I mostly agree about the name, but it might be a mistake to change it now. Could dilute the small amount of brand recognition that's been cultivated. Besides, the front-end names are many and fairly unique, and that's probably how most new people come to sign-up, besides Splinterlands.
What would you have chosen instead of Hive, out of curiosity?
I could not come up with a name worse than Hive, that's for sure.
There even is a NASDAQ listed company called 'Hive blockchain solutions'
The incredible incompetence this took makes me cringe.
...I would have called it: Alyce and Bob's blockchain.
There's a music festival called Hive too
Alyce with a 'Y'... I like it :]
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