Mists of Pandaria Beta: Watch the Alliance intro to Pandaria

by Mathew McCurley Mar 29th 2012 at 8:00PM

You've seen Garrosh get mad at a goblin and toss him around the throne room. Now, watch as Varian Wrynn shouts about the missing White Pawn. Join the elite SI:7 team on a mission to rescue priority target White Pawn. Lost in uncharted waters, you and SI:7 take to the skies on the important mission.

The Alliance introduction is metered and well played out. I like the focus back on the Horde and Alliance conflict -- it feels like an old friend you haven't seen in a long time but can quickly pick up the conversation with again. Suffice to say, I'm liking this brand of cinematic storytelling over the Uldum type any day.

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!

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Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)

Bossy Mar 30th 2012 5:31AM

No speech

3 loading screens in 4 minutes.

Cartoony 7 year old graphics

And a sub fee of 15 dollars a month and a 50 dollar box worth 1 month of play

Yep that's WOW alright.

quasarsglow Mar 30th 2012 6:42AM

Oh man, I know! Have you seen the novels! They are sooooo out of date.

You have to look at WORDS and imagine the video

no voice acting

no graphics at all (unless you count the covers- and I DON'T- that's half-assed)

loading screens whenever you have to turn the page

and they expect you to pay like $8 to buy the damn things.

ogkspaz Mar 30th 2012 6:45AM

And of course the Beta is the end product... no further work needed.

ogkspaz Mar 30th 2012 6:59AM

And of couse: Beta is the new finished product.

PaulC Mar 30th 2012 7:41AM

I get that its beta, so I am not complaining...

Its hard to read the text, and I want my first exposure to be complete (with voice acting).

I wonder, if I had seen the Wrathgate cut scene without voice acting ahead of time, would I have been so moved by it when I saw it in game?

SO,
I'll wait.
:D

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