Try to imagine being a very new gamer looking for an RPG game on the net and you “stumbled” on the Larian Studios home page then went on reading.
Beyond Divinity ....hmm .... how interesting!
When you come to that part saying Riftrunner you shall ask what is a rift runner?
If it said that you shall become a lawyer, then oh ... ok ... (not interesting).
If it said that you shall become a cook, then oh ... ok ... (not interesting).
If it said that you shall become a wizard, then oh ... ok ... (maybe interesting).
If it said that you shall become a warrior, then oh ... ok ... (maybe interesting).
But Riftrunner has a meaning to us as fans only.
Riftrunner has a meaning to anyone bothering to read about what has been published about it upto now. If the question is asked at the title or only after you've read the description of it makes no difference.
I'm not convinced that the name Riftrunner is more appealing to new fans than Beyond Divinity is. There is real power in a brand name. People will check the game out just because it has Divinity in the name. That is something you won't get when the game is named just 'Riftrunner'.
