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Has the beta changed your mind about Pandaria?
I can't really deny that I've been excited about and looking forward to Mists since I first heard the announcement for it. To me, the idea of a new continent to explore reminded me of the days trekking around Outland, and I've missed that feeling. Sure, Wrath of the Lich King was great, but it was Northrend -- it didn't really have that alien feel of landscape I'd never seen before, even though some areas were pretty breathtaking. But for a little while there, I felt like I was in the minority. The reaction to the Mists of Pandaria announcement was mixed, which had me fairly confused. Much of the gripe seemed to be coming from the fact that pandaren were going to become a playable race. I found this a little odd, especially given that a Know Your Lore I'd written a little over a year before had plenty of people pondering the idea of pandaren in game with delight -- maybe not as playable, but it certainly seemed like people wanted to see them. So ... what gives?
Mists of Pandaria: Female pandaren emotes and animation
Wondering what the pandaren female models look like in action? Here's a video of the emotes available so far, as well as some of the female pandaren animations. It's tough to imagine how the female pandaren move just by looking at a still image, but the video should give you a better idea of just how polished and fluid this model is. Mists is still in beta, and not all emotes are available at this time. Some of the female vocals and customization options aren't in place yet, either. Both of these should come with time. For now, despite missing a few emotes, the model is looking pretty finished overall, and I have to say I'm impressed with how amazing they look and act. It's open warfare between Alliance and Horde in Mists of Pandaria, World of Warcraft's next expansion. Jump into five new levels with new talents and class mechanics, try the new monk class, and create a pandaren character to ally with either Horde or Alliance. Look for expansion basics in our Mists FAQ, or dig into our spring press event coverage for more details!
WoW Insider's Mists of Pandaria coverage
The NDA has lifted for the March 15 Mists of Pandaria press event! We're happy to present you with the following posts. Enjoy! Mists of Pandaria: Chris Metzen interview Mists of Pandaria: Achievements preview Mists of Pandaria: March 2012 FAQ Mists of Pandaria: Zones and Questing Mists of Pandaria: Dungeons and Challenge Mode Mists of Pandaria: Battlegrounds Preview Mists of Pandaria: UI Updates Mists of Pandaria: Siege of Orgrimmar Mists of Pandaria: Yes, you get another character slot Mists of Pandaria: Female pandaren Mists of Pandaria: Cool class stuff we found Mists of Pandaria: Pet Battles Hunters to get Stampede in Mists of Pandaria Mists of Pandaria: New Raid Finder loot rules clarified Mists of Pandaria: Dave "Fargo" Kosak interview Mists of Pandaria: Ray Cobo interview We will have more content, including our interviews with Dave Kosak and Ray Cobo, coming a little later today. %Gallery-150963% It's open warfare between Alliance and Horde in Mists of Pandaria, World of Warcraft's next expansion. Jump into five new levels with new talents and class mechanics, try the new monk class, and create a pandaren character to ally with either Horde or Alliance. Look for expansion basics in our Mists FAQ, or dig into our spring press event coverage for more details!
Mists of Pandaria: Press tour interviews from around the web
Not only is there a ton of information about the next expansion's features floating around, there are plenty of interviews with the minds behind the expansion as well. All of the fan sites got their own chance to ask developers questions about Mists, so each interview has different information. Check out these links to other developer interviews from around the web. Wowhead interviewed Lead Content Designer Cory Stockton about professions in Pandaria, bind on account pets, titles and mounts, transmogrification, and more. Wowhead also quizzed Lead Game Designer Tom Chilton about monks, questing, dailies, updating old world instances, and the player community.
