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World of Warcraft: Landfall Patch Now Live
The first content update for World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria is now live and available to all players. Landfall, also known as patch 5.1, provides a number of fixes and updates. The full list can be viewed on Blizzard's website here.
Below are just some of the updates players can expect.
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Horde vs. Alliance Storyline
- Horde vs. Alliance conflict ramps up with a new series of daily quests in Krasarang Wilds
- Players will defend their outpost and attack the opposing faction’s outpost
- Slaying rival NPCs and opposing faction players earns commendations that can be used for base upgrades, such as additional guards, buffs, and more
- Players will learn more of the Pandaren lore and learn more about the Horde vs. Alliance conflict that will be continued in future content updates
Two new factions offering cool new rewards
- Operation: Shieldwall (Alliance)
- Dominance Offensive (Horde)
New Scenarios will expand the Mists of Pandaria storyline
- 5 new Scenarios (2 unique scenarios for each faction; 1 playable by either faction)
- Assault on Zan’Vess (Horde and Alliance)
- Lion’s Landing and A Little Patience (Alliance)
- Domination Point and Dagger in the Dark (Horde)
Pet Battles System Upgrades
- Enhancements to the Pet Battles System UI that players have been asking for, such as improved sorting, pet levels revealed on the map, and more
- Battle-stones now available to upgrade quality of pets
- New rare pets drop from vanilla raid bosses: Molten Core, Blackwing Lair, Temple of Ahn'Qiraj, and Naxxramas
Brawler’s Guild
- Very exclusive solo PvE “underground” fighting that’s invitation only
- Gladiator-style fights against Azeroth’s toughest creatures
- Fights get progressively more difficult -- and prestige increases -- as battles progress
Legendary Quest Line Continued
- Next step in the Mists of Pandaria Black Prince legendary quest line opens up to players
Raids
- Raid groups are no longer necessary to enter pre-Mists of Pandaria raid dungeons
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