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Ladder is a game mode on the Realms in which characters compete in a race to level 99. Prior to the release of patch 1.10 on 28 October 2003, all characters were automatically ranked on a Ladder according to experience level (although there were separate Ladder rankings for different Realms, for Hardcore characters on each Realm, and later for Classic and Expansion characters on each Realm). When Ladder was reset, existing characters were removed from the rankings and new characters had to be created to participate in the new Ladder race.
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However, with the release of 1.10, Ladder also became a separate game mode. Ladder characters are created on the Realms by checking the Ladder Character box when creating a new character. Ladder characters can only create and join Ladder games, which non-Ladder characters cannot join. Once a Ladder character has been created, it cannot be converted to a non-Ladder character until the end of the Ladder season.
Ladder rank of a dead Hardcore character will be preserved as long as it is not deleted. Names of dead characters can be recycled by deleting them and creating new characters with the same name (although any Ladder rank of the dead character will be lost). If a player does not log in with a dead Hardcore character at least once every 90 days, it expires and can then be deleted by anybody else creating a new character with the same name. Deleted Ladder characters are removed from the Ladder rankings.
Ladder is periodically reset, at which point previous Ladder characters are converted to non-Ladder characters. To participate in a new Ladder season, new Ladder characters need to be created. All new Ladder characters start at level 1 with no items, so the economy is also reset.
Aside from the Ladder competition and fresh start, there are Horadric Cube recipes, Rune Words and Unique items available in Ladder games which are not available in non-Ladder games on the Realms (although previous Ladder characters retain their Ladder items when converted to non-Ladder at the end of a season).
Ladder games also present more of a challenge:
- Base monster defense is higher in Nightmare and Hell.
- Base monster life is higher in Hell.
- Base monster damage and poison length calculated using MonStats values increases by 1/16 (6.25%) with each additional player in Nightmare and Hell.
- Monster AI may be faster in Nightmare and Hell.
Season
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Start Date
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Length
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| 1
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Tuesday 28 October 2003 0[2]
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254 days
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| 2
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Thursday 8 July 2004 0[3]
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396 days
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| 3
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Monday 8 August 2005 0[4]
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686 days
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| 4
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Monday 25 June 2007 0[5]
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358 days
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| 5
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Tuesday 17 June 2008 0[6]
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644 days
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| 6
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Tuesday 23 March 2010 0[7]
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189 days
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| 7
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Tuesday 28 September 2010 0[8]
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181 days
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| 8
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Monday 28 March 2011 0[9]
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211 days
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| 9
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Tuesday 25 October 2011 [10]
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190 days
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| 10
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Wednesday 2 May 2012 [11]
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188 days
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| 11
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Tuesday 6 November 2012 [12]
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189 days
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| 12
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Tuesday 14 May 2013 [13]
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196 days
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| 13
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Tuesday 26 November 2013 [14]
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182 days
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| 14
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Tuesday 27 May 2014 [15]
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182 days
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| 15
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Tuesday 25 November 2014 [16]
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182 days
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| 16
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Tuesday 26 May 2015 [17]
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182 days
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| 17
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Tuesday 24 November 2015 [18]
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175 days
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| 18
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Tuesday 17 May 2016 [19]
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189 days
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| 19
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Tuesday 22 November 2016 [20]
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189 days
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| 20
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Tuesday 30 May 2017 [21]
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196 days
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| 21
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Tuesday 12 December 2017 [22]
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185 days
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| 22
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Friday 15 June 2018 [23]
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175 days
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| 23
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Friday 7 December 2018 [24]
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189 days
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| 24
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Friday 14 June 2019 [25]
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175 days
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| 25
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Friday 6 December 2019 [26]
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182 days
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| 26
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Friday 5 June 2020 [27]
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182 days
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| 27
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Friday 4 December 2020 [28]
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189 days
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| 28
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Friday 11 June 2021 [29]
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182 days
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| 29
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Friday 10 December 2021 [30]
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187 days
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| 30
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Wednesday 15 June 2021 [31]
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Horadric Cube
Ladder Horadric Cube recipes are available in Single Player and Other Multiplayer.
Rune upgrade
Unique upgrade
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Input
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| Elite Unique armor
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Input
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| Elite Unique weapon
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Rune Word
Ladder Rune Words were released server-side at the beginning of season 2 on 8 July 2004. However, they weren't published on the Arreat Summit until 10 December 2004. [32] They aren't available in Single Player and Other Multiplayer without modifying the game.
Unique item
Ladder Unique items are available in Single Player and Other Multiplayer.
Reference
- All D2 Realms going down for 2 hours at 1700 UTC (D2 General)
- Ladder reset 8 July 2004 (D2 General)
- Ladder reset 8 August 2005 (D2 General)
- Ladder reset 25 June 2007 (D2 General)
- Ladder reset 17 June 2008 (D2 General)
- 1.13 and Ladder Reset (D2 General)
- Ladder reset on the 28th (D2 General)
- Ladder reset on March 28 (D2 General)
- Ladder Reset for Season 9 (D2 General)
- D2 ladder reset announced (D2 General)
- Ladder Reset: 6 November (D2 General)
- Ladder reset Tuesday 14 May 2013 (D2 General)
- Diablo II Ladder Seasons (D2 General)
- Diablo II Ladder Reset – May 27 (D2 General)
- Diablo II Ladder Reset – November 25 (D2 General)
- Diablo II Ladder Reset - May 26 (D2 General)
- DII Ladder Seasons (D2 General)
- May 17th 10:00 AM PDT: Diablo II Ladder Reset & 1.14c Patch (Internet Archive)
- November 22nd 10:00 AM PST: Diablo II Ladder Reset (Internet Archive)
- DII Ladder Seasons (D2 General)
- DII Ladder Seasons (D2 General)
- DII Ladder Seasons (D2 General)
- DII Ladder Seasons (D2 General)
- [D2] Ladder Reset coming June 14 (Blizzard Forums General Discussion)
- Diablo II Ladder Reset Coming December 6 (Blizzard Forums Diablo II General Discussion)
- Diablo II Ladder Reset - June 5th (Blizzard Forums Diablo II General Discussion)
- Diablo II Ladder Reset - December 4th (Blizzard Forums Diablo II General Discussion)
- Diablo II Ladder Reset - June 11 (Blizzard Forums Diablo II (2000) General Discussion)
- Diablo II (Classic) Ladder Reset - December 10th - 3pm PT (Blizzard Forums Classic General Discussion)
- Diablo II Legacy Ladder Reset - June 2022 (Blizzard Forums Classic General Discussion)
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