Quote:Hmm, "position" means concerned about ladder climbing. Most lurkers remember the first ladder, which went on forever... Newer players apparently are unaware of the classic ladder before expansion.
By first ladder are you refering to D2C up until Dec 02? If that is what you mean, there is a reason it went on forever, it was nearly impossible to get to 99 in D2 classic. But this is not the case in expansion, so resets of the ladder make the most sense, in order to keep the ladder as something 'attainable' to the driven. Even in D2 classic they did a ladder reset, anyone remember Jan 03? (Or was it 02?) That was ridiculous amounts of fun.
Quote: devzero apparently thinks that a ladder reset stops cheating......
Hmm? Is this infered from his last post? If you are attaining your information from that source, then I must disagree. I see devzero's reply as telling the simple truth that 'cheating is bound to happen no matter what.'
As far as my two cents on the subject, I like the idea of the new ladder. That isn't to say there aren't major flaws. But overall cheating is going to occur. This doesn't mean I condone throwing up our hands in the air and going 'oh well,' nor does it mean I condone a which hunt attitude towards condeming blizzard for the cheating that has occured. For a game that's been out for over 3 years now, I'm surprised at how legit this game continues to be. Three years is a long time for hackers to get their grubby little hands on the game and devise schemes to pass on to cheating groups. The ladder reset isn't perfect, but it is a breath of fresh air. I think people need to focus on that pro, rather than being cynical about the ever present 'cheaters.'
Eh,
-Munk
Edit: I keep screwing up posts where I double quote. Doh!