn)
* Jeff Kaplan: (Paladin Nerfer)
Unanounced Project(s)
One unanounced project from Blizzard has been rumored to be Diablo 3, see Blizzard North.
This cancelled project is Diablo3, they couldn't keep working on it without the old employees...
This is why I will NOT be looking for diablo 3, but we should be looking for Hellgates: London...
old blizzard emplyees founded 3-4 new companies, flagship studios ( hellgates )
arenanet ( Guild wars )
Don't beleive me ? Heres proof:
I have allready read that on bnet forms and beleive me that a load of shit... Yes all these people are gone.. what do u think for example if half the employes of Burger king Left they wouldnt know how to make a whopper? I relly dont know if thats a good example but just because poeple left does not mean the company said fuck it delete all the diablo files and data we have its over... No im sure reseting the ladder is done with a click of a button or a simple command that is written in the Bnet manual or some shit i mean come on ... not bashing u or any thing but i feel theres no way that thats the reson the ladder has not reset I think there waiting of a patch or a release date for D3 then reset and get the people back interseted. Well thats my 2 sence
I have to strongly disagree with you here killing lil thingys. Yes it is true that most of the employes left Blizzard but that didn't stop the folks at Blizzard from making v1.11A and B, whomever they might be.
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Take a look at this interesting list.
A significant number of key employees left Blizzard (both Blizzard Irvine and Blizzard North) in recent years. Here are the names of some of them followed by the studios they have gone to (some names are listed in several categories):
Leading positions
President for Blizzard North
* David Brevik (Flagship Studios)
Vice President for Blizzard North
* Bill Roper (Flagship Studios)
* Erich Schaefer (Flagship Studios)
* Max Schaefer (Flagship Studios)
Director for Blizzard Entertainment
* David Brevik (Flagship Studios)
* Bill Roper (Flagship Studios)
* Erich Schaefer (Flagship Studios)
* Max Schaefer (Flagship Studios)
* William "Sgt. Rock" Petras (Red 5 Studios)
* Mike O'Brien (ArenaNet)
Cinematics department
* Harley D. "Spanker" Huggins II: Cinematic Project Director (Red 5 Studios)
* John "Dr. Jones" Burnett: Cinematics Technical Lead (Red 5 Studios)
* Joe "Hella" Peterson: Main concept artist (Red 5 Studios)
Battle.net
* Mike O'Brien: Original creator, architect and lead programmer (ArenaNet)
* Patrick Wyatt: Team lead and lead programmer (ArenaNet)
Other leading positions
* Patrick Wyatt: Vice President of Research and Development (ArenaNet)
* Kenneth Williams: Director of Business Development and Operations and producer for Blizzard North (Flagship Studios)
* Richard Seis: Director of technology (Castaway Entertainment)
* Taewon Yun: Co-founder and leader of the online operations for Blizzard's Korean offices (Red 5 Studios)
Leading positions by game
Diablo
* David Brevik: Project Lead, Design Lead and Lead Programmer (Flagship Studios)
* Erich Schaefer: Project Lead, Design Lead and Art Director, sole environment artist, interface artist (Flagship Studios)
* Mike O'Brien: Author of the network code (ArenaNet)
* Michio Okamura: Lead Artist (Hyboreal Games)
Diablo 2
* David Brevik: Project Lead, Design Lead and Lead Programmer (Flagship Studios)
* Erich Schaefer: Project Lead, Design Lead and Art Director, interface artist (Flagship Studios)
* Max Schaefer: Project, Design and Environment Art Director (Flagship Studios)
* Kenneth Williams: Producer and Localization Producer (Flagship Studios)
* Mark Kern: Producer (Red 5 Studios)
* Dave Glenn: Chief Background Artist (Flagship Studios)
* Peter Hu: Main Programmer (Flagship Studios)
* Phil Shenk: Lead Character Artist (Flagship Studios)
* Richard Seis: Lead programmer (Castaway Entertainment)
Warcraft 3
* Mike O'Brien: Team lead and lead programmer (ArenaNet)
Starcraft
* Mark Kern: Producer (Red 5 Studios)
* Mike O'Brien: Author of the network code (ArenaNet)
* James Phinney: Lead designer and producer (ArenaNet)
World Of Warcraft
* Mark Kern: Team Lead (Red 5 Studios)
* William "Sgt. Rock" Petras: Art Director (Red 5 Studios)
* Taewon Yun: Responsible for launching and operating throughout Asia (Red 5 Studios)
* Matt "Colonel" Sanders: Lead Exterior Level Designer (Red 5 Studios)
* Jeff Strain: Team lead and lead programmer (ArenaNet)
* Ru Weerasuriya: Cinematic art production and direction lead (Ready At Dawn)
* Jeff Kaplan: (Paladin Nerfer)
Unanounced Project(s)
One unanounced project from Blizzard has been rumored to be Diablo 3, see Blizzard North.
This cancelled project is Diablo3, they couldn't keep working on it without the old employees...
This is why I will NOT be looking for diablo 3, but we should be looking for Hellgates: London...
old blizzard emplyees founded 3-4 new companies, flagship studios ( hellgates )
arenanet ( Guild wars )
Don't beleive me ? Heres proof:
http://www.answers.com/topic/blizzard-entertainment
http://www.answers.com/topic/flagship-studios
http://www.hellgatelondon.com
.-De}M{inD-. :rolleyes: