Along the way, they will meet the pandaren. Surrounded by wilderness, they must form alliances with the natives if they wish to survive. High-level adventurers will make landfall in the lush Jade Forest, where they’ll meet some of Pandaria’s indigenous races, such as the fish-like jinyu and monkey-like hozu.Īfter a devastating naval battle, survivors from both the Horde and Alliance wash up onto the tree-lined shores of the Jade Forest. Here's the descriptions of all the zones from Blizzard's previews. There were originally five, but two more were unveiled at the March 2012 Press Event! There will be seven new zones that feature the Pandaren's Asian-inspired landscapes, as well as the starting zone and a central quest hub.
We've datamined tons of quests-feel free to leave your comments if you're questing on beta! (Remember, you won't be able to fly in these zones until you're 90!) There will also be some questing improvements and the addition of scenarios-large quests and events players can queue up for in groups, aptly described at BlizzCon as 'PvE battlegrounds.' Questing in 5.0 will be less linear than it is now, with multiple quest hubs per zone. Mists will feature seven distinctive leveling zones introducing the lore and philosophy of the pandaren to players, as well as a new starter zone for the pandaren.
