If you can, watch the Lore Q and A the specifically address this question. The main point that was made is "We wouldn't make a whole xpac about an April's Fool joke." The lore will be just as rich and fulfilling as the rest of the game. Ignore the fact that they're pandas and look more at where the lore is coming from. To me it seems to be based off of Buddhist and perhaps Shaolin monks.
Don't jump the gun and just assume the lore will be soft because the Pandaren are.
Your'e going through the Megaman "Universe" I predict after the 8bit parts, you'll continue to advance through the Megaman games all the way up through the X's.
I actually just started playing Aion, picked it up at the huge Gamestop sale for 20 bucks. I'm having a lot of fun with it. As for it being a 'WoW' clone. All MMO's follow the same formula. But the game is enjoyable.
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