The Battle.net launcher — while we’re still calling it Battle.net — now has a new way for friends to pester and poke each other. Friends can use the new Blizzard Voice function to set up voice chat channels across all of its games.
When a player creates a chat channel, he or she can invite specific friends into it for both voice and text communication. It’s a drag-and-drop system, with each participant given the option to add or remove friends as well. It’s a free alternative to other VOIP programs and could be attractive to those who mainly dwell in the Blizzard ecosystem.
Blizzard also enhanced its text chat functionality as well, giving players the option to post clickable hyperlinks and markdown text with bold, strikethrough, and italics.
