| 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 |
| Series | Warcraft |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X |
| Release | [1] |
| 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Johnson, Leif (October 23, 2011). "BlizzCon 2011: Mists of Pandaria Overview". Archived from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.