MPQ



MPQ (Mo'PaQ, short for Mike O'Brien Pack, named after its creator) is the name of a file extension and type of proprietary data file that was used by World of Warcraft until patch 6.0.2. It is still used in various other games and applications by Blizzard Entertainment.

This file format has been superseded from Battle.net 2.0 games with CASC.

Current applications and games

 * General
 * Blizzard Battle.net desktop app
 * Generic installation programs (retail discs)


 * Warcraft franchise
 * Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition


 * StarCraft franchise
 * and the PTR (along with CASC)


 * Diablo franchise
 * Diablo
 * developed by 
 * Diablo II
 * Diablo II: Lord of Destruction


 * Other
 * developed by 

Removed
The following used this file format until a new expansion or patch.
 * Warcraft franchise
 * World of Warcraft and its expansions up to Mists of Pandaria
 * Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, a patch after The Grand Tournament base patch
 * Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and the PTR, since 1.30.0 (however, maps can still be saved in MPQs and will still load)
 * Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne


 * StarCraft franchise
 * , before patch 3.3.0
 * , before patch 3.3.0
 * , before patch 3.3.0


 * Diablo franchise
 * Diablo III
 * Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, before patch 2.2.0


 * Other
 * Heroes of the Storm, sometime before or during technical alpha