When does the Diablo 2: Resurrected season 14 ladder reset start?

The ladder reset date for Diablo 2: Resurrected Season 14 is Friday, May 22 at 5pm pacific (8pm eastern). The ladder season usually resets every three to four months, so after season 13 started in February, we anticipated a reset date for season 14 in May. Since we are in the thick of the Reign of the Warlock, expect this ladder season to be filled with Warlock-themed goodness. Or, badness, I guess. It’s Diablo.

D2:R Ladder Season 14 will be another global release, which means that both the date and the specific times mentioned in the post are important. A global release means that the servers open for everyone around the world at the same moment, even if the time displayed on the clock in their time zone is very different. As such, the start time will bridge two calendar days, because that’s how international time zones work: May 22 at 5pm pacific means the season starts on May 23 in the Eastern Hemisphere. Here are the exact start times for Diablo 2: Resurrected Season 14:

• North America
  • May 22, 5:00pm PDT
  • May 22, 8pm EDT
• Europe
  • May 23, 1:00 am BST
  • May 23, 2:00 am CEST
• Asia
  • May 23, 8:00 am CST
  • May 23, 9:00 am KST

D2:R Ladder Seasons basically mimic the conditions of a brand new release of the game. It is a fresh start, with a level one character on one of four different types of servers:

• Classic means you want to play through the first four acts of Diablo 2 originally released with the title.
• Hardcore Classic is the same as Classic, but you are playing a Hardcore character where death is permanent.
• Expansion characters have access to play through the first four acts from Diablo 2 and Act 5 from the Lord of Destruction expansion.
• Hardcore Expansioncombine the Expansion experience (all five acts) with Hardcore play (single character life and perma-death). Not for the faint of heart.

The object of a D2:R Ladder Season is to race to level 99 as fast as possible, and in so doing secure your spot on the leaderboard — and eternal glory, of course. That’s why, for many, not only the release date, but the very specific time is important. And make sure you read the official post with full patch notes for balance and other changes.

Best of luck to everyone beginning their new characters in Ladder Season 14!