#36 - March 3, 2011, 7:47 a.m.
Let's be clear, ladder resets have not been about the race to 99 for a very long time. Even when we were giving out prizes for hitting 99 first, the purpose of the ladder reset has always been because the game has very few mechanics intended to stabilize the economy, and none of them are effective. By wiping the slate we can create a fresh economy that inevitably degrades until the next reset. We gotta find the point where the reset isn't cutting into people's progression, but also not dragging on so long everyone is bored. It's a tough balance to strike. Not everyone plays the same amount or the same way.