Battle.net App A Requirement To Play WoW ???

[Dicehunter]

So I went to install WoW today on a separate computer, Downloaded the installer from the account page and it launched the battle.net app, Since when was this a requirement ?

 

[Dicehunter]

for quite a while,

its your new Updater/patcher for all Blizzard games. to be honest its the best gaming app after Steam. lightweight fast and efficient

Okees thanks for the info