On the topic of Battle.net, when asked how the latest version would be tweaked to accommodate Starcraft's e-sport element Pearce said, "We'll take a look at the ladder system and the ranking system and see how we can improve that. Better support for leagues, whether they're Blizzard leagues or third-party leagues."

"In Warcraft III the replays function wasn't something we contemplated from the beginning whereas in StarCraft II, seeing how critical that was for e-sports in Warcraft III, we definitely put that in from day one," he continued.

In relation to how Blizzard plan to restructure Battle.net in general he said, “Definitely improved friends list, improved functionality for groups, whether that's clans or guilds, better chat functionality, voice over IP, anything we can do. Some of it's going to depend on how ambitious the feature is, whether we can get it in conjunction with StarCraft II or if it has to come out at a later date. We'll see what we can do.”

The interview focuses on a myriad of topics pertaining to both recent and past projects of Blizzard, you can read the interview in its entirety at GamesIndustry.biz.