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World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Announced
Yeah, Blizzard announced a brand new expansion pack for their MMORPG, World of Warcraft.

In World of Warcraft Mists of Pandaria "players will be able to explore the long-lost continent of Pandaria, which has remained hidden from the world since the sundering of Azeroth over ten thousand years ago. In the aftermath of the Cataclysm played out in World of Warcraft’s third expansion, Pandaria’s heroes are emerging from their land’s lush forests and cloud-ringed mountains to choose sides in the escalating war between the Alliance and the Horde and to share the extraordinary secrets of their ancient martial arts. As tensions between the factions near a breaking point following the discovery of this new world, players will be called upon to explore Pandaria’s exotic expanses, make contact with its strange indigenous creatures, and unlock the world-changing secrets that have been hiding in the mists for millennia."

Here's a bit more info:

New features coming in the game’s fourth expansion include:

  • New Playable Race -- Pandaren: Adventure through Azeroth as World of Warcraft's first neutral race and decide whether to side with the Alliance or the Horde.
  • New Playable Class -- Monk: Unlock the secrets of pandaren martial arts and do battle as a damage dealer, healer, or tank.
  • Level Cap Increased to 90:Learn potent new spells and abilities while exploring uncharted zones and taking on challenging new content.
  • New Zones:Explore the lush Jade Forest, treacherous Kun-Lai Summit, and other exotic areas of Pandaria designed for high-level characters, and uncover the mystery of the Wandering Isle.
  • Scenarios: Join up with some friends to achieve a common goal, such as mounting a defense against invading monsters, in a flexible new type of PvE challenge.
  • Dungeon “Challenge” Modes: Master the ultimate five-player time trial to earn prestige rewards in a new dungeon mode that will put your resolve and coordination to the test.
  • Pet Battles: Challenge other players’ companion pets with your own collection in a new tactical mini-game, and find out who's king or queen of the pint-sized battlefield.
  • New Talent System: Customize your character to suit your play style with the newly overhauled and improved talent system.

Watch the Mists of Pandaria trailer below:

Right. Pandas, eh? Alrighty then.




27 post(s)
Reader Comments
un om bun [mail] Oct 22 2011, 04:35 am EDT
I clicked hoping for some decent mists, but all I got was this barely noticeable distance fog. Blizzard, I am disappoint.
  Alchemy: They were kung fu fighting...dun dudu dun dun du... those ki...
RenegadeCZ [mail] Oct 22 2011, 05:03 am EDT
I want WoW to die already. It's been around for too long, so this might be a step right way.
im_stardust [mail] Oct 22 2011, 05:09 am EDT
I think the improvements are really nice. And they will always be steps ahead from any other MMORPG.
SilentShadow [mail] Oct 22 2011, 05:12 am EDT
Hmm, kung fu panda's? I don't know :p And it looks like they want to immitate Guild wars 2's dynamic events with there pve secenario's... But heck, I'll probably play it xD
Terminator [mail] Oct 22 2011, 06:11 am EDT
My goodness, how much longer can they milk this cow?
Copperr [mail] Oct 22 2011, 06:27 am EDT
haha ridiculous
RenegadeCZ [mail] Oct 22 2011, 07:02 am EDT
Every other WoW expansion had something that made you want it. But this? A childish China with pandas? Really? Pet duels? Seriously?

The ultimate fall has to come sometime.
Bubu [mail] Oct 22 2011, 07:43 am EDT
It will never end ...
me.that.i.call.myself [mail] Oct 22 2011, 08:11 am EDT
Kung Fu Panda in WoW.. Next comes Perilous seas in Spongebob Squarepantsaria...
Terminator [mail] Oct 22 2011, 10:42 am EDT
*sings* Everyone loves Kun-Fu Fighting!
Kurio [mail] Oct 22 2011, 11:37 am EDT
Hmmm, its the first expansion since burning crusade that actually made me slightly interested "shrugs" with the word monk alone... im a sucker for monks meh.
Then again i did play all of them, just gave up after a few months on both 3rd and 4th ones, bored the shit out of me. Maaaybe this one might be decent, we'll see.

Also stardust, those improvements... many things in WoW were actually created by other mmos who didnt succeed, wow stole a lot from them, and most of these improvements already exist in other older and forgotten mmos.

Its like Apple in a way, everyone has their eyes on them so they dont notice when some of the "innovations" and "revolutions" already existed years before :S kinda annoying to be fair but its how it works so
  finaleve: The problem with MMOs is that, in essence, its in perpetual ...
Kurio: Well that is also due to the fact that in the example you us...
finaleve [mail] Oct 22 2011, 11:59 am EDT
Really? They are really doing this? The April Fool's Joke years ago? We go from a massive world-destroying dragon to pandas?

Clearly, they have run out of ideas. This sounds like something that should be like 10 bucks.
Kurio [mail] Oct 22 2011, 12:18 pm EDT
Why finaleve? if you look at the changes, not just the ones listed here but all in average it is actually the most changy\interesting expansion thus far and me being the "old hc player from vanilla" looking at an expansion and have nothing bad to say and being interested is actually saying quite a lot.

Besides whats wrong with the pandas? they are just as nagas, dragons, orcs and elfs, just because they werent used in the majority of fantasy settings doesnt mean they suck :P
Taking a creative approach and using other cultures creatures or making up their own instead of using the same 20 fantasy races that are used over and over again to the point where vampires sparkle and werewolves are hot instead of hideous creatures is better? If making new stuff up is not being creative then...
im_stardust [mail] Oct 22 2011, 01:24 pm EDT
I thinks it's nice. And if I think it's nice, you all should think it's nice. Stupid minions...hard....to...control..
  RenegadeCZ: I've overthrown my master a long time ago.
RenegadeCZ [mail] Oct 22 2011, 02:02 pm EDT
What's wrong with pandas? Well, they are fucking pandas. Pandaren is a legitimate Warcraft race, much like Tauren, that's true. But still playing as one is pretty stupid. I think that they are just trying to cater to those little kids playing WoW lately.
Kurio [mail] Oct 22 2011, 02:10 pm EDT
Meh monk can be played with other races, so its fine.
Also its been players 20 and older that have been asking about them, every single expansion, not little kids :P
Admittedly they do look goofy.
un om bun [mail] Oct 22 2011, 02:12 pm EDT
i sure hope the pandas like sperm.
GrgoljBlaster [mail] Oct 22 2011, 02:29 pm EDT
Pandarens without their barrels of ale are like hookers without giant boobs - they're ok (sort of) but miles from awesome
izihbo [mail] Oct 22 2011, 06:36 pm EDT
Blizzard... You're gonna have to do better than that to get me back.

Now release Diablo 3 so I can be hoooked on that for the next 6 years instead...
Terminator [mail] Oct 22 2011, 07:56 pm EDT
Hopefully this will be the LAST expansion for WoW. I'm a huge fan of Warcraft 3, and I would really like to see Warcraft 4 someday.
Bubu [mail] Oct 23 2011, 01:46 am EDT
Last expansion? Are you insane mon? They will never stop, they will never tire, they will never ... fuck my english vocabulary is shite.
Terminator [mail] Oct 23 2011, 05:01 am EDT
You are probably right, but the WoW players have to move on sometime. WoW came out in 2004, for crying out loud!
  Kurio: Most have really, the current population is likely 90% new p...
RenegadeCZ [mail] Oct 23 2011, 06:47 am EDT
WoW. WoW never changes.
un om bun [mail] Oct 23 2011, 10:08 am EDT
I'm flat broke at the moment, but I'll trade you this exquisite Toby Krasinsky skirt for a Louis Vuitton handbag.
jokester [mail] Oct 24 2011, 06:42 am EDT
The cap will be at 90 with this one, they got at least one more...
Duffey [mail] Oct 24 2011, 09:28 am EDT
agreed with jokester they are looking at atleast a level cap of 100 before wow truely dies. Pandaren race was done long ago before the kung fo panda movies. Also for the haters its kinda nice to see blizzard going away from the whole big bad guy must kill RAwr stuff to the primary conflict of the 2 factions.
mallet [mail] Oct 24 2011, 10:07 am EDT
Why so serious?
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