I think we can honestly say that 1.13b is as good a patch as we hope to get.

A lot of things have been addressed, and it's time for a reset.

Yes, there are still issues, some larger then others. However we have been told that there are plans for patches and work to be done after 1.13. Lets leave the remaining issues for the next patch cycle and get on with the reset.

The game is very much playable as 1.13b.
It is not playable in it's current broken ladder state.

Lets reset the ladder and get back to playing this great game.

Blizzard can get back to working on it's projects.

It's time to put this all aside and get back to playing D2.

Please give us a date, this patch is totally fine as is.

We're glad the changes in 1.13b are being well received. We don't think we've hit every issue obviously, there are still quite a few, as well as feature requests, etc. that we hope to address in future patches.

But, 1.13b won't be the final version of this patch. Work is already in progress and near completion on a 1.13c that addresses a few additional issues. This new version will require new patches to be generated and tested, but it won't be making its way to the PTR as we don't feel the changes warrant it.

We plan to give a one week warning before a Diablo II ladder reset, which will coincide with the release of 1.13. You're not likely to hear any updates on release schedule before that one week warning.