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[Crankshaft]

You'll always be battle.net to me....

 

[Vitet]

Goodbye my friend

 

[AmuroChan]

Hey, it could be worse, like Activision.net. But seriously, it'll always be Battle.net to me.

 

[Draft]

Not cool.

 

[Christhor]

Wtf I hate Blizzard now. They should start giving people refunds for their games over this.

 

[red731]

Cool name change but this thread is now actually about how awesome Danny Pudi is

Yo - Danny Pudi Stars in 'Wonders of Un'Goro' 'Hearthstone' Short Series, Teases Paladin Quest

Wonders of Un'Goro | Episode One - Welcome to Un'Goro

 

[molnizzle]

Good job getting my point. A download client in which was promised to be much more than just that. My mistake was swallowing it whole, but can you judge me? It was Blizzard during its prime.

Pretty sure it was never promised to be anything more than a download client. Sone people just assumed that Activision would push it to be the next Steam. That's not Blizzard's fault.

 

[Coxy100]

Man. I still have my Battle.net boxed copy of Warcraft II. This is truly a brand change that hits me in the feels.

I hear you.

 

[Arkeband]

Pretty sure it was never promised to be anything more than a download client. Sone people just assumed that Activision would push it to be the next Steam. That's not Blizzard's fault.

Battle.net was never just a download client, it was the entire network-user interface. We used to have chatrooms and lobbies where people showed off their avatars and player levels, there were things hidden in the UI, it forced player interaction. Battle.net is a stripped down and minimized chat window that defaults to only your friends list. You have to go out of your way to actually interact with people.

It'd be like if GAF changed and got rid of the gaming and off topic boards, and you had to search for topics you were interested in and then you'd get added to a generic live thread. A huge step backwards in terms of community and usability.

 

[sibarraz]

Heartstone players were just too confused each time they booted up this battle.com thing for their blizzard games

Also, Blizzard has to remove the extra deck slots in this change too

 

[Sad Affleck]

Such a lame change.

 

[Hari Seldon]

I'm calling it Battle.net, fuck you Blizzard!

 

[Cipher Peon]

Woop woop great news ^^

 

[Risk Breaker]

I'm not even a Blizzard fanboy, but this change sucks.

 

[Majine]

Battle.net was a way better name, felt better and had a lot more history.

Saying "Oh, I am playing on Blizzard" just sounds odd.

When do you need to say Battle.net? Just say you're playing online.

 

[Anoregon]

This is entirely unacceptable.

 

[molnizzle]

Battle.net was never just a download client, it was the entire network-user interface. We used to have chatrooms and lobbies where people showed off their avatars and player levels, there were things hidden in the UI, it forced player interaction. Battle.net is a stripped down and minimized chat window that defaults to only your friends list. You have to go out of your way to actually interact with people.

It'd be like if GAF changed and got rid of the gaming and off topic boards, and you had to search for topics you were interested in and then you'd get added to a generic live thread. A huge step backwards in terms of community and usability.

That stuff was never in this download client though, it was baked into the games themselves. The actual "Battle.net client" has always just been the thing you use to re-download your Blizz games.

 

[Grief.exe]

I guess from one perspective, there is a whole generation of new Blizzard fans that have no association with Battle.net like those of us who grew up on the Blizzard brand.

end of an era :-/

☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️

 

[AuthenticM]

lol, it's just a name change, people.

 

[Ghazi]

But will the name change help them make good games?

 

[Lifeline]

Never liked Battle.net

 

[GrimmGrinn]

It'll always be Battle.net to me.

 

[Tecnniqe]

First I was like

Then I was like

But now that I realize what they've done

 

[zoukka]

Yes Battle.net is badass and nostalgic, but for new people using Blizzard games it sounds lame as fuck.

 

[BraXzy]

I don't have nostalgia for it, and I never liked the name personally. Always sounded dated to me. But it seems like an unnecessary change.

 

[AppleSeason]

I still intend to keep calling it battle.net. Same as Kodi still being XBMC for me. Or Mandrake because Mandriva still sounds stupid.

 

[Santiako]

This is so dumb, the name was so iconic.

 

[ShadowSoldier89]

this is the worst

 

[Dead Prince]

B.net RIP

 

[Starviper]

Nooo. I grew up with the battle.net name, just having it be a Blizzard client seems so silly.

I'd happily buy the domain if they're gonna sell it..

 

[mindsale]

BN was BM.

Viva la Blizzard App.

 

[dr_p0p7ar7_]

Why even, obviously it didn't cause much if any confusion...

 

[Tecnniqe]

When do you need to say Battle.net? Just say you're playing online.

All the time. Everyone I know, knows what Battle.net is. We used that for YEARS.

Also made sense since it was (still is) literally Battle.net too in the browser.

 

[Hari Seldon]

Battle.net was never just a download client, it was the entire network-user interface. We used to have chatrooms and lobbies where people showed off their avatars and player levels, there were things hidden in the UI, it forced player interaction. Battle.net is a stripped down and minimized chat window that defaults to only your friends list. You have to go out of your way to actually interact with people.

It'd be like if GAF changed and got rid of the gaming and off topic boards, and you had to search for topics you were interested in and then you'd get added to a generic live thread. A huge step backwards in terms of community and usability.

Yeah I remember during Diablo 1 days it was basically like super old school Yahoo chat rooms from what I recall. Guilds organizing and people BSing with each other. It was amazing compared to today lol.

 

[Nicodemic]

You know it's coming...

World of Blizzard
Blizzard Watch
Heroes of Blizzard
Blizzard Stone
Blizzard Craft

And Diablizz.

 

[Jeremy]

rip bnet :[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

 

[Mechazawa]

Battle.net was a real web 1.0 sounding ass name for a client, but just calling it "Blizzard" is kinda dumb.

 

[Rizific]

Rip. Bnet was a place that I definitely grew up in.

 

[Arkeband]

You know it's coming...

World of Blizzard
Blizzard Watch
Heroes of Blizzard
Blizzard Stone
Blizzard Craft

And Diablizz.

Don't forget their official dating app, Blizzr!

Swipe left to Polymorph, swipe right to [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]

 

[Gai Murakumo]

So they went through with the name change. It is sad because Battle.net was a great name. End of an era.

 

[GregLombardi]

Fitting, since in many ways original battle.net was better than what they turned it into in the "2.0" era. Sad to see it go though.

 

[Tertullian]

"Blizzard App"? Gross. Anything with the word "app" in it immediately makes me think of a slapped-together mobile cash-grab. No, I don't care that the term is more and more common, or that it's just short for "application." Grown-ups call them "programs." And Battle.net is a gaming institution. If Blizzard has no respect for their own amazing heritage, I don't see why I should have much faith in their future remasters and remakes.

 

[Abilidebob]

Theory:
This transition to "Blizzard" is because Activision will launch Destiny 2 on PC exclusively(no Steam) on their own client, the Activision Blizzard client.

 

[Grief.exe]

Theory:
This transition to "Blizzard" is because Activision will launch Destiny 2 on PC exclusively(no Steam) on their own client, the Activision Blizzard client.

🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

 

[Prelude.]

At least it's not BlizzApp.

 

[Tecnniqe]

Don't forget their official dating app, Blizzr!

Swipe left to Polymorph, swipe right to [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]

Someone call an ambulance

 

[kraspkibble]

i've never liked the sound of Battle.net so good riddance!

 

[HappyPuppy]

.gifs

lol

I still call it bnet, when I search for blizzard stuff I type "reset bnet password" or "bnet store. Don't understand the change, but it does irk me that they call it blizzard app. I miss the term software, I guess I'm old now.

 

[CTLance]

That's kinda strange. Change for the sake of change.

I miss Battle.net 1.0. No love for the rather restricted 2.0 revision, but I'd never have thought that they would abandon that monicker.

And Blizzard App feels like the height of blandness.

Oh well. :'(

RIP in pieces, old buddy.

 

[Nyoro SF]

End of an era. I know they did it to modernize, but it's the end of a tribute to long years of history.

Theory:
This transition to "Blizzard" is because Activision will launch Destiny 2 on PC exclusively(no Steam) on their own client, the Activision Blizzard client.

Yep. This is the endgame for a lot of major publishers.