Det er snart et år siden at Blizzard afslørede at de havde i sinde at ændre navnet på deres egen multiplayer-service, Battle.net, så mange af os kløede os ærlig talt i hovedbunden da Bungie afslørede at Destiny 2 ville komme til "Battle.net". Blizzards navneændring var ingen steder at se, og nu ved vi hvorfor.
Blizzard har nemlig afsløret at de faktisk ikke har i sinde at ændre navnet synderligt meget. Faktisk vil det være stort set det samme. Det eneste de gør er at forbinde "Blizzard" til "Battle.net" i logoet for tjenesten. Det betyder at på skrift vil de referere til tjeneste som Blizzard Battle.net. Grunden er ganske simpel:
"When we announced that we'd be transitioning away from the Battle.net name for our online-gaming service, we suspected that the shift would be challenging. We understood that Battle.net stood for something special—it represents years of shared history and enjoyment, community and friendship, for all of us and our players.
Battle.net is the central nervous system for Blizzard games and the connective tissue that has brought Blizzard players together since 1996. The technology was never going away, but after giving the branding change further consideration and also hearing your feedback, we're in agreement that the name should stay as well. Take it from the developer formerly known as Silicon & Synapse, and Chaos Studios, names are important too."