World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria: All Races Available in v5.0.4
The World of Warcraft community page has been updated with the news that when patch v5.0.4 is released on August 28th, all races will be available to players.
With the release of patch 5.0.4, we’re making all the races of Azeroth playable by anyone, no matter which version or expansion of World of Warcraft they own. This includes the enigmatic pandaren, who will become available for play when Mists of Pandaria is released on Tuesday, September 25. We want the entire World of Warcraft community to be able to embrace their inner goblin, blood elf, worgen, draenei, or pandaren from the moment they step foot into the world of Azeroth.
Thanks to Vannor for the tip!
This is good news for players just starting.
But imagine this, you are a long time player, purchased all of the expansions to play the races when they became available or be locked out from them and you spent all of that money to do so. Now newbies can do that for nothing. lol, I feel like I've been robbed.
But yeah, perhaps it will retain some people, attract more subs, a good move since they are losing subs (down to just over 9 milliion according to the last financial report).. sensing a little desperation here too, but not a total panic switch to f2p level yet.
Do you feel robbed when someone gets upgraded to Cata level account if they get a Scroll of Res? I bought all the expansions at full price yet I don't feel robbed in any way. Same way I didn't feel robbed when everyone got all Guild Wars chapters for 20 bucks when I paid 60 dollars per expansion.
basically, everyone has the same client. account properties determine what you can or can't play.
From forums
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/6352435511
This is great but how will starting areas be handled?
The starting areas will be accessible as well. For example, you'll be able to adventure on the Wandering Isle as a pandaren when Mists of Pandaria is released, but you won't be able to visit Pandaria. They're separate locations.
I felt robbed then too. :) But meh, let the buyer beware. The SOR should have been a hint in retrospection.
Let the buyer beware? I don't think Cavet emptor applies here... You had a product first, when it was fresh and new. If you bought a new Iphone4 at release it was a few hundred bucks, now you can get one far cheaper. Were you "robbed" if you bought one at release compared to having one at the price you can get it now?
No.
Reality check sir.
Oh and Buyer Beware is for shoddy products, like snake oils and the like, its an ancient roman term. Typical its you get what you pay for type deal. Context.
Will they be Ally exclusive like every other new race that was acctually interesting?
We give them space gargoyles, the other guys, short elves that are already in the game.
We give them transforming werewolves, the other guys goblins that they already almost have.
They're not changing any races faction allegience. They're just making races available to all players regardless of which expansions they may or may not own.