<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warcraft	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mists	I-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
expansion	O
set	O
for	O
the	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
,	O
following	O
Cataclysm	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
raised	O
the	O
existing	O
level	O
cap	O
from	O
level	O
85	O
to	O
90	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
patch	O
included	O
nine	O
new	O
dungeons	O
,	O
three	O
new	O
raids	O
,	O
two	O
new	O
battlegrounds	B-Protocol
and	O
one	O
new	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
monk	O
class	O
has	O
three	O
specializations	O
:	O
Brewmaster	O
(	O
tanking	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
Windwalker	O
(	O
melee	O
damage	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Mistweaver	O
(	O
healing	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monks	O
 '	O
healing	O
specialization	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
healing	O
allies	O
through	O
dealing	O
damage	O
to	O
enemies	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
through	O
"	O
proximity	O
"	O
based	O
heals	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
dropping	O
statues	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
shaman	B-Protocol
totem	O
,	O
that	O
pulse	O
healing	O
as	O
they	O
perform	O
attacks	O
on	O
the	O
enemy	O
target	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Legion	B-Protocol
expansion	O
,	O
Mistweaver	O
monks	O
lost	O
the	O
Chi	O
resource	O
and	O
the	O
Fistweaving	O
talent	O
that	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
heal	O
by	O
dealing	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pandaren	O
—	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
anthropomorphic	O
giant	O
pandas	O
initially	O
created	O
by	O
veteran	O
Blizzard	O
artist	O
Samwise	O
Didier	O
as	O
an	O
April	O
Fools	O
style	O
joke	O
—	O
were	O
later	O
reintroduced	O
to	O
the	O
Warcraft	B-Application
canon	O
in	O
the	O
bonus	O
Horde	O
campaign	O
of	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
races	O
in	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
are	O
tied	O
to	O
either	O
the	O
Horde	O
or	O
Alliance	O
in-game	O
factions	O
,	O
pandaren	O
are	O
faction-neutral	O
for	O
the	O
early	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Kat	O
Hunter	O
,	O
Chris	O
Metzen	O
jokingly	O
said	O
the	O
languages	O
had	O
not	O
yet	O
been	O
chosen	O
but	O
Pig	B-Language
Latin	I-Language
was	O
a	O
strong	O
candidate	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
classes	O
available	O
to	O
pandaren	O
characters	O
are	O
Hunter	O
,	O
Monk	O
,	O
Mage	O
,	O
Priest	O
,	O
Rogue	B-Protocol
,	O
Shaman	B-Protocol
and	O
Warrior	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
4	O
parts	O
of	O
Scarlet	O
Monastery	O
–	O
Library	O
,	O
Graveyard	O
,	O
Armory	O
and	O
Cathedral	O
–	O
would	O
be	O
merged	O
into	O
two	O
heroics	O
in	O
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
press	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
nine	O
level	O
90	O
heroics	O
for	O
players	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
three	O
raids	O
with	O
16	O
raid	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
introduced	O
Challenge	O
Modes	O
,	O
a	O
gameplay	O
option	O
where	O
a	O
dungeon	O
group	O
is	O
challenged	O
to	O
finish	O
a	O
dungeon	O
of	O
increased	O
difficulty	O
as	O
quickly	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
also	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
3	O
player	O
instance	O
mode	O
,	O
called	O
Scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stories	O
are	O
mostly	O
relevant	O
to	O
the	O
Horde	O
and	O
Alliance	O
storylines	O
in	O
Pandaria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
destructive	O
naval	O
skirmish	O
left	O
Alliance	O
and	O
Horde	O
forces	O
washed	O
ashore	O
on	O
the	O
fog-shrouded	O
island	O
of	O
Pandaria	B-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
open	O
sea	O
,	O
defying	O
modern	O
maps	O
and	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ancient	O
race	O
worked	O
with	O
the	O
Alliance	O
and	O
Horde	O
in	O
the	O
hopes	O
of	O
dispersing	O
the	O
Sha	O
:	O
dark	O
,	O
ephemeral	O
beings	O
roused	O
from	O
beneath	O
Pandaria	B-Application
by	O
the	O
bloody	O
conflict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
Horde	O
and	O
the	O
Alliance	O
entered	O
a	O
bloody	O
new	O
chapter	O
in	O
Pandaria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
Horde	O
and	O
the	O
Alliance	O
raged	O
across	O
Pandaria	B-Application
,	O
the	O
scattered	O
mogu	O
plotted	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
their	O
terrible	O
former	O
glory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
valiant	O
Shado-pan	O
rushed	O
to	O
suppress	O
their	O
enemies	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
task	O
force	O
,	O
the	O
Shado-pan	O
Assault	O
,	O
originally	O
composed	O
of	O
pandaren	O
warriors	B-Protocol
and	O
later	O
supported	O
by	O
heroes	O
of	O
the	O
Horde	O
and	O
Alliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
fearless	O
champions	O
strove	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Thunder	O
King	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
also	O
simultaneously	O
served	O
their	O
factions	O
 '	O
interests	O
on	O
Pandaria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garrosh	O
Hellscream	O
's	O
quest	O
for	O
power	O
in	O
Pandaria	B-Application
leads	O
him	O
to	O
excavate	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
sacred	O
Vale	O
of	O
Eternal	O
Blossoms	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
a	O
sinister	O
artifact	O
,	O
a	O
decision	O
that	O
puts	O
the	O
Horde	O
at	O
odds	O
with	O
the	O
Shado-pan	O
and	O
other	O
influential	O
pandaren	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
leaders	O
of	O
Azeroth	O
then	O
agree	O
to	O
prosecute	O
Garrosh	O
for	O
war	O
crimes	O
in	O
Pandaria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Deathwing	O
(	O
noted	O
black	O
dragon	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Cataclysm	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
major	O
setting	O
is	O
the	O
titular	O
land	O
of	O
Pandaria	B-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
continents	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Azeroth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discovery	O
of	O
Pandaria	B-Application
is	O
made	O
after	O
a	O
naval	O
battle	O
between	O
the	O
Horde	O
and	O
the	O
Alliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pandaria	B-Application
is	O
a	O
new	O
continent	O
located	O
to	O
the	O
south	O
of	O
the	O
Eastern	O
Kingdoms	O
and	O
Kalimdor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
auction	O
houses	O
scattered	O
across	O
the	O
five	O
zones	O
of	O
Pandaria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
you	O
travel	O
throughout	O
Pandaria	B-Application
it	O
will	O
be	O
common	O
to	O
encounter	O
Lorewalker	O
Cho	O
who	O
is	O
searching	O
Pandaria	B-Application
for	O
the	O
various	O
secrets	O
and	O
lore	O
that	O
the	O
land	O
possess	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
will	O
be	O
tasked	O
with	O
seeking	O
out	O
the	O
"	O
Lore	O
objects	O
"	O
scattered	O
about	O
Pandaria	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
gain	O
more	O
reputation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
he	O
departed	O
the	O
pandaren	O
continent	O
of	O
Pandaria	B-Application
around	O
10,000	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
riding	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
then	O
man-sized	O
turtle	O
,	O
Shen-zin	O
Su	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pandaria	B-Application
plays	O
host	O
to	O
several	O
new	O
races	O
that	O
the	O
players	O
will	O
encounter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
pandaren	O
there	O
are	O
the	O
jinyu	O
,	O
a	O
wise	O
,	O
fish-like	O
race	O
,	O
the	O
passionate	O
,	O
monkey-like	O
hozen	O
,	O
the	O
yaungol	O
,	O
fierce	O
ancestors	O
of	O
the	O
tauren	O
,	O
the	O
virmen	B-Application
,	O
a	O
pesky	O
rabbit-like	O
race	O
,	O
the	O
grummels	B-Application
,	O
a	O
friendly	O
race	O
related	O
to	O
troggs	O
,	O
the	O
highly	O
aggressive	O
reptilian	O
sauroks	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
mantids	O
,	O
a	O
fearsome	O
insectoid	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
will	O
also	O
encounter	O
the	O
mogu	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
inhabit	O
and	O
conquer	O
Pandaria	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sha	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
"	O
the	O
manifestation	O
of	O
negative	O
energy	O
on	O
Pandaria	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MMO-Champion	O
reported	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
being	O
the	O
new	O
expansion	O
title	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
trademark	O
application	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
submitted	O
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
approved	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2011	O
trademarking	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
or	O
its	O
expansions	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
digital	O
deluxe	O
edition	O
(	O
DDE	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
essentially	O
provides	O
the	O
in-game	O
rewards	O
of	O
a	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
at	O
a	O
somewhat	O
reduced	O
cost	O
and	O
without	O
the	O
extra	O
materials	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
artbook	O
and	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
of	O
Cataclysm	B-Protocol
,	O
both	O
the	O
DDE	O
and	O
the	O
standard	O
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
provide	O
special	O
in-game	O
portraits	O
for	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
,	O
and	O
also	O
unlocks	O
special	O
icons	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
banner	O
in	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
Chris	O
Metzen	O
announced	O
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
during	O
the	O
opening	O
ceremonies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
released	O
the	O
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
beta	O
for	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
PTR	O
for	O
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
was	O
opened	O
,	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
final	O
testing	O
space	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
unveiled	O
the	O
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
opening	O
cinematic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
had	O
announced	O
that	O
2.7	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
had	O
been	O
sold	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
(	O
Cataclysm	B-Protocol
sold	O
3.3	O
million	O
copies	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
24	O
hours	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
global	O
subscriber	O
base	O
passing	O
10	O
million	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
comments	O
by	O
reviewers	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
nearly	O
3	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
would	O
be	O
desirable	O
and	O
an	O
indicator	O
of	O
success	O
for	O
any	O
other	O
company	O
in	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
reviewers	O
said	O
these	O
numbers	O
"	O
still	O
are	O
n't	O
looking	O
good	O
for	O
the	O
long-term	O
future	O
of	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
wildly	O
successful	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
"	O
and	O
"	O
likely	O
left	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
at	O
Activision	O
Blizzard	O
wondering	O
where	O
they	O
went	O
wrong	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pandaria	B-Application
's	O
start	O
has	O
been	O
slower	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
WoW	B-Protocol
expansion	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
Wrath	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Lich	I-Protocol
King	I-Protocol
and	O
Cataclysm	B-Protocol
selling	O
more	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
24	O
hours	O
than	O
Pandaria	B-Application
did	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
is	O
included	O
for	O
free	O
with	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
expansions	O
.	O
</s>
