Posted by Amatera on Monday, August 31st, 2009 - 18 Comments
Tags: china, gryphon hatchling, kel-thuzad, monk, naxxramas, onyxia whelpling, pandaren, spectral tiger cub, Vanity pets, wind rider cub, zipao tiger
As per usual, Boubouille of MMO-Champion has been doing his fair share of digging in the game files, and the last PTR update has revealed some interesting new pets to add to your collection. They’re so nauseatingly adorable, that even Elmyra would think twice about snatching up these little guys. Below is the list of cuddle-bums you pet freaks out there will no doubt be scouring the far corners of Azeroth for when 3.2.2 goes live (note: some of these were listed in last week’s patch notes update):
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Cute pets... nature's defense against jerks and cynics!
Onyxia Whelpling: Most of you already know about this one. It will be available to anyone who logs in during the 2-3 week period that Blizzard considers World of Warcraft’s 5th anniversary in November.
- Zipao Tiger: The interwebs tells me that “Zi Pao” is both a kind of purple jade and a style of traditional Chinese carving. The look of the pet certainly seems to fit the color description, but I’m unsure how the tiger fits into the world or where it might come from. Could this have something to do with the impending relaunch of the game in China? A good-will present perhaps?
- Wind Rider Cub: A miniature version of the Horde’s flying mount du jour.
- Gryphon Hatchling: A miniature version of the Alliance’s flying mount du jour.
- Spectral Tiger Cub: Available only by obtaining a loot card from the upcoming “Scourgewar” trading card game expansion, the vanity version of the very rare Spectral Tiger Mount will no doubt be in similarly large demand!
- Pandaren Monk: This one has kind of come out of left field. Blizzard likes to joke about Pandaren in Warcraft as much as they do about the Cow Level in Diablo, and yet neither is a complete farce (there was a hidden, and very challenging Cow Level in Diablo II). The only in-game representation of the bear-like race so far has been a quest associated with famed brewmaster, Chen Stormstout. Well, at least until now. They may not be playable, and it doesn’t mean you’re going to start seeing NPCs popping up around Azeroth, but you can have finally have a mini-Pandaren of your very own.
- Lil’ KT: Only Blizzard could be capable of making an Arch Lich into a cute, cuddly little pet. That’s right. The “KT” stands for the one-and-only Master of Naxxramas, himself — Kel’Thuzad. Like most of the others, it’s currently unknown when or where this one drops.
- Core Hound Pup: Nothing cuter than a tiny, two-headed dog that spews lava all over your shoes, is there? I wonder if you can carry them around in your Gigantique bag.
So there you have it. It seems that with each new patch or expansion, the cadre of available vanity pets continues to grow by leaps and bounds. It makes you wonder why Blizzard hasn’t implemented some sort of Pokemon-esque battling game with them yet. “Grunty the Murloc Marine, I CHOOSE YOU!” Anyway, which of these new pets are you readers looking forward to the most?
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By Decado on Monday, August 31st, 2009 at 2:34 pm
*vomits from the cuteness*
By cjus on Monday, August 31st, 2009 at 2:38 pm
well. i think i just lost my soul. most of the pets listed are now on my list to hunt down >< . if you all find out how to get them, let us all here on PL know
By Redaurora on Monday, August 31st, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Haha you get brownie points for remebering Elmyra.
By Ozzel's Cousin Fred on Monday, August 31st, 2009 at 3:11 pm
hmm mini core hound and mini KT sound nifty
By oliverkirby on Monday, August 31st, 2009 at 3:12 pm
>.< not lil’ KT /epic mini frostbolt
By PatrickD on Monday, August 31st, 2009 at 3:34 pm
+5 for using the phrase “cuddle-bums”!
By Primarch on Monday, August 31st, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Haha, vanity bet battling would be an amazing feature! Training your pets could be a secondary proffession. They’d all have the same skills but you get points on rarity and cuteness.
By Mahabone on Monday, August 31st, 2009 at 4:05 pm
already are a couple pets you battle with
By davie261 on Monday, August 31st, 2009 at 5:35 pm
The Battl Bot vanity pets attack each other if two of opposite colors get within range, but I am sure everyone knew that…
By Amatera on Monday, August 31st, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Yeah, I’m aware of the Battle Bots (and it’s been established that Grunty and the Zergling pet will fight each other), but that’s merely cosmetic. A whole game system built around battling pets would be cool, wouldn’t it?
By Drenton on Monday, August 31st, 2009 at 5:48 pm
I will be disgusted in myself if I find myself with all these pets one day or another..
By bloodraptor on Monday, August 31st, 2009 at 5:51 pm
i want the core hound pup to go with my core hound pet
By montes on Monday, August 31st, 2009 at 6:09 pm
WTF i cant find the core hound pup help
By Zreena on Monday, August 31st, 2009 at 9:43 pm
Yay! I just got my 90th pet last night, OMG I can’t wait to have every single one of these.
Sincerely,
Elmyra’s twin.
By Mahabone on Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 at 1:21 am
@amatera
you also have a couple toys that fight, there are the tanks that allow u to machine gun and lay mines, and the thrashin crashin robot (or whatever it is called)
By Moophobia on Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 at 6:46 am
yawn……just another aspect of the game i care nothing for. until some change occurs where they’ll actually be of some use…i’ll direct my attention elsewhere.
By Nub on Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 at 7:25 am
FIRST!!!!
By Rymla on Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 at 10:13 am
@moophobia
nice dirtcting elcewhere =P
i think the pets are fine as thay are, i myself see little need for a battle system of some kind. but some of the pets that are coming out make you think ” what next?” anyone have any ideas on a pet that you would want to see?