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Mists of Pandaria to be Released on September 25


Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Heroes of Azeroth, prepare to embark for an exotic new frontier! World of Warcraft®: Mists of Pandaria™ is launching on September 25, 2012 and you can be ready to play when the servers go live by pre-purchasing the game digitally. Plus, for the first time ever, players will have the option to upgrade a pre-purchase to the all-new Digital Deluxe Edition which comes with all of the in-game items from the retail Collector’s Edition, including a World of Warcraft pet and mount, banner sigil and accent for Diablo® III, and Battle.net® portraits for StarCraft® II.

Beginning September 25, 2012, World of Warcraft players around the world will be able to set sail for the long-lost continent of Pandaria, where they’ll explore forgotten dungeons, vanquish risen evils, and play their part in the Horde-Alliance conflict as it reaches a critical breaking point.

Whether you plan to level your existing character to 90 or start fresh with a new pandaren monk, it’s never too early to begin preparing for your adventure. Simply log in to your Battle.net® account, and then pre-purchase Mists of Pandaria. You’ll then be flagged to automatically download the expansion content prior to release so you’ll be ready to go when the game launches.

During the pre-purchase process, you’ll have the option to grab either the Mists of Pandaria Standard Edition for $39.99 USD or the all-new Digital Deluxe edition for $59.99 USD -- or, if you snag the standard edition now and decide you want to upgrade to Digital Deluxe later, you’ll have the opportunity to do so for an additional $20.

The Digital Deluxe edition includes a full digital copy of the expansion, as well as a selection of Pandaria-inspired in-game content for World of Warcraft, Diablo III, and StarCraft II. If you’re looking for even more plunder, a special Mists of Pandaria Collector’s Edition with additional bonus items will also be available exclusively at select retail locations for a suggested retail price of $79.99 USD.


For more details on the September 25, 2012 release of World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, be sure to hit the official press release, or head to our new Mists of Pandaria game page to learn more about the expansion and prepurchase your digital copy.

*When you pre-purchase World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, you will be able to download an encrypted version of the game once it’s available, prior to the game’s release. This content will be unlocked and available
This article was originally published in forum thread: Mists of Pandaria to be Released on September 25 started by Boubouille View original post
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  1. mmoc9c2cee6301's Avatar
    Moooooooooooooooooo, finally and looks like pre event will be 4 weeks away fingers crossed xD
  1. Scratches's Avatar
    I really don't mean to rain on the parade here as I'm glad the expansion finally has a solid release date, but I'm so not buying this. There's no way I'm paying another $40/$60/$80 just to keep playing... after 3 expansions of doing just that, I'm tired of it.

    If other MMO developers can get by just fine (and still remain profitable) without telling their players, "Oh, hey, that $15/mo? Yeah, if you want to keep playing and moving along with everyone else, that's not gonna be enough," then why can't Blizzard, considering they're arguably the most (consistently) profitable MMO developer out there? Or, maybe that's why they're so profitable... they don't mind raking their subscribers/players/fans over the coals to achieve that margin.

    #numb

    edit:
    Quote Originally Posted by tlacoatl View Post
    so the DD has items for D3 (awful crappy game) and SCII (completely differnt genre which wow players may not play), and only has a mount for wow based items.....seams an odd choice to be honest.

    I get bliz want to promote cross game activity, but surely if I buy a WoW expansion its not unreasonable to expect the items are going to be WoW based?
    and ^this.
  1. Suggs's Avatar
    Fuck the expansion, ill be at eurogamer that week.
  1. Magzilla's Avatar
    The more MoP vids I watch the more uninteresting it all looks. Xpac should come with a month of free game time at the least.
  1. Isoge's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Scratches View Post
    I really don't mean to rain on the parade here as I'm glad the expansion finally has a solid release date, but I'm so not buying this. There's no way I'm paying another $40/$60/$80 just to keep playing... after 3 expansions of doing just that, I'm tired of it.

    If other MMO developers can get by just fine (and still remain profitable) without telling their players, "Oh, hey, that $15/mo? Yeah, if you want to keep playing and moving along with everyone else, that's not gonna be enough," then why can't Blizzard, considering they're arguably the most (consistently) profitable MMO developer out there? Or, maybe that's why they're so profitable... they don't mind raking their subscribers/players/fans over the coals to achieve that margin.

    #numb

    edit:

    and ^this.

    well MoP will likely break yet another sales record and subscription record.... One or two quitters wont matter when so many new players come play this game... And ofc all the old players that start playing again. Sad, but this is how it looks like today :/ I wish I could say that I won't be buying this game, but then I would be lying to myself, so instead I am buying a collectors edition and forget I ever thought about quitting (until the game gets boring again)
  1. Topcraft's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Scratches View Post
    I really don't mean to rain on the parade here as I'm glad the expansion finally has a solid release date, but I'm so not buying this. There's no way I'm paying another $40/$60/$80 just to keep playing... after 3 expansions of doing just that, I'm tired of it.

    If other MMO developers can get by just fine (and still remain profitable) without telling their players, "Oh, hey, that $15/mo? Yeah, if you want to keep playing and moving along with everyone else, that's not gonna be enough," then why can't Blizzard, considering they're arguably the most (consistently) profitable MMO developer out there? Or, maybe that's why they're so profitable... they don't mind raking their subscribers/players/fans over the coals to achieve that margin.

    #numb

    and ^this.
    If you're tired of paying and playing, then don't. Don't bother telling us. Because, really, I'm sure you're a great guy, but the community doesn't care who stops playing or what you do with your money.

    About that 'raking their subscribers', people have a choice to pay or not. Noone is forcing anyone to pay anything. Pretty much like everything else in life... if you want something you pay for it. Enough of the 'I QUIT BLIZZ SUCKS' posts, seriously. It gets old really fast.

    I'm glad they're releasing in September, and not another December release.
  1. Velshin's Avatar
    YES ! earlier than evereyone expected ! this expansion release was earlier than wotlk and cata ! can't wait
  1. DeadmanWalking's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Magzilla View Post
    The more MoP vids I watch the more uninteresting it all looks. Xpac should come with a month of free game time at the least.
    Thats right, I always find its best to tell if a game is fun or not by not experiencing it myself. I saw a commercial for Avengers and it was the same commercial I saw an hour before so I decided the movie sucked. I also missed the birth of my children because on Youtube it did not look like anyone was having any fun at all when they were in the delivery room.
  1. SinR's Avatar
    So... Press Release (or blog or whatever) says:

    for the first time ever, players will have the option to upgrade a pre-purchase to the all-new Digital Deluxe Edition which comes with all of the in-game items from the retail Collector’s Edition, including a World of Warcraft pet and mount, banner sigil and accent for Diablo® III, and Battle.net® portraits for StarCraft® II.
    Yet, nowhere on the DDE page does it say you get the pet, only on the CE page does it say you get a pet.

    What gives?
  1. Prancing Minstrel's Avatar
    It coincides with the start of the school/university year. >.<
  1. Magzilla's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by DeadmanWalking View Post
    Thats right, I always find its best to tell if a game is fun or not by not experiencing it myself. I saw a commercial for Avengers and it was the same commercial I saw an hour before so I decided the movie sucked. I also missed the birth of my children because on Youtube it did not look like anyone was having any fun at all when they were in the delivery room.
    If you're this passive aggressive on the internet, let alone real life god damn. My condolences, you awkward little goon sir.
  1. Topcraft's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by DeadmanWalking View Post
    Thats right, I always find its best to tell if a game is fun or not by not experiencing it myself. I saw a commercial for Avengers and it was the same commercial I saw an hour before so I decided the movie sucked. I also missed the birth of my children because on Youtube it did not look like anyone was having any fun at all when they were in the delivery room.
    Hahaha spot on.
  1. ZenX's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Bloodlight View Post
    Yeeess... it's so delicious how threatened Blizzard feels by Arena.Net isn't it? Let just hope that rushing MoP out the door because of Guild Wars 2 will be their final mistake.
    The game will easily be ready for release within 1,5 months of time, though can't judge if you love bitter sweetness.
  1. Topcraft's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Magzilla View Post
    If you're this passive aggressive on the internet, let alone real life god damn. My condolences, you awkward little goon sir.
    Not everyone understands sarcasm, apparently.
  1. tgrhwke's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Sensa View Post
    And for pete's sake next expansion...if nothing else...before you flame people that make similar sound educated guesses...please remember this ONE THING:

    THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE EXACTLY 2 MONTHS BETWEEN ANNOUNCEMENT AND SHIP DATE

    this has been true of all WoW expansions, D3 and even GW2 and it's due to time constraints associated with pressing the master copy, final box specs/printing and shipping times to 1000's of retail outlets all over the world

    So next time, when you want it to come out in XXX month and someone says it can't because that's less than 2 months away..instead of flaming them acknowledge reality.

    peace out
    Actually it hasn't always been two months between announcement and release date for "All" WoW expansions. The release date for Burning Crusade was announced on Sept 11th, 2006 and the expansion released on Jan 16th, 2007. Four months between announcement and release.
  1. Razorice's Avatar
    5 days before my birthday! cool!
  1. Zlajo's Avatar
    Finally the release date, just called called my boss and took 30 days of vacation time from the 20 September gotta prepare myself for the release night mentally and physically
  1. mmoc9ae9b9176a's Avatar
    Finally! Cant wait.

    For all the negative ppl = gtfo
  1. fangless's Avatar
    Release the kraken.

    September was a bit more time than everyone thought, with the beta starting back in March, but it's still better than December.


    2 more months of DS though D:
  1. Topcraft's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Bloodlight View Post
    Yeeess... it's so delicious how threatened Blizzard feels by Arena.Net isn't it? Let just hope that rushing MoP out the door because of Guild Wars 2 will be their final mistake.
    Because Blizzard feels even the slightest threat of yet another MMO breathing down their neck, right? They must be cowering in angst and having anxiety attacks because of GW2. Hahahaha.

    Blizzard doesn't care what MMO is being released. It's like Batman being scared of a shoplifter.

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