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World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria is the fourth expansion set for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft, following Cataclysm. It was announced on October 21, 2011, by Chris Metzen at BlizzCon 2011, and was released on September 25, 2012.
Overview
Mists of Pandaria raised the existing level cap from level 85
to 90. It introduced a new character class, the Monk, along with a new
playable race, the Pandaren. The vanity pet system was overhauled and
added a pet battle system. New PVE
scenarios were introduced, and Challenge Modes were added for dungeons.
The existing 41-point talent trees was replaced by a new system of
tiered talents that are awarded every 15 levels. Blizzard had stated
that there are plans for nine new dungeons, three new raids, and four
new battlegrounds.
Plot and setting
The game is set after the events of Deathwing and the Cataclysm. The
major setting is the titular land of Pandaria, one of the continents of
the world of Azeroth. Discovery of Pandaria is made after a naval battle
between the Horde and the Alliance. It had previously been hidden by
magic since The Sundering, only to resurface.
Pandaria
Pandaria is a new continent located to the south of the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor.
Several zones have been added, including the Jade Forest, Valley of the
Four Winds, Vale of Eternal Blossoms, Townlong Steppes, Kun-Lai Summit,
Krasarang Wilds, and the Dread Wastes. The Jade Forest is the first
zone, and the entry point for the Alliance and Horde. It features lush
rainforest and stone spires, and introduces the player to the Hozu and
Jinyu races. It contains the Temple of the Jade Serpent, one of the new
dungeons, and introduces the Sha enemy. The Valley of the Four Winds
includes Pandaren farm lands, with a coastal jungle. The Stormstout
Brewery, another new dungeon, is located in the valley. There are
auction houses scattered across the five zones of Pandaria.Along with these normal auction houses, a "black market" auction house
is located in an area north of the Valley of the Four Winds called the
Veiled Stair. Unlike the player controlled auction house, this auction
house is controlled by NPCs
who post items, usually of rare status or those that have been removed
from the game in previous expansions. Both Horde and Alliance can use
the black market auction house.
The Wandering Isle
The Wandering Isle is a roaming giant turtle named Shen-zin Su, where
Pandaren player characters begin their adventure, which they leave
after choosing a faction. Historically, the Pandaren explorer Lui Lang
was overcome with a rare trait in the Pandaren of that time, Wanderlust.
It is because of this he departed Pandaria around 10,000 years ago on
the back of the turtle, Shen-zin Su. Lui Lang had returned to his
homeland a few times, and each time the turtle had become progressively
bigger.
Creatures and enemies
Pandaria plays host to several new races that the players will
encounter. Besides the Pandaren there is the Jinyu, a race that is
similar to the Murlocs and Naga,
the Hozen, a monkey like race, and the Virmen, who are related to
Kobolds. The Mantids are an insectoid race that are involved in some of
Pandaria's raids. Players will encounter the Mogu, who were the first to
inhabit Pandaria, and the Sha, who are "the manifestation of negative
energy on Pandaria".
Gameplay
Blizzard has announced that players are not able to fly in Pandaria until they have reached the maximum level.
Monk class
Monks use an energy source to power basic abilities like Jab. The
basic Jab attack is used to generate a resource called "Chi", which are
then used for more advanced attacks. The monk class was originally
announced with not being able to utilize an auto-attack like the other
classes, however, the developers chose to forgo this idea and they have
been given an auto-attack. The monk class has three specializations known as: Brewmaster (tanking), Windwalker (melee damage), and Mistweaver (healing).
Some details of the healing specialization have included that it will
heal through "proximity" based heals, by dropping statues, similar to a
shaman totem, that pulse healing as they perform attacks on the enemy
target.
Blizzard announced that choosing the healing specialization will give
the monk a mana bar like other healers while the tank and DPS spec will
use an energy bar. Monks will wear leather armor. Every race except
Goblin and Worgen can be a monk.
Pandaren race
The pandaren - a race of anthropomorphic giant pandas initially created by veteran Blizzard artist Samwise Didier - were introduced to the Warcraft canon in the bonus Horde campaign of Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. Unlike previous races in World of Warcraft,
which are tied to either the Horde or Alliance in-game factions,
pandaren are faction-neutral for the early levels of the game. Until
level 10, the pandaren player character is faction-less; at the end of
their starting experience, the player chooses to align with either the
Horde or the Alliance.
The pandaren speak both the Pandaren language (though the factional
language barrier will still remain between Horde and Alliance pandaren)
and the main languages of their faction, which are Common (Alliance)
and Orcish (Horde). (In an interview with Kat Hunter, Chris Metzen
jokingly said the languages had not yet been chosen but Pig Latin was a strong candidate.).The classes available to Pandaren are Hunter, Monk, Mage, Priest, Rogue, Shaman and Warrior.
New instances
In 2011 it was revealed that the new instances would include Temple
of the Jade Serpent, Stormstout Brewery and Shando-Pan Monastery. It was
later revealed that the 4 parts of Scarlet Monastery – Library,
Graveyard, Armory and Cathedral – will be merged into two heroics in Mists of Pandaria. A heroic version of Scholomance was also announced.
During the Mists of Pandaria press release, it was announced that there
will be nine level 90 heroics for players as well as three raids with
14 raid bosses. All of the raids are going to have three difficulties
(Heroic, Normal, and Looking for Raid).
Challenge Modes
Mists of Pandaria's Challenge Mode is a new gameplay option where a
dungeon group will be challenged to finish a dungeon as quickly as
possible. All players' gear will be normalized, allowing for fair
ranking. Depending on how quickly the group clears the dungeon, the
group will earn one of three possible medals. The higher the medal
quality, the higher the prize for achieving that medal.
Pet Battle System
Vanity pets can battle in a new turn-based combat system, either
against other players for fun or against vanity pets in the wild.
If wild pets are defeated, they can be captured and added to the pet
Journal. Players are able to seek out master pet trainers and battle
their pets, and if the player is able to defeat them, they will gain
access to new pet abilities. All information regarding pet levels, abilities, and battles will be tracked in a new Pet Journal.
There will be 10 possible pet classes, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.
Announcement and development
MMO-Champion reported the possibility of Mists of Pandaria
being the new expansion title based on a trademark application by
Blizzard submitted on July 28, 2011 and approved August 2, 2011
trademarking the title "Mists of Pandaria".
Blizzard announced also that in this expansion Garrosh Hellscream will
become increasingly unstable and the two factions will ultimately team
up to take him down in The Siege of Orgrimmar.
Mists of Pandaria is the first version of World of Warcraft or its expansions to have a digital deluxe edition (DDE), which essentially provides the in-game rewards of a collector's edition
at a somewhat reduced cost and without the extra materials, such as the
artbook and the soundtrack. Like the collector's edition of Cataclysm, both the DDE and the standard Mists of Pandaria collector's edition provide special in-game portraits for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, and also unlocks special icons for the player's banner in Diablo III.
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