Mists of Pandaria

Wow, i wake up to more misinformed, untrue, semi-pointless posts.

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The race/class/race isn't a set pattern. It is simply the way things turned out. Blizzard already stated that they are hesitant to add another hero class as they are still having problems managing all the other classes in game.

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While it is possible that they will only have the Pandarens as a neutral faction, i see it as highly unlikely seeing as though their own secret homeland will most likely be the center of this expansion.

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Azshara will probably be involved somehow due to the naga attacking Pandaria. New mobs etc etc will obviously added and most will probably be new species or off-shoots of current species. (Bamboo Murloc's FTW).

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Panda's in-game will pose as NO PROBLEM for China. The rumors of China being against Pandarens are untrue. While they did modify the Forsaken model in Asia to be "Less Scary" they have no problems playing a game with humanoid panda creatures.

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You wanna talk about panda's being to childish? How many of you are open to your friends about why you couldn't hang out Tuesday night?How many of you are teens and adults who spend a considerable amount of time playing a game revolving around swords and magic? I don't know about you, but that would sound pretty childish and nerdy from and outsiders PoV.

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WoW has always had a comical and original feel to it regardless of how serious you take the game. Look at the companions, mounts (Big Love Rocket?!?! ), and basically any other misc. item in game. WoW has led the MMORPG world by balancing serious hardcore player content and original ideas in the form of sometimes childish, silly, and nearly pointless items, spells, and quests.

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I mean COME ON! How can you willingly pay monthly for a game that contains things like Mojo the frog, Super Simian Sphere, A variety of races that we only heard of in FAIRY TALES, and then complain and threaten to quit the game when they choose to possibly add the race/expansion/zone that players have vocally stated they wanted for years because you think pandas are too childish?

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Sounds like a $4.99 iphone app.

Originally Posted by vikus

Not sure why people are speculating this may be the South Seas exapansion. TECHNICALLY Pandaria can't be near other islands around the Malestrom (Kul Tiras, Tel Abim, Zandalar) because Chen Stormsnout and his panda gang left the night elves before the Sundering. For those who don't know, pre-sundering is when Azeroth was one giant landmass, the South Seas islands including. So, unless the pandarens just moved to an enclosed place further inland on conjoined Azeroth and it eventually spilt into the island now known as Pandaria, this won't be a South Seas xpack. Of course, they could add south seas islands, but I'm unsure how it'd relate.

Uhm, because Pandaria is an island and those South Sea islands are too. That's why. Who says you can't travel back and forth between Kul Tiras, Tel Abim etc. and Pandaria?

Originally Posted by mackenzie

Sounds like a $4.99 iphone app.

Yea you're right, that's why it's trademarked for computer software and computer disks. /sarcasm

Umm, Now that i think about it, "Mist of Pandaria" couldn't be the the name for their online TCG game, since it probably is going to follow suit with the current card game who just caught to deathwing and cata. The TCG online game would probably be named, "Wow TCG" or something along those lines, as having a tittle like "Mist of Pandaria" i way to vague to be something like that.

Originally Posted by Oneirophobia

One thing I'd like to point out in this thread.

Pandaren is pronounced like "Manderin." As in Manderin oranges. Or THE Manderin.

Not pand-DARE-en. Its driving me crazy. Its supposed to be a play on the Chinese word Manderin which happens to also be a place in Asia.

I can only assume you mean "Mandarin." It also amuses me that this is driving you crazy because this is a forum on the internet; nobody is audibly pronouncing anything.

Originally Posted by shatich

Found this ages ago and as it seems it's true.

/facepalm

Do you ever read anything of the threads you respond to, or are you just trolling? "The List" is confirmed FAKE about 1000000000 times. Then some fool comes posting it again and idiots like myself feed the troll with posts like this.

FAKE. ALWAYS WAS. ALWAYS WILL BE. FAKE.

Is there any chance this could be something as lame as a facebook game? I realise they are using the same codes as with the previous expansions but I'm not 100% convinced.

Originally Posted by Frozar

Is there any chance this could be something as lame as a facebook game? I realise they are using the same codes as with the previous expansions but I'm not 100% convinced.

me either, could be related to the tcg and nothing more. amazing how people here now think its the next expansion and they will be playing as ninja pandas

Maybe it's just me but i don't think a TCG or Facebook game would be regestered with the additions "computer game discs, instruction manuals and guides, mousepads" etc.BC, WotLK and Cata all had mouse pads and accessories etc that went along with or shortly after their release. Plus like someone said the online TCG wouldn't start out with a set not based on whats going on in the game currently. Face it, it's the next expansion >.

Originally Posted by Frozar

Is there any chance this could be something as lame as a facebook game?

You're so right, we need to use computer disk for Facebook games!

Originally Posted by buggerlugs

me either, could be related to the tcg and nothing more. amazing how people here now think its the next expansion and they will be playing as ninja pandas

The trademark isn't about a TCG. It's an online video game and related stuff. So yeah, this is going to be a new game, and chances are pretty good it's related to WoW.

Originally Posted by Nindoriel

The trademark isn't about a TCG. It's an online video game and related stuff. So yeah, this is going to be a new game, and chances are pretty good it's related to WoW.

I would agree and if people are skeptical of Blizz basing an xpack off pandas, then an entire new game is completely out of the question. Regardless of opinions, based off this trademark and past expansion trademarks this looks pretty good to be the 4th expansion pack (as has been said hundreds of times on this thread alone).

Originally Posted by spiderfish

I can only assume you mean "Mandarin." It also amuses me that this is driving you crazy because this is a forum on the internet; nobody is audibly pronouncing anything.

I lol'ed 10/10

Well, that's interesting to say the least.I feel, though, that Pandaria doesn't hold enough of the nerdy goodness that would be required to make an entire expansion about: Blizzard knows that WoW players expect a sort of consistency in terms of storyline; a sort of buildup. I don't think Pandaria really does it. We've fought the Lich King and we /will/ fight Deathwing - what 'bad guy' could Pandaria possibly conceal that is more powerful than Deathwing? We'd be looking at N'zath in all possibility: I'd be a little disappointed with blizzard if it turns out he's been hanging out with Jack Black and the other Kung-Fu panda's. He needs something bigger than Pandaria.Also... every other expansion so far has had a name that had something to do with the main villain that that expansion would be offering: Mists of Pandaria doesn't seem to follow this trend. Anyway, honestly, this looks interesting... I don't believe it, and I can't see it being great, but I suppose only time will tell whether Blizzard really plans on releasing a WoW expansion by this name and with this possible lore background. All I can say is that I hope it's a troll ^^

every other expansion so far has had a name that had something to do with the main villain that that expansion would be offering

Hmm "The Burning Crusade" had nothing to do with Illidan, and Illidan was the main bad guy that TBC was based off of. Illidan was not in control of the burning legion. There are many things that could be introduced in an expansion like this. Why do we have to kill some big bad guy in an expansion? Why cant we kill many "threats" or base an expansion off the introduction of new races and their struggle with an unknown force. etc etc.. Blizz can come up with anything, you never know..

Originally Posted by Oneirophobia

One thing I'd like to point out in this thread.

Pandaren is pronounced like "Manderin." As in Manderin oranges. Or THE Manderin.

Not pand-DARE-en. Its driving me crazy. Its supposed to be a play on the Chinese word Manderin which happens to also be a place in Asia.

Actually, it could also be a play on word using Chinese mandarin language. Ren or 人 (Sorry, can't find the accent because I fail) means people. or person. Or something like that. It's been awhile since I've studied...

But, basically, that would make it panda people. Which definitely makes more sense to me.
Me however? I would pronounce it Panda-Ren. For the sake of being awesome.

你好我的中国人棚友！

I may have done that wrong.

Pandaria is an island that was unearth an made visible to the world through cataclysm ( in a way). it has been kept a secret but with the destruction or collapsing of the earth Pandaria might have seen some intense damage and the pandaren are( or could be) fighting a war (unseen by us) with a great power. Since they had a falling out with the Night Elves who sought Power through magic and based their live around consuming magic, those night elves could be the Naga, and the Naga could have found their protective island and are now on a full blunt attack on the pandaren. The Pandaren also have a connection with the War of The Ancients.Yes there is lore around the pandaren. but alot of it has yet to be told. and with Deathwing and his connection to the War of the Ancients. More lore is going to be discovered.

I'm so race changing to a pandaren.

Originally Posted by Seasqwaa

Actually, it could also be a play on word using Chinese mandarin language. Ren or 人 (Sorry, can't find the accent because I fail) means people. or person. Or something like that. It's been awhile since I've studied...

But, basically, that would make it panda people. Which definitely makes more sense to me.
Me however? I would pronounce it Panda-Ren. For the sake of being awesome.

你好我的中国人棚友！

I may have done that wrong.

朋友, not 棚友. But close!