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Nevalistis

Posted 6 years, 11 months ago (Source)

I am a bot. Here's a transcript of the linked blue post for those of you at work:

Notice Regarding Era Leaderboads

Nevalistis / Community Manager

Hey everyone,

Patch 2.6.1 is on the way and, for those of you who have kept a close eye on the PTR, it is jam-packed full of balance changes across all classes. While many are looking forward to the start of Season 12 to try out these changes, we recognize that those of you who are passionate about the Era leaderboards may be viewing this next patch with apprehension.

We’re experimenting with some technology that will allow us to, temporarily, lock the Era leaderboards. This will allow us to give some “downtime” between this era and next while we deploy the upcoming patch and take care of any serious issues that may arise post deployment. Because the nature of Eras is to be continuous, this does have an unfortunate side-effect; this will effectively lock all leaderboards, including those associated with Challenge Rifts. Don’t worry; you’ll still be able to complete Challenge Rifts for a reward! There just won’t be active leaderboards to compete on during the downtime.

To reduce the impact of this lock as much as possible, we currently plan on enabling this lock on October 20, at the same time Season 11 is scheduled to end. We would leave the leaderboards locked up until Season 12 begins, aligning the next roll of Era to occur on November 9.

Overall, we feel that this is the best, most fair way for us to ensure that the most hotly contested leaderboards remain in as equal and fair a state as possible.

Good bot.
Nevalistis

Posted 6 years, 11 months ago (Source)

Will there be a new era starting with s12? Else all progreess Is also nullified. Nice to see some love to NS players thu

Yes!
Nevalistis

Posted 6 years, 11 months ago (Source)

Good CM.

Aww. <3
Nevalistis

Posted 6 years, 11 months ago (Source)

Do we have a (almost) confirmed date for the patch release?

We generally don't confirm dates for patch releases (mostly because WHAT IF scenarios), but rest assured it will launch before Season 12 begins.
Nevalistis

Posted 6 years, 11 months ago (Source)

are you saying that era9 will start same day s12 starts? or will you just reopen era8 leaderboards?

The former - Era 9 will start alongside Season 12.
Nevalistis

Posted 6 years, 11 months ago (Source)

Thank you for answering, but i have to ask, dont you think NS players deserve 2weeks left to push notice? the one that seasonal players get

I'd have absolutely posted this sooner if I could have, but we weren't certain we were going to get the tech to work. Once it was decided it was safe to use, messaging was prepared, translated, etc.

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    <div class="md"><p><em>I am a bot. Here's a transcript of the linked blue post for those of you at work:</em></p>

<h3>Notice Regarding Era Leaderboads</h3>

<p>Nevalistis / Community Manager </p>

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<p>Hey everyone,</p>

<p>Patch 2.6.1 is on the way and, for those of you who have kept a close eye on the PTR, it is jam-packed full of balance changes across all classes. While many are looking forward to the start of Season 12 to try out these changes, we recognize that those of you who are passionate about the Era leaderboards may be viewing this next patch with apprehension. </p>

<p>We’re experimenting with some technology that will allow us to, temporarily, lock the Era leaderboards. This will allow us to give some “downtime” between this era and next while we deploy the upcoming patch and take care of any serious issues that may arise post deployment. Because the nature of Eras is to be continuous, this does have an unfortunate side-effect; this will effectively lock <strong>all leaderboards</strong>, including those associated with Challenge Rifts. Don’t worry; you’ll still be able to complete Challenge Rifts for a reward! There just won’t be active leaderboards to compete on during the downtime.</p>

<p>To reduce the impact of this lock as much as possible, we currently plan on enabling this lock on <strong>October 20</strong>, at the same time Season 11 is scheduled to end. We would leave the leaderboards locked up until Season 12 begins, aligning the next roll of Era to occur on <strong>November 9</strong>. </p>

<p>Overall, we feel that this is the best, most fair way for us to ensure that the most hotly contested leaderboards remain in as equal and fair a state as possible.</p>
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<div class="md"><p>Good bot.</p>
</div> (<a href="https://us.battle.net/forums/en/d3/topic/20759219046#1dobogh8">Nevalistis</a>)
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    <div class="md"><p>Will there be a new era starting with s12? Else all progreess Is also nullified. Nice to see some love to NS players thu   </p>
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<div class="md"><p>Yes!</p>
</div> (<a href="https://us.battle.net/forums/en/d3/topic/20759219046#1dobswo4">Nevalistis</a>)
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    <div class="md"><p>Good CM.</p>
</div>
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<div class="md"><p>Aww. <3</p>
</div> (<a href="https://us.battle.net/forums/en/d3/topic/20759219046#1dobswdc">Nevalistis</a>)
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    <div class="md"><p>Do we have a (almost) confirmed date for the patch release?</p>
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<div class="md"><p>We generally don't confirm dates for patch releases (mostly because WHAT IF scenarios), but rest assured it will launch before Season 12 begins. </p>
</div> (<a href="https://us.battle.net/forums/en/d3/topic/20759219046#1dobsxkj">Nevalistis</a>)
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    <div class="md"><p>are you saying that era9 will start same day s12 starts? or will you just reopen era8 leaderboards?</p>
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<div class="md"><p>The former - Era 9 will start alongside Season 12.</p>
</div> (<a href="https://us.battle.net/forums/en/d3/topic/20759219046#1doby4hz">Nevalistis</a>)
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<blockquote class="quoted">
    <div class="md"><p>Thank you for answering, but i have to ask, dont you think NS players deserve 2weeks left to push notice? the one that seasonal players get</p>
</div>
</blockquote>
<div class="md"><p>I'd have absolutely posted this sooner if I could have, but we weren't certain we were going to get the tech to work. Once it was decided it was safe to use, messaging was prepared, translated, etc. </p>
</div> (<a href="https://us.battle.net/forums/en/d3/topic/20759219046#1dobzfvz">Nevalistis</a>)
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<p><div class="md"><p>Good bot.</p>
</div> (<a href="https://us.battle.net/forums/en/d3/topic/20759219046#1dobogh8">Source</a>)</p>

<p><div class="md"><p>Yes!</p>
</div> (<a href="https://us.battle.net/forums/en/d3/topic/20759219046#1dobswo4">Source</a>)</p>

<p><div class="md"><p>Aww. <3</p>
</div> (<a href="https://us.battle.net/forums/en/d3/topic/20759219046#1dobswdc">Source</a>)</p>

<p><div class="md"><p>We generally don't confirm dates for patch releases (mostly because WHAT IF scenarios), but rest assured it will launch before Season 12 begins. </p>
</div> (<a href="https://us.battle.net/forums/en/d3/topic/20759219046#1dobsxkj">Source</a>)</p>

<p><div class="md"><p>The former - Era 9 will start alongside Season 12.</p>
</div> (<a href="https://us.battle.net/forums/en/d3/topic/20759219046#1doby4hz">Source</a>)</p>

<p><div class="md"><p>I'd have absolutely posted this sooner if I could have, but we weren't certain we were going to get the tech to work. Once it was decided it was safe to use, messaging was prepared, translated, etc. </p>
</div> (<a href="https://us.battle.net/forums/en/d3/topic/20759219046#1dobzfvz">Source</a>)</p>
    
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