The post says that the changes to classes are being made “to expand character build diversity, and retain class fantasy and specialty.” Without drilling down into the specific changes to come, they then talk about the philosophy behind each class revision. The pattern is the same for each description: broadly they think the class is good as-is, but they “see exciting opportunities” to tweak a few variables and make some playstyles easier to do or more useful. Ladder rank modes, meanwhile, will match those available in the original game: standard, hardcore, standard expansion and hardcore expansion. Advancing through ladder rankes will unlock all-new “Rune Words” which can only be used in Ladder play. When a Ladder season ends, your character will move to a “non-Ladder” version of the game, and you’ll need to create a new character to play the new ladder. Ladder ladder ladder, lads lads lads. They currently think each season will last around four months. You can read the whole post for information on changes to other classes, as well as to Mercenaries, items and more. Blizzard Entertainment parent company Activision Blizzard continue to deal with an onslaught of alleged sexual harassment scandals, employee walkouts and demands CEO Bobby Kotick be removed.
