Official Site: Mists of Pandaria
Relevance: The fourth World of Warcraft expansion.
Launch Date:Â September 25, 2012
See: World of Warcraft
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Leaderboard: To which WoW expansion era will you send your Shadowlands alts first?
One of the more intriguing things about World of Warcraft Shadowlands, at least for me, is the game's new leveling system. While brand-new accounts...
Yikes… WoW’s Khadgar server accidentally sent characters back to Mists of Pandaria levels
Time travel isn't unknown in World of Warcraft, but usually when players experience it there, it's a thrilling adventure to other eras. However, some...
WoW Factor: No, Shadowlands is probably not going to be terrible
I've noted many times at this point that World of Warcraft does not seem to have done a great job with Shadowlands, at least from what we've...
World of Warcraft has been post-Pandaria longer than it has been pre-Pandaria (in the EU)
When dealing with a long-running MMO, it's easy to sort its history into eras based on expansions. But it's also good to remember that...
Massively Overthinking: Would you play a housing-only MMO?
Last week, MOP's Justin put up a neat post on his personal blog about the potential for bringing back just the part of WildStar...
WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour in review
All right. I've now been on this expansion tour for... well, seven weeks, but it feels like years. Partly because it meant covering a...
WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – Legion
Ah, good. This one is more fun than last week. As much as the latter half of World of Warcraft expansions heads into more...
WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – Warlords of Draenor
Oh barf.
Yes, folks, it... it had to happen. We had to get to this expansion. I know, none of us really want to. World of Warcraft...
WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – Mists of Pandaria
It's time, people. It's time to remember you should never say no to panda. Yes, we've reached one of World of Warcraft's most weirdly controversial...
WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – Cataclysm
In my mind, Cataclysm still feels kind of recent. I don't know exactly why. It came out closer to World of Warcraft's launch than the present...
The Daily Grind: Does an MMO’s economy ever stop you from going back?
I've written before about MMO economies and how badly handled inflation can wreck them because it's one of my pet favorite topics, but the...
The Daily Grind: Is there a thing you secretly love in an MMO you hate?
Let's give credit where credit is due: Just because we dislike a game doesn't mean we dislike every last thing in it. Most of...
WoW Factor: So why did people love WoW’s Wrath of the Lich King so damn much?
Sometimes, when I write something and note it would require an additional column, it is a preview of coming attractions and something I actually...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPG bugs ever
This week's Massively Overthinking discussion topic is inspired by Crowfall's J Todd Coleman, who last fall tweeted about the time playable spiders almost became...
WoW Factor: Speculating on Shadowlands’ release date using math
Gosh, I love doing these math columns. Not just because I enjoy math, although that's definitely a part of it; there's something so satisfying...
Legendary weapons and armor are available for transmog in World of Warcraft’s latest test patch build
Prepare to see a lot of pairs of Thunderfury in World of Warcraft. Seriously, a lot. You might argue that it's rare enough to see one, since...
WoW Factor: A brief history of flight (in World of Warcraft)
Flight has been a part of World of Warcraft as long as the game has existed. No, not just flying mounts, even though you could...
WoW Factor: Getting hyped for World of Warcraft’s Shadowlands
That title up there isn't sarcasm, folks. I want to actually get hyped up about the next World of Warcraft expansion and talk about...
WoW Factor: Battle for Azeroth was a complete waste of time
Well, dear readers, I was totally wrong. All of you predicting that this expansion was a waste of time were right and I was...
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s Lich King 2, Tides of Lichness?
All right, I guess we're doing this now. Yes, this column isn't just about how Blizzard screws up so badly that a lot of...
