Patch 2.4 PTR Wipe Incoming
by JR Cook - 8 years ago show comments
Following on the heels of yesterday’s news, another hot topic was addressed today via Twitter and eventually received a formal treatment via the official forums. Many testers of the current PTR were wondering if it would be enough to only wipe the Leaderboards in the next PTR patch, as was originally planned, when players who used bugs, unintended interactions, and a panoply of other techniques to achieve high level Greater Rifts would still have all of the aggregate results from doing so; namely, inflated paragon levels and Legendary gems.
The cleanest solution would be a full wipe and while many players groan at the idea of recollecting all of the pieces they farmed up for testing, it seems the general consensus is that this is better for the overall well-being of the final product – Patch 2.4 on live servers.
Continue below for the exact details on the reset presented by Community Manager Kauza. We currently do not know exactly when the wipe/patch will occur.
As many have guessed, this patch is also going to come along with a PTR progress wipe to clear up a couple of issues that players discovered during testing. Thanks to everyone that provided feedback and discovered bugs – this is absolutely key to the success of the PTR, and while we understand the frustration that can come from losing progress mid-PTR, it’s a fundamental element of our testing process. The vast majority of progress is going to be wiped, but here’s a handy guide.
- Not Being Wiped:
- Non-Seasonal Achievements Earned During the PTR
- Being Wiped:
- Characters created during PTR
- Items, legendary gems, etc.
- Paragon levels earned in PTR
- Pretty much everything else
Again, the PTR wipe will happen alongside the PTR patch, which currently doesn’t have an ETA. We’ll keep you all in the loop as we get closer.