Mists of Pandaria

 

BlizzCon brought us a LOT of news regarding the upcoming expansion: Mists of Pandaria. I plan on writing a series of blogs about the various features, but here is a quick little outline of the various features announced at BlizzCon:

New Features

Pandaria

Level 85-90 quest zones

No flying mounts until level 90

Pandaren

Fairly new race with lots of room for lore development
Neutral until level 10 - then pick Alliance or Horde
Classes: Monk, Hunter, Mage, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warrior

Monks

No auto-attack

Tank, DPS, and Heal specs

Two resources: Chi & Light/Dark orbs
All races except Worgen & Goblin

Pet Battle System

Pokemon

Challenge Modes

Timed runs

Normalized gear

Leader boards

Non-stat Transmog. gear

Scenarios

            Group Quests

PVE Battlegrounds

Revamped Features

Talent System

            Specs ≠ Talents

            1 of 3 talents per 15 levels

Classic Race Models

            Sorely needed model revamps

No More Ranged Slots

            No more minimum range for Hunters

            No relics/stat-sticks

            Bows/Crossbows/Guns will be Hunter Only

            Wands will become main-hand weapons

No more Shaman “Buff” Totems

            Totems will be more about utility

Warlock Resources

            Each spec will have its own resource

                        Affliction – Soul Shards

                        Demonology – Demon Power

                        Destruction – Infernal Embers