Scott Mercer:
There will be two outdoor world bosses, along with the Mogu’shan Vaults raid instance, available when Mists of Pandaria first launches. One idea we’re considering is to delay opening Mogu’shan Vaults until a week or so after the expansion’s release, similar to how we’ve always handled the start of the PvP season, just to give players a little time to reach level 90 along with their friends and get acclimated to Pandaria’s new 5-player dungeons, daily quests, and scenarios. In any case, Mogu’shan Vaults is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the raid content we have lined up for Mists.
Ion Hazzikostas:
Mists of Pandaria will also include two other raid zones, which we plan to make available a few weeks after Mogu’shan Vaults: the Heart of the Fear and Terrace of Endless Spring. These two raids feature 10 bosses between the two of them and play out as a two-part story. In the first raid, the Heart of Fear, the players fight the mantid empress who has been possessed by the Sha of Fear. Sha, for those who don’t know, plague Pandaria as physical manifestations of negative emotions, like fear, doubt, and anger, and they tend to have a corrupting influence wherever they take root. When the players defeat the possessed empress, the Sha flees her body and hides elsewhere. In the Terrace of Endless Spring, the next raid instance, the players track down the fleeing Sha and finish it off. Both of these instances are a higher tier than the Mogu’shan Vaults and are designed to be tackled using gear obtained in the Vaults, which is why we plan to make them accessible a few weeks after the Vaults unlock.
Actualización 01/08/12:
So to be clear, the full schedule for US realms is:
September 25: MoP launches
October 2: Mogu'shan Vaults (normal) opens
October 7: Mogu'shan Vaults (LFR) opens, those who cleared normal Vaults can access heroic mode
October 30: Heart of Fear and Terrace of Endless Spring (normal) open, with Terrace only accessible by clearing Heart
November 6: Heart of Fear and Terrace of Endless Spring (LFR) open; queuing for Terrace requires clearing Heart. Those who cleared normal Heart can access heroic Heart, same for Terrace.
http://blue.mmo-champion.com/topic/231213-mop-raid-releases-will-be-staggered/#post259
En resumen:
- Habrá 18 bosses en el release pero no todos estarán disponibles de golpe.
- El acceso a Mogu'shan Vaults se retrasará 1 semana para dar tiempo a subir a 90, hacer heroicas etc. El LFR de dicha raid se retrasará unos días más.
- El acceso a Heart of Fear y Terrace of Endless Spring no estará disponible inicialmente, si no que se permitirá semanas después del release. Se podrá entrar a dichas raids 1 mes más tarde aproximadamente. Se necesitará limpiar HoF para poder entrar a ToES.
- El LFR de Heart of Fear y Terrace of Endless Spring se abrirá 1 semana más tarde de lo anterior.