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In the expansion Mists of Pandaria, the game experienced a shift—highlighted by an expansion that presented war's toll rather than glorifying combat, echoing themes from war films like Platoon. This nuanced storytelling was, in Ryan's view, an attempt to add depth rather than to endorse racial division. Yet, in his perspective, efforts to abolish or alter this faction rivalry in favor of a more inclusive or politically correct narrative threaten to undermine the core gameplay experience and the lore that sustains it.