The TRUE unspoken reason for the Panda hate in MoP

[Bane Falcon]

Tauren are a spin on minotaurs and Draenei are an alien spin on the faun/satyr. Despite what people say, as a playable race, Pandaren are a pretty massive change. It's like making the walrus people or kobalds playable. It feels and looks weird.

That, and most people just aren't that into the China inspired theme. While Japanese a aesthetic and appeal are well accepted, China and it's look are often associated with gold farmers, communism, slave labor, lead paint, corporate outsourcing, potential war rivals and national debt.

Americans don't like China or anything associated with it.

MoP is a mistake.

Or, y'know... NINJAS.

edit: And gunpowder and paper.

[Zapple]

Pandaria is based on ancient China. You know, the one we had a long time ago

[Selkhet]

...I thought Shinto shrines and shiminawa wraps are more of a Japanese culture than Korean.

http://www.wowhead.com/item=21030

http://www.wowhead.com/quest=29313





http://www.wowhead.com/npc=4184

Definitely Korean.

[Maleagant]

I kinda wish instead of Pandas Blizzard would have introduced actual Asian looking humans as playable characters.Take Guild Wars Factions for example which was an Asian themed continent of Cantha where two warring factions, the Luxons and the Kurzicks are locked in a global persistent war.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_Wars_Factions

[pocky_rin]

You think people don't like pandas because their racist? what a random idiotic idea. Theres a massive thriving weeaboo community of westerners creaming themselves for anything asian, manga anime conventions etc. An asian theme is probably the best marketing idea yet to appeal to the most people.

[Pancunchi]

It's because they're making an expansion about teddy bears, that's really it.

[Bane Falcon]

It's because they're making an expansion about teddy bears, that's really it.

Clearly, you're just against western-people-on-teddy-bear relationships. This is all the fault of those who think like you.

[dope_danny]

anyone else just think OP is kind of racist and judgemental?

[Kutra]

anyone else just think OP is kind of racist and judgemental?

read every page

[The Stormbringer]

So, you're saying that the reason people don't like Mists of Pandaria is because they're all racist?

[Aurust]

I think you just broke my SarcasMeter

Honestly? I believe the majority of complainers are people who should have quit playing a long time ago, but continues anyway. And they have all decided to launch a crusade to convert all us happy WoW players to whatever they end up playing when they finally find out how to unsub.

Where can i download one of those?

---------- Post added 2011-11-09 at 11:41 PM ----------

You think people don't like pandas because their racist? what a random idiotic idea. Theres a massive thriving weeaboo community of westerners creaming themselves for anything asian, manga anime conventions etc. An asian theme is probably the best marketing idea yet to appeal to the most people.

Except that marketing idea has divided the WOW community more than any other marketing idea in its history.

[Elementium]

MMOC: where everyone's opinion is worthy of a thread.

I disagree!

[Locked] Seriously.. I appreciate the time the OP put into his post but come on.. this can't go anywhere constructive.