Diablo II - 1.13 Patch

[XSamSung]

Prin Aprile oficialii de la Blizzard au raspandit o stire, care mai tarziu s-a dovedit a fi doar un zvon:

We’re preparing for a Diablo II ladder reset to coincide with the release of the 1.13 patch that’s currently in development. We don’t have a final release date for the patch yet, but we’re providing early warning as a reset could occur as early as the end of April. We’ll be providing updates with more certain dates once the patch is closer to release.

Please be aware that with a ladder reset all ladder characters are moved to non-ladder. This means that your characters will still be accessible but will no longer have access to ladder-only features and games. In order to play in the new ladder season after the reset you will need to make new ladder characters.

This thread will be updated with more information as it becomes available.

Update – 7/20



As stated in the “Myth” thread (Battle.net - English Forums -> 1.13 Patch - The Myth, The Legend) we’re still working toward releasing the Warcraft III patch currently in testing on our Westfall Public Test Realm. Testing is looking good on the Warcraft III patch though and once it’s released focus will go to the Diablo II 1.13 patch.

The 1.13 patch is very far along so it should only be a limited amount of testing before it hits the Westfall PTR. Still, any number of issues could delay a release so any dates or estimates for release won’t be made available.

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.

Au aparut ceva probleme cu patch-ul pentru W3 si au fost nevoiti sa amane patch-ul in cauza - zic ei (dupa cum bine stiti Blizzard e o firma mica, cu 2 - 3 oameni si aia mai mult voluntari, la cat de prost sunt platiti ):

Many of you are wondering what's up with the patch and the ladder reset. While I've sprinkled some information around, it's about time it was all mashed up in one easy-to-read location.

The Story -
Once upon a time our internal legacy development teams wanted to put some much needed love into Diablo II. Diablo II doesn't have tournaments with millions of dollars swirling about them, so it generally took a back seat to the patch development time of our other legacy titles. But one day the planets aligned, and it was finally time to give the old girl a new coat of paint and break a bottle of champagne over her bow with the release of a patch. This went well. Meetings were held, the community was involved and polled, and an extremely long list of ideas and changes was created. That list was then cut down to changes felt to be either necessary changes, or easily implemented to ensure development time was efficient. This also went well.

Not long after, the alarm bells sounded. The patch was progressing quickly, and the release was potentially imminent. Early on it was decided, and somewhat of a no-brainer, that a ladder reset with coincide with the patch release. With the patch progressing well, a potential release of two weeks was estimated, and as always this is the exact amount of forewarning given to players and the community before a ladder reset. An announcement was made quickly and immediately to ensure a full two week notice was given. There are many reasons for this standard two-week notice, not the least of which is that most players don't understand the meaning of ladder and non-ladder, and how a reset affects their characters. Following any reset our support departments are flooded with issues related to the change of their characters, so we attempt to inform beforehand and avoid any unnecessary confusion.

This was all well and good, the community was excited, and the developers were having fun and enjoying being able to work on Diablo II again. Then, as it tends to do, reality struck. (Battle.net - English Forums -> Warcraft III Custom Map Security Warning) Work had to be swiftly and immediately realigned and has and continues to be focused on addressing issues for a different title to resolve a very serious issue.

The Now -
The Warcraft III patch is now on the Public Test Realm (PTR) and testing is progressing. Once that patch is released work can shift back to Diablo II and the 1.13 patch, and we'll be working to getting that patch up on its own PTR as soon as possible. This could be a matter of weeks. Once it's up and in a testing state for all of you, it's then going to be a matter of ensuring the features are good and it's a solid patch. The more people we have testing the patch and providing valid feedback, the better the patch will be, and hopefully the quicker it will be released. So that's my challenge to you. You've been waiting a long time, you want an awesome patch, you want a reset. To get all that, we need good solid testing and feedback, reproduction steps for bugs, detailed descriptions of issues or errors, etc. So once this goes live on the PTR, I expect some crazed-youruinedtheeconomy-testing.

Nu ca ar fi greu de inteles, D2 fiind un proiect cu 10 ani vechime... dar totusi... Asta este, urmeaza si el cand si-a face cineva vreme pentru el.

[baicaf]

Cred ca la BlizzCon o sa lanseze si patch-ul asta. Multe patch-uri au fost lansate in cadrul BlizzCon-ului . Cum nu cred ca vor lansa acum Diablo 3, cred ca o sa dea patch-ul asta ca sa tina in priza comunitatea D2 , plus ceva date despre D3.

[Clopotel]

Wrong. Eu cel putin la inceput am crezut ca va fi lansat patchul odata cu battle.net 2.0 si cu optimizari de cod pentru el, pentru a fi compatibil. Asta fiind unul din motivele pentru care am crezut ca i se va da drumul. Din cate am citit pe forumul de beta la DOTA, final beta 1 e pe sfarsite si probabil foarte curand se va incerca portarea ultimului patch dupa Westfal pe servere. Desi, raman de parere ca o parte din patchul de D2 are legatura cu battle.net 2.0, pentru ca n-a mai primit un patch de cine stie cand si nu cred ca ar fi fost jucabil pe platforma 2.0. Cu putin noroc, vom juca in septembrie 1.13

[mobutu]

Update - 9/2
Work commences on patch 1.13.
We won't be providing any information on when the patch will be available, except that we expect the PTR to be available "soon".
We will provide some amount of warning very, very shortly before the PTRs become available.
Please keep in mind that any number of factors could delay the start of the PTR and ultimate release of the patch.
Thanks for being patient, we're getting close now.

Battle.net - English Forums -> Patch 1.13 - Updated 9/2

[Neji]

ce aduce nou aceasta versiune 1.13?

[Clopotel]

Din ce s-a anuntat pana acuma, stash marit si posibiltatea de respec la skiluri. In rest, asteptam patch notes.

[XSamSung]

Se zvoneste ca ar fi un Major Patch - deci posibil sa fie mai mare de 9 mb cu cateva fix-uri ici colo.

[Neji]

cred ca imi reinstalez d2 si astept pachtu , joaca cnv de aici d2 pe vreun sv?

[mobutu]

Dacă urcă rezoluţia atunci mă reapuc de joc.
800x600 este un major turn-off in lumea LCD'urilor de 1680x1050/1920x1200...
Dacă nu atunci sper ca Torchlight să fie un joc bun, apare peste vreo lună jumate.

[XSamSung]

Originally Posted by mobutu

Dacă urcă rezoluţia atunci mă reapuc de joc.
800x600 este un major turn-off in lumea LCD'urilor de 1680x1050/1920x1200...
Dacă nu atunci sper ca Torchlight să fie un joc bun, apare peste vreo lună jumate.

Fa un request, pe forumul oficial. Desi e mai complicat, cum jocul a fost facut initial cu rezolutia de 800x600 ca setare maxima. Ar putea sa-l faca scalabil din joc, sa nu mai depinda de Windows si setarile placii grafice. Dar estetic e cam acelasi lucru, atata ca poti da alt+tab fara sa faca resize. Ar trebui sa refaca toate texturile sa iasa bine. Si asta nu e foarte greu, dar cere timp...

Si parca totusi au avut timp. Dar cum au avut nevoie de cateva luni sa rezolve cateva bug-uri minore in patch-ul de la W3, incep sa ma indoiesc de profesionalismul baetilor care se ocupa de aceste patch-uri. In nici un caz nu-s grei de la Blizzard, sau poate grei au plecat...

[mobutu]

S-au tot facut requesturi la ei.
Personal cred ca e nesimtire ce fac ei cu rezolutia.
Inteleg la un joc abandonware sau care nu mai este jucat ... dar d2 e mult prea jucat.
Ma doare'n pix cat de "greu" o fi sa faca asta sau ca "n-au timp"
dar sa joc in 800x600 pe un monitor capabil de fullHD este inacceptabil

[XSamSung]

Pei si pe ei ii cam doare in pix de opiniile clientilor, cand vine vorba de proiecte vechi. Desi uneori incearca sa para interesati, ca doar deh - asta e una din ceintele "job-ului". Cum in 10 ani de zile nu au trecut nici la 1024x768 sau 1280x1024, desi teoretic - ei inca suporta acest joc. Slabe sanse sa mai schimbe ceva in acest sens... Who knows.. uneori mai e loc si de surprize placute. We'll just have to wait and see...

[mobutu]

Hahaha, se pare ca va mai dura un pic (mai mult, defapt):

Update - 9/30

The Diablo II 1.13 patch is on temporary hold while we investigate potential impact on the Battle.net service.
As we moved closer to launching the patch concerns grew that an increase in the player stash size (a feature in the patch) could compromise the Diablo II Battle.net service.
The hardware and configuration could potentially not handle the increased stash size gracefully under heavy load.
Currently we’re investigating potential impact as it is one of the larger content features in the patch and we’re hoping it can remain a part of the release.
If it does have to be removed it will require additional time to remove it, generate new patches, and test, which will add time before we can go live on the PTR.
We’re hoping to have our diagnostics and a final decision on how we’ll be moving forward decided by early next week and we’ll have an update for you at that time.

Probabil la anu'.

[SXT64]

eu zic ca pana maxim in decembrie o sa jucam deja pe ladderu resetat + 1.13

[Dead Ghost]

Exista un mod pt a schimba rezolutia, care functioneaza foarte bine...Il puteti folosi pe ala. Ma rog, nu si pe Battle.net, pt ca este considerat cheat. Si de fapt asta e si motivul pt care nu va fi vreodata implementat printr-un patch oficial, pt ca iti permite sa vezi mai mult decat trebuie din harta (cu tot cu inamici & stuff), jocul fiind gandit pt maxim 800x600. Au si spus asta, nu inventez eu motivul.
Si cum D2 este un joc 2D, cu tiles, alta posibilitate tehnica de a mari rezolutia nu exista, decat cea folosita in acel mod (aceasi metoda este aplicata si la alte jocuri 2d vechi, gen Fallout 1&2, Baldur's Gate, etc).

[XSamSung]

Originally Posted by mobutu

Hahaha, se pare ca va mai dura un pic (mai mult, defapt):

Probabil la anu'.

Poate folosesc tot serverele de acu 10 ani, adica au probleme cu Diablo II si nu au probleme cu WoW.

[mobutu]

blablabla

The decision on whether or not to include the enlarged stash size has been slightly delayed.
As mentioned previously it would require some additional weeks of development and would remove one of the most requested features were we unable to include it.
If it were to be included the concern is that it could render Diablo II unplayable, and repairing the issue after the fact would draw heavily on development resources.
Which is also something we obviously want to avoid.
We hope to be able to reach a conclusion and decision soon on the future of the 1.13 patch, and we’ll keep you updated as it develops.

[XSamSung]

Patch-ul acesta pare sa fie un proiect pentru ceva amatori, d'aia care abia acum învață the basics...

[mobutu]

Multa vorba pentru nimic:

Update - 11/18
We've recently completed a revised version of the Diablo II 1.13 patch that removes the increased stash size.
A larger stash will unfortunately no longer be a feature included in patch 1.13 due to the previously mentioned concerns.
As higher priority work continues on Warcraft III we're hoping to complete our quality assurance tests for the 1.13 patch in the next few weeks.
But as always, the types of issues that may appear and take higher priority are rarely foreseeable.
We continue to plan a release based on our best intentions.

[XSamSung]

Eu ce tot zic de o bucată bună de vreme... Noul Blizzard si pentru un amărât de patch are nevoie de 10 luni sau chiar un an de zile, dacă nu mai mult. In ultimii 8 ani de zile nu au mai lansat nici un joc în afara de WoW, cum echipa veche s-a retras se pare ca WoW e tot ce mai știu... Cat despre SC2 și D3, dacă tot au investit ceva bani în ele... de dragul profitului (chiar dacă e doar un bacșiș pe lângă cât scot din WoW), sper să nu ajungă și astea ca SC: Ghost (delayed, delayed, delayed, delayed, delayed.. Canceled).

Cică se tem să nu împovăreze PC-urile mai vechi cu un stash mai mare, deși majoritatea sunt conștienți ca problema lor tine de serverele antice de battlenet.