MVP hints Mists of Pandaria to be the next expansion on the official WoW Forums?

[Xel]

This is nothing huge but a MVP just posted this 10 minutes ago on WoW Forums:

Nah it'll be in 2012. It'll be announced at Blizzcon. The World of Warcraft panels reveal that much. Plus, patch 4.3 is sort of the "final" patch of Cataclysm, so we're slowly moving toward the next expansion.
It'll be out late summer or something next year, if they keep a similar schedule as with previous expansions.

To answer your question, however, Mists of pandaria has been confirmed NOT to be an upcoming expansion. whatever this project may be, is uncertain. We may however find out about during blizzcon this weekend. Until then, please do not ask this question again.

This is not true.
I presume you're going by Tom Chilton's comment at Gamescom where he said: "if you look at traditionally how we've handled that race it's been in those secondary products because we haven't realized it in the world. Most of the time when we do anything panda-related it's going to be a comic book or a figurine or something like that."

The keywords here are traditionally and Most of the time. Don't fall for Blizzard's cryptic messages :P

He might have some valuable information as a MVP, but most likely not. However his arguments are valid and somewhat suggestive - he seems to know that this years Blizzcon will introduce the next expansion

Original post: mists of pandaria confirmed : )? - Forums - World of Warcraft

[Zoidberg]

I really hope it's not MoP, sounds like a shit idea to put pandas on both horde and alliance.

[Xel]

Interesting video thought most likely a fake: World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria ~ First look at the Brewmaster class and more! - YouTube

[InTeNsO87]

faaakkkkeeeeeee

[Xel]

Does Blizzcon Store panel background look like Panda to you as well?

[TehVoyager]

Xel thats a sc2 helmet with a pantjob


MoP: FAEK

[phantom325]

Xel thats a sc2 helmet with a pantjob


MoP: FAEK

That's an ugly helmet then....
Looks like a panda to me.
Thanks Xel.

[TehVoyager]

No its painted to look like a panda

like reynor's helmet has the skull on it

or it kindof looks like one of those "noobz" statuettes too.
http://www.geekpinoy.com/2010/04/noo...llectible.html

[Castseven]

To clear a few things up, for the record:

1) "MVPs" on the forums are just normal players. They do not work for Blizzard. They do NOT have any inside info. None at all. Being an MVP is like being a "Junior Deputy Detective" in Kindergarten. The day they give you that certificate and fake badge, the Detectives are super nice and interested telling you what a good boy you are and patting you on the back. But after you've been hanging it on your wall for a while, you come to the realization that you never get to go on any ride alongs, you never get to hang out with them in the break room, and they don't even answer your e-mails.

2) That image with the face that some think is panda-like is two years old and has been used many times. It is a "Noob" statue with a custom paint job, a few hundred of these were done by Blizzard employees for Blizzcon 2009, and they were shown off at the convention -- many pictures linger.