Diabloii.net Visits Blizzard North - Revision history

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	After several years of exhaustively covering every aspect of Diablo II's development, the webmasters of Diabloii.net were rewarded with an invitation for a three-day, all expense paid visit to Blizzard North's offices in San Mateo, California, in December, 1999. No other fansite had ever been so honored, and no media of any kind was ever given that level of access to the game in progress. The resulting reports and coverage were far and away the most detailed ever written, and created enormous anticipation in the community, with the beta test just around the corner.		[[File:Diinet-visits-blizzard-north.jpg\|frame]]After several years of exhaustively covering every aspect of Diablo II's development, the webmasters of Diabloii.net were rewarded with an invitation for a three-day, all expense paid visit to Blizzard North's offices in San Mateo, California, in December, 1999. No other fansite had ever been so honored, and no media of any kind was ever given that level of access to the game in progress. The resulting reports and coverage were far and away the most detailed ever written, and created enormous anticipation in the community, with the beta test just around the corner.

	The information in these reports is, of course, entirely outdated at this point, but like the other articles in the [[:Category:Diabloii.net Archives\|Dii.net Archives]] it's interesting to view now for historical reasons and nostalgia.		The information in these reports is, of course, entirely outdated at this point, but like the other articles in the [[:Category:Diabloii.net Archives\|Dii.net Archives]] it's interesting to view now for historical reasons and nostalgia.

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2009-11-20T10:23:55Z

Gameplay and Visit Reports

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	* [[Visit: A to Z\|Diablo II Overview: From Acts to Zoom]] -- The biggest chunk of info, this ran 9 pages in the original HTML formatting.		* [[Visit: A to Z\|Diablo II Overview: From Acts to Zoom]] -- The biggest chunk of info, this ran 9 pages in the original HTML formatting.
	* [[Visit: Office Tour\|Tour of Blizzard North's Offices]] - Meet and greet with extensive photos.		* [[Visit: Office Tour\|Tour of Blizzard North's Offices]] - Meet and greet with extensive photos.
	* [[Visit: Photo Album\|Photo Album]] - Images of Blizzard North employees, their offices, and Dii.net folks

	Character Gameplay Reports		Character Gameplay Reports
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			==Bonus Images==

			A few extra photos that didn't make it onto the office tour page. The Diablo I monster art is much to be coveted, since none of that was ever posted in digital form. It's probably all lost now, since the Blizzard North offices are long closed.

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	After several years of exhaustively covering every aspect of Diablo II's development, the webmasters of Diabloii.net were rewarded with an invitation for a three-day, all expense paid visit to Blizzard North's offices in San Mateo, California, in December, 1999. No other fansite had ever been so honored, and no media of any kind was ever given that level of access to the game in progress. The resulting reports and coverage were far and away the most detailed ever written, and created enormous anticipation in the community, with the beta test just around the corner.		After several years of exhaustively covering every aspect of Diablo II's development, the webmasters of Diabloii.net were rewarded with an invitation for a three-day, all expense paid visit to Blizzard North's offices in San Mateo, California, in December, 1999. No other fansite had ever been so honored, and no media of any kind was ever given that level of access to the game in progress. The resulting reports and coverage were far and away the most detailed ever written, and created enormous anticipation in the community, with the beta test just around the corner.

	The information in these reports is, of course, entirely outdated at this point, but like the other articles in the [[:Category:Diabloii.net Archives]] it's interesting to view now for historical reasons and nostalgia.		The information in these reports is, of course, entirely outdated at this point, but like the other articles in the [[:Category:Diabloii.net Archives\|Dii.net Archives]] it's interesting to view now for historical reasons and nostalgia.

	Flux, Elly, Gaile, and Gaile's husband Gary made up the visiting crew, and their combined article output was prodigious. The follow links point to pages that archive their original reports, posted in the days after their visit. Not all of these are online yet, but all will be unearthed from the archives, eventually.		Flux, Elly, Gaile, and Gaile's husband Gary made up the visiting crew, and their combined article output was prodigious. The follow links point to pages that archive their original reports, posted in the days after their visit. Not all of these are online yet, but all will be unearthed from the archives, eventually.
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	Much of the coverage was translated into Swedish and [http://www.diabloii.nu/reports/d2netreport/page01.html posted on Diabloii.nu]. That link is long since dead and the site is now inactive, but you can view some of [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.diabloii.nu/reports/d2netreport/page01.html the translated pages via Archive.org].		Much of the coverage was translated into Swedish and [http://www.diabloii.nu/reports/d2netreport/page01.html posted on Diabloii.nu]. That link is long since dead and the site is now inactive, but you can view some of [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.diabloii.nu/reports/d2netreport/page01.html the translated pages via Archive.org].



			<gallery>
			File:Visit-diablo-statue.jpg\|Diablo pewter statue.
			File:Visit-monster-renders.jpg\|Beautiful color print outs of Diablo 1 monster artwork.
			File:Visit-5yearsword.jpg\|The coveted five years of service Blizzard North reward.
			</gallery>

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82.41.176.69 at 09:03, 20 November 2009

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	==Gameplay and Visit Reports==		==Gameplay and Visit Reports==

	* Quick Facts from the Scene -- Short updates posted the first and second nights we were there.		* [[Visit: Quick Facts\|Quick Facts from the Scene]] -- Short updates posted the first and second nights we were there.
	* [[Visit: A to Z\|Diablo II Overview: From Acts to Zoom]] -- The biggest chunk of info, this ran 9 pages in the original HTML formatting.		* [[Visit: A to Z\|Diablo II Overview: From Acts to Zoom]] -- The biggest chunk of info, this ran 9 pages in the original HTML formatting.
	* Tour of Blizzard North's Offices - Meet and greet with extensive photos.		* [[Visit: Office Tour\|Tour of Blizzard North's Offices]] - Meet and greet with extensive photos.
	* Photo Album - Images of Blizzard North employees, their offices, and Dii.net folks		* [[Visit: Photo Album\|Photo Album]] - Images of Blizzard North employees, their offices, and Dii.net folks

	Character Gameplay Reports		Character Gameplay Reports
	* Amazon		* [[Visit: Amazon\|Amazon]]
	* Barbarian		* [[Visit: Barbarian\|Barbarian]]
	* Necromancer		* [[Visit: Necromancer\|Necromancer]]
	* Paladin		* [[Visit: Paladin\|Paladin]]
	* Sorceress		* [[Visit: Sorceress\|Sorceress]]

	Much of the coverage was translated into Swedish and [http://www.diabloii.nu/reports/d2netreport/page01.html posted on Diabloii.nu]. That link is long since dead and the site is now inactive, but you can view some of [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.diabloii.nu/reports/d2netreport/page01.html the translated pages via Archive.org].		Much of the coverage was translated into Swedish and [http://www.diabloii.nu/reports/d2netreport/page01.html posted on Diabloii.nu]. That link is long since dead and the site is now inactive, but you can view some of [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.diabloii.nu/reports/d2netreport/page01.html the translated pages via Archive.org].

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	Much of the coverage was translated into Swedish and [http://www.diabloii.nu/reports/d2netreport/page01.html posted on Diabloii.nu]. That link is long since dead and the site is now inactive, but you can view some of [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.diabloii.nu/reports/d2netreport/page01.html the translated pages via Archive.org].		Much of the coverage was translated into Swedish and [http://www.diabloii.nu/reports/d2netreport/page01.html posted on Diabloii.nu]. That link is long since dead and the site is now inactive, but you can view some of [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.diabloii.nu/reports/d2netreport/page01.html the translated pages via Archive.org].

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	* Quick Facts from the Scene -- Short updates posted the first and second nights we were there.		* Quick Facts from the Scene -- Short updates posted the first and second nights we were there.
	* Diablo II Overview: From Acts to Zoom -- The biggest chunk of info, this ran 9 pages in the original HTML ~~form~~.		* [[Visit: A to Z\|Diablo II Overview: From Acts to Zoom]] -- The biggest chunk of info, this ran 9 pages in the original HTML formatting.
	* Tour of Blizzard North's Offices - Meet and greet with extensive photos.		* Tour of Blizzard North's Offices - Meet and greet with extensive photos.
	* Photo Album - Images of Blizzard North employees, their offices, and Dii.net folks		* Photo Album - Images of Blizzard North employees, their offices, and Dii.net folks

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After several years of exhaustively covering every aspect of Diablo II's development, the webmasters of Diabloii.net were rewarded with an invitation for a three-day, all expense paid visit to Blizzard North's offices in San Mateo, California, in December, 1999. No other fansite had ever been so honored, and no media of any kind was ever given that level of access to the game in progress. The resulting reports and coverage were far and away the most detailed ever written, and created enormous anticipation in the community, with the beta test just around the corner.

The information in these reports is, of course, entirely outdated at this point, but like the other articles in the [[:Category:Diabloii.net Archives]] it's interesting to view now for historical reasons and nostalgia.

Flux, Elly, Gaile, and Gaile's husband Gary made up the visiting crew, and their combined article output was prodigious. The follow links point to pages that archive their original reports, posted in the days after their visit. Not all of these are online yet, but all will be unearthed from the archives, eventually.

==Gameplay and Visit Reports==

* Quick Facts from the Scene -- Short updates posted the first and second nights we were there.
* Diablo II Overview: From Acts to Zoom -- The biggest chunk of info, this ran 9 pages in the original HTML form.
* Tour of Blizzard North's Offices - Meet and greet with extensive photos.
* Photo Album - Images of Blizzard North employees, their offices, and Dii.net folks

Character Gameplay Reports
* Amazon
* Barbarian
* Necromancer
* Paladin
* Sorceress

Much of the coverage was translated into Swedish and [http://www.diabloii.nu/reports/d2netreport/page01.html posted on Diabloii.nu]. That link is long since dead and the site is now inactive, but you can view some of [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.diabloii.nu/reports/d2netreport/page01.html the translated pages via Archive.org].

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