Originally posted by GreenHell

 Panda's are not bears. They are genetically closer related to Racoons than bears.

You are wrong. The giant Panda that the Pandarians are based off of are bears.

For many decades the precise taxonomic classification of the giant panda was under debate because it shares characteristics of both bears and raccoons.^[43] However, molecular studies suggest that the giant panda is a true bear and part of the Ursidae family,^[44][45] though it differentiated early in history from the main ursine stock. The giant panda's closest extant relative is the spectacled bear of South America

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_panda

 

Pandas are bears again, huh?

Maybe there's hope for Pluto to reclaim planet status too!

Holy shit, did none of you play Warcraft III?

Now I'm further beginning to think that most MMO players are skilless people who spend long nights doing repititve tasks because they can't play or do anything that requires thinking, prediction, or twitch.

Warcraft III came out in 2002.

Kung Fu Panda came out in 2008.

Tell me who copied who?

Also, the original Pandaren was in Warcraft 3's "secret" RPG mode. He was a Brewmaster that was hinted at being drunk 24/7, and beating the shit out of people with his bostaff. Now lets play with stereotypes:

Pandas = Represent Chinese

Chinese = Known very well for kung fu

Kung Fu = Heavily related to Monks

I can't believe at the amount of people who think Pandaren Brewmasters were copied from Kung Fu Panda. I mean Blizzard normally copies most of their shit (SC = Aliens vs Predator, Warcraft = Warhammer) but the facts are actually here for this one saying "no they didn't".

Originally posted by Saerain

The pandaren predate Kung Fu Panda by five years. Does no one remember WarCraft III?

You mean World of Warcraft was not the first Warcraft game ever published?

Oh my...

Originally posted by FrostWyrm

Originally posted by GreenHell

 Panda's are not bears. They are genetically closer related to Racoons than bears.

You are wrong. The giant Panda that the Pandarians are based off of are bears.

For many decades the precise taxonomic classification of the giant panda was under debate because it shares characteristics of both bears and raccoons.^[43] However, molecular studies suggest that the giant panda is a true bear and part of the Ursidae family,^[44][45] though it differentiated early in history from the main ursine stock. The giant panda's closest extant relative is the spectacled bear of South America

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_panda

 

Pandas are bears again, huh?

Maybe there's hope for Pluto to reclaim planet status too!

Dude, start linking to something better than wikipedia because last I recall pandas belong to a family called ursidae...which most bears belong into.

Oh wait, pandas are related to Godzilla of the Zilla family right? Which is from the class "dragons".

Not sure if trolling, stupid, retarded, or just uneducated.

Originally posted by Lienhart

 

Blizzard normally copies most of their shit (SC = Aliens vs Predator, Warcraft = Warhammer) but the facts are actually here for this one saying "no they didn't".

Something has always bothered me about WoW and EQ2 also.

1) Both games were in development at the same time.

2) Both games have a large low-level barren wasteland zone (Barrens, Commonalnds)

3) Each of these zones has a town in the center named The Crossroads

4) The Barrens contains a zone called Wailing Caverns; The Commonlands contains a zone called Wailing Caves

I cant help but feel someone leaked info to someone while these games were being developed.