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Mists of Pandaria: Guide to The Tillers
Calling the Tillers simply a "faction" sounds misleading--gaining reputation with
The Tillers
, in Valley of the Four Winds, is much more complex than any other Pandaria faction. You'll harvest a variety of crops yielding everything from vegetables to profession materials, gain reputation through a series of quests to expand your farm, and also gain friendship with 10 Tiller NPCs who enhance your farm in Halfhill.
There's a ton of stuff to cover in this preview, so we've broken it down into three tabbed sections:
Farming
: how to plant, grow, and maintain crops, as well as how to expand a farm.
Tillers Union
: covers the main questline in which the player wins union votes from Halfhill residents, daily quests, and Tillers reputation rewards.
Friendship
: the friendship reputation system, how to increase friendship through quests and gifts, as well as Best Friend rewards.
We have a video preview by Lore up of how to get started farming too!
We've also found several great guides so far:
Tillers Farming
from our friends at El's Extreme Anglin', and [url=
http://www.wowhead.com/
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Mists of Pandaria Preview: Scott Mercer and Ion Hazzikostas Interview
Blizzard just posted two important news stories. First off, they have a very in-depth interview about the raids in Mists of Pandaria. There are some important tidbits shared in this discussion:
Mogu’shan Vaults will be the first raid and it will probably be delayed up to a week on release, so there is less pressure to hit level cap as a raider.
The other two raids will unlock weeks after Vaults to give raiders even more time acclimate.
Lore has been really thought out this time around. The instances should ideally flow into each other, as opposed to back in WotLK where they felt so jarringly different. For example, you'll fight the Sha of Fear at the end of one raid only to have her flee to the next.
The raid rewards players with items with the following item levels: item level 476 for Raid Finder, 489 for normal mode, and 502 for Heroic.
There’s also a new mount that can be obtained by defeating Elegon, a celestial dragon found deep within the Vault:
Reins of the Astral Cloud Serpent
.
Other than that, Blizzard also confirmed that
Brewfest
will be delayed so it doesn't make players feel rushed to experience Mists of Pandaria as well as do the holiday. This is welcomed news, as mo
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Mists of Pandaria: PvP Gear Preview
Friday's patch had huge additions for Season 12 PvP gear. Not only were many set bonuses changed, but models were added to all the Season 12 items, from weapons to capes. Plus, a few PvP sets had their models changed since we first previewed them--hunter, paladin, and priest!
We've listed all the PvP weapons, armor sets, and accessories with their corresponding 3D models and set bonuses below. Click the images to view them with the Flash modelviewer.
Some basic info:
There are three tiers of PvP armor: Dreadful (Honor Points), Malevolent (Conquest Points), and Malevolent Elite (Conquest Points + 2200 rating). Each of these armor sets has a distinctive tint.
All 2 piece set bonuses increase PvP Power by 300 and PvP Resilience by 600.
All 4 piece set bonuses increase PvP Power by 400 and PvP Resilience by 800.
PvP Power and PvP Resilience are new stats in Mists. PvP Power increases the damage you do to other players as well as the healing you do to other players in PvP situations. PvP Resilience continues to be a defense stat. These two stats will only work in PvP situations, helping to ensure that PvE gear will remain weaker.
Each set has class-specific 2 piece and 4 piece bonu
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Mists of Pandaria: Klaxxi Reputation Guide
Note: We have updated this guide for Patch 5.4 and reposted it in our
guide section
.
We'll continue looking at Mists of Pandaria reputations with
The Klaxxi
today. It's a good thing we didn't preview too many earlier, as this latest patch introduced many more rewards for each faction.
In addition, there's been a number of blue posts over the past few days:
There's a sale going on this weekend, following the recent one to transfer realms last week. This weekend, it's 25% off character race changes!
Some bad news if you haven't finished the Brewfest meta: the holiday this year will require you to be 89 to kill
Coren Direbrew
, so you'll have approximately 10 days to reach 89. There are new ilvl 470 versions of the trinket, so it would be OP if you could queue pre-Mists:
Brawler's Statue
,
Mithril Wristwatch
,
Thousand-Year Pickled Egg
,
Coren's Cold Chromium Coaster
,
Bubbliest Brightbrew Charm
,
Bitterest Balebrew Charm
.
Class feedback continues on the new level 75 Rogue talent,
Sting Like a Bee
, the Beta Class Balance Analysis thread, and a closer look at Monks.
Beta raid testing will finally inc
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Mists of Pandaria - Build 15913 - Spell Changes, Items, Icons, and More
There's another patch just in time for the weekend out on the beta! This one has a ton of items--over six hundred--and a lot more! From teleports to dungeons if you complete challenge modes to StarCraft II's Collector Edition pet, there's a lot worth
checking out
in this week's patch.
Also, you're all
Mean, Smelly, Angry, and Stabby
(not really, I just love Blizzard's random spell descriptions!).
Latest Additions
Check out the latest additions here
.
LUA Strings
The legendary got some updates. This time Blizzard's data confirms that it will be for weapons as
we had speculated last month
by showing what Sha-touched will mean:
ERR_SOCKETING_REQUIRES_HYDRAULIC_GEM = "That slot requires a Crystal of Fear.";
ERR_SOCKETING_HYDRAULIC_GEM_ONLY_IN_HYDRAULICSLOT = "Crystals of Fear can only be placed in Sha-Touched weapons.";
EMPTY_SOCKET_HYDRAULIC = "Sha-Touched";
Patch Highlights
Defeating c
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Pandaria Transmog Preview: Capes and Dungeon Armor
Now that more models are popping up on beta, it's a good time to start thinking about transmog in Mists of Pandaria. Today we'll look at sets found in dungeons as well as quest capes--two types of items that might be thrown away while leveling, but would be hard to retrieve later on. As usual, you can click on all the images to view them in our Flash 3D Modelviewer.
Dungeon Armor
These items are mostly from dungeons, but some are rewards from long quest chains or from RNG-stat scenario satchel rewards. Full list of items under the toggles.
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Mists of Pandaria: Shado-Pan Reputation Guide, News Round Up
Today we have a news round up on more beta class balance analysis, as well as the guild mentoring program, old raid gold nerfs, and role of beta testing. With the
release date
for Mists of Pandaria, there's been a flurry of MoP-related posts as well, including Blizzard's very own beta key sweepstakes--they will be giving away 2,000 keys each week for five weeks.
We also have a spotlight on the Shado-Pan, a new faction in Mists of Pandaria with some epics and fun vanity rewards!
The
Shado-Pan
protect Pandaria from the imprisoned Sha--no small task. They are found wearing their distinctive navy-and-red armor throughout the borders of Pandaria in Kun-Lai Summit and Townlong Steppes. Rewards include some ilvl 489 epics as well as flavor items at both Honored and Exalted, such as breakable boards and mounts.
Patch Changes
5.4 Changes
Valor Points
gear now costs
Justice Points
, existing ilvl 458 gear is now 75% cheaper, and no gear purchasable with a currency requires reputation.
5.3 Changes
Players will not need Revered with [fa
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Scenario Previews: Arena of Annihilation and Greenstone Village
Two more scenarios were added in beta in this recent patch:
Greenstone Village
and
Arena of Annihilation
. We've got writeups and screenshots of them, as well as videos by Lore! Sceanarios also now have quests implemented, as well as reward satchels that yield ilvl 463 blues:
Cache of Powerful Armor
.
Greenstone Village
Greenstone Village
Greenstone village has been taken over by Jade Elementals and you will have to restore peace to the village by fending off the attacks, rescuing villages, finding their kegs, and killing vengeful sprites.
Summary
Stage 1: Rescue the Villagers:
Woodcarver Liupo
and
La
Mayor Lin
Meila
Portly Shung
Scribe Rinji
Graceful Swan
The village has been invaded by Cursed Jade Elementals and Sassy Seedlings. The group will need to clear the town and speak to the frightened NPCs.
Stage 2: Rescue the Dojo
Beasts of Jade spawn inside the Dojo and you need to help the Brewmaster kill them.
Stage 3: Recover Burgled Barrels[/
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Mists of Pandaria Will Be Released September 25th
The Mists of Pandaria release date has finally been revealed as
September 25th, 2012
. Its retail price will be $39.99 USD, with a digital collector's edition sitting at $59.99 USD and the physical collector's edition at $79.99.
We've also got the official press release.
IRVINE, Calif. – July 25, 2012 –
Land, ho! Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that
World of Warcraft®: Mists of Pandaria™
, the fourth expansion set for the world’s most popular subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game, will be available in stores and online starting from September 25, 2012. Upon the expansion’s release, intrepid explorers of the Alliance and the Horde will be able to set foot upon the shores of the long-lost continent of Pandaria and embark on a perilous journey to uncover its ancient mysteries.
Mists of Pandaria
will be available on DVD-ROM for Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 and Macintosh® at a sugg
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Wild Battle Pets Will Not Be Tradeable
A fairly big piece of beta news was just posted: wild battle pets will not be able to be on the auction house. This follows the news that pets will have different qualities, something many people thought begged the question of whether or not pet capturing could be lucrative way to gain gold. Pets have been able to be sold on the auction house throughout the beta.
We just finished a pass at making all pets that are caught via pet battles in the world non-tradeable. This means these pets cannot be put in cages for trading or posting on the AH. We felt that the option to buy these pets on the AH would take away from the exploration/collection gameplay of the system.
This could always change in a future patch, but this is how it will go out with MoP. You should see the change in our next build.
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Mists of Pandaria Digital Deluxe Version
If you go to upgrade your Mists of Pandaria beta account, you'll notice something interesting: there's an option to upgrade to a digital deluxe version of the game! It's not available for purchase yet and will likely be taken down, but it has interesting implications for when Mists of Pandaria sales happen. This would be a first for a World of Warcraft expansion and would serve as a way of getting the digital bonus features without getting the entire physical collector's edition.
More than likely, this version will include
Imperial Quilen
and
Lucky Quilen Cub
--the two previously datamined collector's edition mount and pet combo!
Will you be upgrading digitally or buying a physical version? There's no word on what the price difference will be, but it will probably be cheaper.
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Mists of Pandaria: Challenge Modes
For the current Challenge Mode guide as of Patch 5.1,
click here
!
If seeing Dragon Soul nerfed every month isn't your thing, Challenge Modes in Mists of Pandaria may be more your style. Similar to
Herald of the Titans
, you'll beat bosses without overgearing them, getting special vanity prizes like unique transmog armor as rewards.
Overview
Challenge Modes are timed heroic instance runs, done in low ilvl gear. Any gear worn above ilvl 463 will be scaled down.
Gear will retain all hit and expertise, so players can remain capped. Stats that will be scaled down are secondary ones.
There are three tiers of achievements and rewards, listed below: gold, silver, and bronze.
Once players have beaten all the gold achievements, they have access to a
realm leaderboard
.
Challenge-mode leaderboards
allow players to filter by instance, time, and by guild.
Inspiration for challenge modes: timed Stratholme runs and the original Zul'Aman r
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Now Hiring: Senior PHP Developer, Editor-in-Chief, and Sales Manager
It's that time again--the wonderful time of the year where Wowhead and ZAM are expanding! This time we're looking for three new hires to add to our growing team:
An experienced
senior PHP developer
with a passion for MMORPGs and gaming in general
A talented writer who wants to run ZAM's news portal as an
editor-in-chief
A sales guru who wants to join our marketing team as a
sales manager
Both the PHP developer and editor-in-chief positions are full-time, salaried jobs with benefits that include the option to work from home. However, the sales manager position requires relocation to Palo Alto, California to work in the ZAM offices.
Hit the jump to see the full requirements or check out
our jobs page
!
http://wowhead.com/jobs
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News Round Up: MoP Tabard Preview, Character Transfer Sale, PTR Soon
The latest beta patch introduced all the tabards for the Mists of Pandaria factions--they blow tabard designs from past expansions out of the water. Unlike past expansions, tabards will not be the first thing players buy at Friendly for reputation gains. Instead, they will be vanity rewards only available at Exalted, just like tabards in Burning Crusade.
Click on the images to view them in our 3D Modelviewer!
Anglers Tabard
,
August Celestials Tabard
,
Golden Lotus Tabard
,
Klaxxi Tabard
Lorewalkers Tabard
,
Order of the Cloud Serpent Tabard
,
Shado-Pan Tabard
,
Tillers Tabard
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Mists of Pandaria: Rare Elites and Vanity Items
Rare spawns are getting some huge changes in Mists of Pandaria--they'll drop unique vanity items like
Ai-Li's Skymirror
and
Mr. Smite's Brass Compass
! These items range from vanity pets to trinkets that summon kidnapped puppies. After Cata's rares mostly dropped generic quest-level armor, we're thrilled to see a return to quirky flavor details in Mists. We farmed up as many items as we could yesterday in between covering the latest beta patch.
Every rare mob in Pandaria, known as "Pandaren champions," will drop a satchel and a medium-level piece of armor in addition to a special item. Most rares drop vanity items, which we've listed below, but a few mobs in lower-level zones drop things like
Big Bag of Linens
instead. Tracking down all the rare mobs will grant the achievement
Glorious!
.
Several of our intrepid beta users have been
farming these mobs
--be sure to check out
Glorious: Rare Elites of Pandaria
that compiles much of the found info. It's got maps of all the new rares, tabs for all the new loot and NPCs, and tips for dealing with their abilities.
Kun-Lai Summit
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Mists of Pandaria - Build 15882 - Spell Changes, Latest Additions, and Icons
A new patch looks to be hitting the beta tonight and we've got the spell changes up as well as latest additions and icons!
Check out the latest additions
.
Patch Highlights
World boss loot is starting to trickle in, this mount will be one of the drops:
Son of Galleon's Saddle
.
Reputation rewards continue to have a focus on vanity with the Shado-Pan exalted reward being a transmoggable hat:
Replica Shado-Pan Helmet
!
Achievement rewards were changed:
Pandaren Kite String
will be a reward from
Pandaren Ambassador
while
That's a Lot of Pet Food
will reward
Venus
.
Each Mists of Pandaria faction will get their own tabard:
Klaxxi Tabard
,
August Celestials Tabard
,
Lorewalkers Tabard
,
Order of the Cloud Serpent Tabard
,
Golden Lotus Tabard
,
Shado-Pan Tabard
, and
Tillers Tabard
.
The Tillers have a new vanity item:
Pandaren Scarecrow
.
Another Yak mount that's zone specific:
Tuft of Yak Fur
.
The night elf racial
Quickness
was changed: it's now 2% increased chance to dodge attacks.
Enchanters will have more flexibility converting materials in Mists:
Sha Crystal
can be made once a day, for example.
It was mentioned that LFR will be changed
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Mists of Pandaria Loot Tables and Dungeon Journals
We've been holding off on posting the encounter journals and loot tables until they've gotten more filled out. Last Friday's patch, however, seems to have added a lot of data: there are loot tables and a lot more abilities added! The only journals that seem incomplete are the world bosses, which makes sense as they are probably deciding what mounts and rare items to assign them.
Be sure to check out each bosses and their back stories as well--
Hoptallus
is by far the most menacing of this expansion!
Raids
Straddling the mountain range between the Jade Forest and the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, the Terrace of Endless Spring has been a sacred refuge for millennia. Its peaceful fountains are said to have the power to heal and rejuvenate, but when the Sha of Fear attacked, many of the complex's guardians turned on each other in fits of terror.
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News Round Up: New Recruit-a-Friend Mount
There's a new mount players can get this week, via Recruit-a-Friend:
Heart of the Nightwing
. This mount replaces the
X-53 Touring Rocket
as the reward you get when the recruited player pays for the second full month of game time. It transforms you into a flying panther that can carry the recruit on your back! Check out the 3D model below:
There are also two 10-player heroic encounters open for testing on beta today. Check out our past coverage of these bosses featuring the Encounter Journal and screenshots!
Will of the Emperor
Spirit Kings
In today's news round up, there's also more class balance analysis posts and the ongoing debate on challenging content in Cataclysm continues. And as a reminder,
Power of the Aspects
is now 30% in Dragon Soul this week.
Click the cut to see all the blue posts!
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Mists of Pandaria: New Mounts
There are many new mounts in store in Mists of Pandaria, from cloud serpents to water striders that walk on water. Since we've been datamining a few new mounts and models every patch, we thought it would be good to list them all in one place. Remember to click on the images to view them on our 3D modelviewer!
Cloud Serpent
The following three mounts require
Order of the Cloud Serpent
Exalted, which will be a month-long reputation grind in the style of the Winterspring Frostsaber.
Reins of the Azure Cloud Serpent
Reins of the Golden Cloud Serpent
Reins of the Jade Cloud Serpent
Reins of the Thundering August Cloud Serpent
requires Exalted with
The August Celestials
and costs .
Reins of the Thundering Jade Cloud Serpent
is purchasable from guild vendors upon clearing all Tier 14 content.
Reins of the Crimson Cloud Serpent
is a reward for completing
Glory of the Pandaria Hero
.
Reins of the Heavenly Crimson Cloud Serpent
is the reward from
Glory of the Pandaria Raider
Reins of the Astral Cloud Serpent
will probably be celestial, in the style of Algalon/Elegon.
Reins of the Heavenly Onyx Cloud Serpent
: Small chance to be inside the loot satchel upon killing the world boss
Sha of Anger
.
Reins of the Onyx Cloud Serpent
: Reward from the quest
Surprise Attack!
.
Reins of the Thundering Ruby Cloud Serpent
is the new rare spawn mount for Pandaria. I
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Mists of Pandaria Preview: Pet Battles
Blizzard is enabling pet battles officially on the beta later tonight and they've posted their website feature on the system! Be sure to
check out the latest information on the new patch
after you read up on the system and its goals. We've also had our very own Lore take a video of the pet battles for those not in Mists of Pandaria!
Wowhead also has
battle pet abilities
as well as
battle pet species
on our beta site to check out.
Pet Battle Video Preview
Pet Battle Preview
For years, your faithful companion pets have followed you on countless adventures. They've provided you with comfort, company, sometimes even with entertainment and hours of fun. Maybe you only have a handful of pets you really love, or maybe you have made it your quest to capture as many of them as you can. The fact remains, heroes love their little companions... and in Mists of Pandaria, they will take the
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