Yes, but what about the interval between end of PTR and the End of Season?
I don’t recall it ever going this long.
The chart in my previous post was essentially my curiosity inspired by @Demonblades statement that:
It took me awhile to compose that chart. But, I just wanted to see how long each Season was. Once it was done, I thought I’d share it.
If you want to research and create a chart showing the duration between PTR end dates and the corresponding Season end dates, by all means, be my guest.
It is strange. One season was started on Jan 6th, so “holiday” is no excuse! Just hoping its not some D4 s3 start date BS.
Im just here for the 21th time looking for some patch notes.
Yeah, they’re making fun of us really
Already been done. Check it out.
Not quite. The “PTR lead time” is start of PTR to start of corresponding season. Notice, that Perusoe mentioned PTR end date.
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If you want to research and create a chart showing the duration between PTR end dates and the corresponding Season end dates, by all means, be my guest. !
Did my table
season | patch | ptr start | ptr end | prev season end | season start | ptr end to prev season end | ptr end to season start |
1 | 2.1.2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 29.08.2014 | n/a | n/a |
2 | 2.1.2 | n/a | n/a | 03.02.2015 | 13.02.2015 | n/a | n/a |
3 | 2.2.0 | 25.02.2015 | 20.03.2015 | 05.04.2015 | 10.04.2015 | 16 | 21 |
4 | 2.3.0 | 30.06.2015 | 12.08.2015 | 23.08.2015 | 28.08.2015 | 11 | 16 |
5 | 2.4.0 | 11.11.2015 | 14.12.2015 | 30.12.2015 | 15.01.2016 | 16 | 32 |
6 | 2.4.1 | 08.03.2016 | 20.03.2016 | 15.04.2016 | 29.04.2016 | 26 | 40 |
7 | 2.4.2 | 14.06.2016 | 29.06.2016 | 22.07.2016 | 05.08.2016 | 23 | 37 |
8 | 2.4.2 | n/a | n/a | 14.10.2016 | 21.10.2016 | n/a | n/a |
9 | 2.4.3 | 08.11.2016 | 07.12.2016 | 30.12.2016 | 06.01.2017 | 23 | 30 |
10 | 2.5.0 | 01.03.2017 | 10.03.2017 | 17.03.2017 | 31.03.2017 | 7 | 21 |
11 | 2.6.0 | 11.04.2017 | 01.06.2017 | 23.06.2017 | 20.07.2017 | 22 | 49 |
12 | 2.6.1 | 15.08.2017 | 12.10.2017 | 20.10.2017 | 09.11.2017 | 8 | 28 |
13 | 2.6.1 | n/a | n/a | 11.02.2018 | 23.02.2018 | n/a | n/a |
14 | 2.6.1 | n/a | n/a | 03.06.2018 | 15.06.2018 | n/a | n/a |
15 | 2.6.1 | n/a | n/a | 16.09.2018 | 21.09.2018 | n/a | n/a |
16 | 2.6.4 | 21.11.2018 | 28.11.2018 | 06.01.2019 | 18.01.2019 | 39 | 51 |
17 | 2.6.5 | 05.04.2019 | 12.04.2019 | 12.05.2019 | 17.05.2019 | 30 | 35 |
18 | 2.6.6 | 25.07.2019 | 01.08.2019 | 18.08.2019 | 23.08.2019 | 17 | 22 |
19 | 2.6.7 | 17.10.2019 | 24.10.2019 | 10.11.2019 | 22.11.2019 | 17 | 29 |
20 | 2.6.8 | 06.02.2020 | 20.02.2020 | 01.03.2020 | 13.03.2020 | 10 | 22 |
21 | 2.6.9 | 28.05.2020 | 11.06.2020 | 21.06.2020 | 03.07.2020 | 10 | 22 |
22 | 2.6.10 | 01.10.2020 | 27.10.2020 | 06.11.2020 | 20.11.2020 | 10 | 24 |
23 | 2.7.0 | 25.02.2021 | 11.03.2021 | 28.03.2021 | 02.04.2021 | 17 | 22 |
24 | 2.7.1 | 17.06.2021 | 01.07.2021 | 18.07.2021 | 23.07.2021 | 17 | 22 |
25 | 2.7.2 | 04.11.2021 | 19.11.2021 | 05.12.2021 | 10.12.2021 | 16 | 21 |
26 | 2.7.3 | 10.03.2022 | 24.03.2022 | 10.04.2022 | 15.04.2022 | 17 | 22 |
27 | 2.7.4 | 12.07.2022 | 04.08.2022 | 21.08.2022 | 26.08.2022 | 17 | 22 |
28 | 2.7.5 | 31.01.2023 | 08.02.2023 | 19.02.2023 | 24.02.2023 | 11 | 16 |
29 | 2.7.6 | 15.08.2023 | 29.08.2023 | 10.09.2023 | 15.09.2023 | 12 | 17 |
30 | 2.7.7 | 05.12.2023 | 12.12.2023 | 07.01.2024 | 12.01.2024 | 26 | 31 |
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However this season has been going for almost 4 months now with all other seasons lasting about 3 months. So the fact we are almost at 4 months and still no word on season end or start date it doesn’t surprise me in the least that people are saying something.
It hasn’t been clockwork as of late. The previous 5 seasons have all been over 4 months with S27 being 6 mos and S28 being 6.5 mos. We’re not even to 4 months with S29 yet.
(Essentially what Perusoe presented above.)
It is strange that there is such a long interval between the PTR and season’s end. But that might be the anomaly, not the end of the season. The end of the season may have always been in the 2nd half of Jan, but maybe the PTR was purposely held early, perhaps to avoid the holidays.
I don’t care if this is true or not it’s funny.
They probably disbanded the D3 team and shifted them into other jobs and now notice some work remains to be done for the new season with none to do it.
Or nobody even notices that a season start is hanging in the air because nobody is responsible for D3 anymore.
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They probably disbanded the D3 team
There hasn’t been a D3 team for years. In recent times updating D3 has been the responsibility of a very small portion of the D4 team whenever they had spare time.
Then it’s pretty clear to me, season 30 D3 will come after season 3 D4, or at the same time :))
If 30th season does not start tomorrow, it will start in late february or march. Cuz diablo4s new season starts in 20days. If devs want to two games season start date in the same period yea it will happen in january…
Most prior season starts did not have to “compete” with the D4 schedule. Also, Christmas holidays impact the release schedule.
my guess there will be blue post on this friday
Yes, this friday or next monday !
I’m already playing season 30. I just put a post-it note over any part of the screen that says ‘29’ and write in ‘30’. Duh. It’s how you rotate season faster.
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No Blue posts even, what is up Blizz?
You writing this as if diablo 4 isnt out. D3 is in maintenance and a past installment so they will get to it when they do. Patience
Hope so, there are two weeks of that trash season yet.