World of Warcraft

1.1 A: The next expansion pack for World of Warcraft. The title was announced at BlizzCon 2011.

1.2 A: Yes, the closed beta testing started on March 21, 2012.

1.3 A: You have to opt in to join the beta testing, and it will be a closed beta, meaning that you will not be guaranteed an invitation, even if you opt in. To opt in, go to http://eu.battle.net/ and log in with your account. From there, click 'Beta Profile Settings', and follow the instructions.

1.4. A: You still have to buy the game when it is released.

1.5. A: Yes. By buying the World of Warcraft Annual Pass, you get a mount, Diablo III, as well as a beta key once the beta starts.

1.6 A: No release date has been announced yet.

1.7 A: A few weeks/days prior to Mists of Pandaria, a major content patch containing all the game changes, excluding the new continent, class and race will be released. If you do not buy the expansion pack, you will not be able to level past 85, play as a pandaren, play as a monk, enter the Pandaria continent, and possibly more. You will, however, see the game changes, such as the new talent system.

2.1 A: The new zones are:
- The Wandering Isle (1-10, Pandaren sandbox)
- Jade Forest (85 - 86)
- Valley of the Four Winds (86 - 88)
- Krasarang Wilds (86-88)
- Kun-Lai Summit (87-89)
- Townlong Steppes (89-90)
- Dread Wastes (89-90)
- Vale of Eternal Blossoms (90)

2.2 A:
Alliance:
Dwarf
Gnome
Human
Night Elf
Draenei
Pandaren

Horde:
Blood Elf
Orc
Tauren
Troll
Forsaken
Pandaren

All races except Worgen and Goblin can be monks.

2.3 A: Yes, most likely a whole lot! Not much is announced yet, though. Read this thread and the community blog frequently for updates about class changes. I will update this thread every time something new is announced.

2.4 A: Nine new 5-player dungeons will be available when Mists of Pandaria goes live. Six of these will be found in Pandaria. The names of the currently announced dungeons are:

- Temple of the Jade Serpent
- Stormstout Brewery
- Shado-pan Monastery

(List will be updated as new dungeons get announced)

2.5 A: Yes. Scholomance and the Scarlet Monastery returns with Heroic modes. Which wings of Scarlet Monastery will be included as Heroics is not yet confirmed. Possibly all? Let's hope...

2.6 A: Blizzard had plans about replacing the old character models for MoP, but these plans were scrapped in March 2012.

2.7 A: Yes, Blizzard's development team is aware of the issues related to extremely high numbers. Ghostcrawler wrote a blog post about this earlier this week. What will happen to the numbers is yet to be decided, but they are aware, and change will come.

3.1 A:
The zone names and level requirements are still unconfirmed. Currently, what we have been told is this:
- The Wandering Isle (1-10, Pandaren sandbox)
- Jade Forest (85 - 86)
- Valley of the Four Winds (86 - 88)
- Krasarang Wilds (86-88)
- Kun-Lai Summit (87-89)
- Townlong Steppes (89-90)
- Dread Wastes (89-90)
- Vale of Eternal Blossoms (90)

3.2 A: The Wandering Isle

3.2 A: Yes, the Monk. Read chapter 11 for more information.

3.3 A: About as long as 80-85 at Cataclysm release.

3.4 A: Yes, you do. You will not get rested XP at level 85 until you buy and upgrade your game with a Mists of Pandaria key, however.

3.5 A: Slightly different from how they look today. The old-fashioned talent trees will be removed, and a new talent system will be implemented. In the system, you get a choice between three different talents every 15 levels (starting at level 15). The talents you pick affect a spell or ability directly, instead of altering your stats, or passively affecting a lot of abilities like the talents we know today.

3.6 A: Blizzard would rather have a simpler design with a lot of depth, than a complicated but shallow design. The goal for Mists of Pandaria remains to avoid having a set of mandatory talents in each tree, and then a three-four optional talents which does not affect your gameplay a lot anyway.

4.1 A:
- Jade Forest (85 - 86)
A lush rainforest filled with tall stone spires. Contains at least one dungeon, Temple of the Jade Serpent

- Valley of the Four Winds (86 - 87)
TBA

- Kun-Lai Summit (TBA)
TBA

- Townlong Steppes (TBA)
TBA

- Vale of Eternal Blossoms (TBA)
TBA

4.2 A:
- Theramore will be taken over by the Horde.
- More info TBA.

4.3 A: You can start your journies in Pandaria at level 85.

4.4 A: It has been announced that outdoor/uninstanced bosses will make their return. More info will be added later.

4.5 A: You should check out www.wowpedia.org. Type in the name of location X and it will give you an article about the place, as well as info on which zone it is in and exact coordinates within that zone.

5.1 A: Yes, you can once you reach level 90.

5.2 A: Flying will not be enabled until level 90, in order to better appreciate environments and quest progression. It is still unknown whether or not you will need a skill/license to fly in Pandaria.

5.3 A: Blizzard’s words: “That will probably be as fast as mounts will ever get.”

5.4 A: TBA

6.1 A: Answered in 2.4;
Nine new 5-player dungeons will be available when Mists of Pandaria goes live. Six of these will be found in Pandaria. The names of the currently announced dungeons are:

- Temple of the Jade Serpent
- Stormstout Brewery
- Shado-pan Monastery

6.2 A: Yes. In addition, we will see heroic difficulties of the classic instances Scholomance and Scarlet Monastery. Scholomance will be 'remixed' to keep all the awesomeness and remove everything that didn't make the cut. Scarlet Monastery will be split in two wings (down from today's four) - Graveyard and Cathedral will make one wing, Library and Armory will make the other.

6.3 A:
- Mogu'Shan Palace

More TBA, obviously.

6.4 A: I can’t say yet if they will have heroic difficulties, but I assume they will.

6.5 A: I find it unlikely that any of the new dungeons/raids will require a key to enter, as the keyring was removed in patch 4.2 in order to save up some UI space. I do not know about attunements yet.

6.6 A: TBA

6.7 A: Mists of Pandaria's Challenge Mode presents a new way to reward great team players and seasoned dungeon specialists. The idea is simple: if you select Challenge Mode for a dungeon, you and your group will be racing against the clock to finish the dungeon as quickly as possible. The faster you finish, the greater your reward.

7.1 A: TBA

7.2 A: TBA

7.3 A: TBA

7.4 A: TBA

8.1 A: Yes! At the moment, three new battlegrounds are planned to be released with Mists of Pandaria:
- Azshara Crater: Defense of the Ancients (http://www.wowpedia.org/Azshara_Crater)
- Stranglethorn Diamond Mines: Payload (http://www.wowpedia.org/Stranglethorn_Diamond_Mines)
- Valley of Power: Murderball (http://www.wowpedia.org/Valley_of_Power)

8.2 A: Azshara Crater was planned as a future Battleground located in Azshara. It was likely to be in southern Azshara, in the Forlorn Ridge. Since the goblins have strip mined the Forlorn Ridge into oblivion, it is now likely that the Battleground will be moved to another location.

8.3 A: TBA.

8.4 A: Yes. 'Tol'vir Proving Grounds' will be the name of the new arena. It will be located in Uldum.

8.5 A: TBA

8.6 A: TBA

9.1 A: TBA

9.2 A: Yes, most likely you will. Nothing has been announced yet, but I cannot imagine an expansion with no profession advancement!

9.3 A: Wait for more information to be released.

10.2 A: The racial abilities are currently planned to be:
- Epicurean (Passive)
- Gourmand (Passive)
- Inner Peace (Passive)
- Bouncy (Passive)
- Quaking Palm (CD TBA)

10.2 A: The Epicurean racial ability increases the stat benefit from food by 100%.

10.3 A: Gourmand increases the Pandaren's current cooking skill by 15.

10.4 A: Rested experience will last twice as long for Pandaren characters.

10.5 A: The Pandaren takes 50% less fall damage.

10.6 A: " You touch a secret pressure point on an enemy target, putting it to sleep for 3 seconds. "

(Sounds shady?)

10.7 A: The Pandaren can be:
- Monk
- Mage
- Priest
- Rogue
- Warrior
- Shaman
- Hunter

10.8 A: That is correct. As the Pandaren were safely hid away on Pandaria during the scourge invasion, none were killed and turned undead. The Death Knight class is therefore unlikely to become available to Pandaren characters in the future as well... Unless Bolvar Fordragon decides to pick up Frostmourne, of course.

10.9 A: No. Blizzard has stated that this is a particular situation where they feel that the story must yield to gameplay. It is their opinion that limited cross-faction communication is a vital part of the World of Warcraft experience.

11.2 A: The Monk is a hybrid. It can be a tank, a healer, and a damage dealer.

11.3 A: The Monk will deal melee damage.

11.4 A: All races except Worgen and Goblin can be monks.

11.5 A: No, the Monk will be available to everyone, and thus starting at level 1.

11.6 A: The Monk will be able to wear cloth and leather armour. They will wield fist weapons, staves, swords, polearms, one- and two-handed maces, and one-handed axes.

11.7 A: False! Blizzard planned to make the Monk a non-auto-attack class, but this was changed in Beta build 15508.

11.6 A: The Monk will use Chi, Light Force and Dark Force as combat resources. More information will be added. The Monk will also use stances, the currently known are called Drunken Tiger and Ox.

26/10/2011 00:06Posted by Gimroth

I believe you mean flying here :).

26/10/2011 00:06Posted by Gimroth

I notice that you use TBA at many points, and I guess it means 'To be added'. Worth adding the abbreviation to the legend?

Nice jobb.
I just wish for one thing and that the food related abilety/skills (sorry dont remember the correct english words) would be linked to the class and not the race.