World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
North American box art
Developer(s)Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher(s)Blizzard Entertainment
Designer(s)Tom Chilton
Cory Stockton
Greg Street
Ion Hazzikostas
Composer(s)Neal Acree
Russell Brower
Jeremy Soule
SeriesWarcraft
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, OS X
Release
  • NA/EU: September 25, 2012
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Genre(s)MMORPG
Mode(s)Multiplayer

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,[2] and was released on September 25, 2012.[1]

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, which are humanoid pandas. The vanity pet system was overhauled and a pet battle system was added. Scenarios were introduced, and Challenge Modes were added for dungeons. The existing talent trees were replaced by a new system of tiered talents awarded every 15 levels. The initial patch included nine new dungeons, three new raids, two new battlegrounds and one new arena.[3] Subsequent patches introduced the Brawler's Guild and heroic versions of the scenarios. Several additional raids, dungeons, a new battleground, and a new arena were also added.

The expansion draws heavily from Asian (especially Chinese) imagery and folklore.

  1. ^ a b Blizzard Entertainment (July 25, 2012). "Mists of Pandaria Launches September 25, 2012 – Pre-Sales NOW OPEN". Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  2. ^ "World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Revealed at BlizzCon 2011". Blizzard Entertainment. October 21, 2011. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  3. ^ Johnson, Leif (October 23, 2011). "BlizzCon 2011: Mists of Pandaria Overview". Archived from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.

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