It no longer makes any sense to pay for WoW and buy expansions when newer games like GW2 and TOR are free

User Rating: 6.5 | World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria PC
PROS:Questing is better than ever in this new expansion.
Arguably I'd say it's better than any questing in any other MMO. It almost feels like your playing a singleplayer game, given the emphasis on storytelling and the character.Dungeon design is quite good, with some raids and dungeons standing out as the best yet.Some changes in class make it a fresh experienceThe Monk class is fun and gives an incentive to play all over again. It also gets an experience boostCONS:Production values lag behind other games in the genre. It no longer makes any sense to pay 15 dollars a month for WoW when games like GW2 and The Old Republic are freeNo matter what way you look at it, it is still more of the same.Story no longer ties in to warcraft at all. It almost feels like a different series now from the one we played in Warcraft 3.Almost nothing here for new players. Class balance and other familiar flaws remainPandas? Really? Why not Naga's or something better?Blizzard put a lot of work into this, and it deserves a try. However, it also feels like WoW is reaching the end of its lifespan and mists of Pandaria only serves to prove this point. Despite promises of more expansions, I think what WoW really needs is a sequel and a return to its roots. For now, the series is constantly taking a fall into mediocrity, and allowing other MMO's to surpass it.