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What was the best of Mists of Pandaria?
Thinking back, way back to the Mists of Pandaria beta, when I started taking these pandaren lady screenshots, we were excited about the upcoming expansion and everything it might bring. With patch 5.4.2 on the horizon, and it likely being Pandaria's last patch, let's take a look back at what's changed, both for the better and for the worse. Cross-realm capabilities This is perhaps one of the elements of Mists that best qualifies for both best thing and worst thing. A cursory glance at the title of this piece will inform the reader that we are examining the positives today, so let's look at that side for now. The introduction of cross-realm zones with 5.0.4 was controversial to say the least. But it's paved the way for much greater things. Cross-realm rated battlegrounds have been around for a little while, and more recently, cross-realm arenas, and, of course, flex raiding. Naturally, cross-realm technology pre-dates Mists, but it's in this expansion that it's really taken off.
