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Blizzard Announces New WoW Expansion: Mists of Pandaria
Blizzcon 2011 kicked off today, and the biggest announcement from the opening ceremonies was the development of a new expansion for World of Warcraft. Titled Mists of Pandaria, the expansion will focus on the battle between the Horde and the Alliance instead of a traditional Big Bad Enemy. There will be both a new race — Pandaren — and a new class — Monk. The level cap will be raised to 90, there will be "challenge mode" dungeons, and they're introducing a pet battle system. Blizzard also mentioned that people who buy a 12-month subscription to WoW will get a copy of Diablo 3 for free.
-bow- My girlfriend and I just started playing WoW about 2 months ago. We've had a lot of fun, honestly. We're both working full time AND studying for professional certifications, so we don't really have time to go out. Staying in and playing WoW has kept us tied to our desks in order to get everything done, and allowed us to socialize together, with others, and have fun with the small amount of free time we do have (and stay up too late with gin & tonics occasionally). I can't speak for those who've played for a long time, but I love the way WoW has is set up now with the current expansion. The new enhancements sound like a delight, too. We're really excited! Some may say it's just renting a game every month, but compared to what we used to spend on going out to eat and socializing? Warcraft is a saving us quite a bit of money. Only thing is.... 12 months of WoW for diablo 3 free, when D3 basically sounds like a "rope'em in and then charge them" deal.. I don't know. A neat move on Blizz's part, though. Get new WoW members and Diablo 3 adherents... pretty slick marketing move.
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