News and Updates

NEW Pets! Today Blizzard introduced the Pet Store for World of Warcraft, an entirely new way for players to obtain in-game pets! Two companions that you may recall from previous news postings are now available for digital download exclusively at the Blizzard Store:

• Lil' KT - What Lil' K.T. lacks in size, he more than makes up for in sheer malicious intensity. Watch with misplaced pride as he freezes critters and laughs maniacally at your vanquished PvP foes.
• Pandaren Monk - Possessing the diplomatic humbleness common to his reclusive race, the Pandaren Monk accompanies you on your journeys throughout Azeroth, returning any /bows he receives from other players.

Purchasing details
Both of these deluxe pets are currently available for $10.00 (£9.00) each, purchasable with any major credit card. In order to receive a store-bought pet, you’ll need to merge your World of Warcraft account with a Battle.net account. Also note the following:

• You will receive a code upon purchasing your pet—you may use this yourself, or gift it to a friend.
• If your Battle.net account is linked to multiple accounts, you can only use these codes with ONE account.
• These pets are bind-on-account (BoA) and are therefore available to all of current and future characters on the account.

For a good cause
We know that some of you don't like the idea of spending real-world cash for a virtual pet... even pets as cool as these. But it may help to know that half of the proceeds of every Pandaren Monk purchased through December 31, 2009 will be donated to the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Bravo, Blizz!

UPDATE #5:  Perky Pug Confirmed
The new Perky Pug pet has been confirmed by Blizzard to be a reward for using the upcoming Dungeon System (which will replace Looking For Group). Most likely it will be awarded for completing heroic dungeons with a total of 100 other random players.

Players who take part in groups who have one or more members who have been matched with them randomly from within the Dungeon System will receive extra rewards, up to and including the coveted Perky Pug non-combat pet. The more random players with whom one groups, the faster the pet can be obtained.

New: Image added 11/03/09

UPDATE #4:  Toxic Wasteling
It looks like the Disgusting Oozeling is getting a friend in patch 3.3. According to MMO Champion, the newest PTR build brings us this carcinogenic companion:

Toxic Wasteling - Right Click to summon and dismiss your toxic wasteling. Do not feed toxic wasteling. Do not allow toxic wasteling to approach small animals. Do not touch, sniff, or even look at toxic wasteling for extended periods of time.

We still have no idea how this pestilent pet will be obtained (or what the in-game consequences may be for having him out), but we'll keep you posted.

UPDATE #3:  Raptor Hatchlings & BoA Items
The Raptor Hatchlings that drop from rare spawns will become ground spawns in rare raptor nests. No more afk camping with the NPCScan addon.

Hatchlings: Leaping, Darting, Razormaw, and Ravasaur Hatchlings no longer drop from their associated rare creatures. Instead, there are now rare nests that spawn which contain these hatchlings. For example, the Leaping Hatchling can now be found in Takk’s Nest rather than as a drop from Takk the Leaper.

Additionally, Blizzard is working on implementing a method of transferring Bind on Account items between Horde and Alliance. They hope to have it ready for patch 3.3. This means you'll be able to freely transfer any BoA pets between all of your characters. Yay, now my moo cow can get a Tyrael!

UPDATE #2:  Pengu
Remember Pengu the slightly satanic-looking pet penguin that you can buy after reaching exalted with the Kalu'ak? Apparently he's getting exorcised in Patch 3.3. His current look on the PTR shows bright blue eyes instead of creepy glowing red.

UPDATE #1:  Perky Pug
New reports from MMO Champion reveal a possible new pet data mined from the most recent PTR build: Perky Pug. Many people have speculated that this pet will be the reward for the highest tier achievement for the new cross-server Looking For Group system.

This pup is an exciting prospect because it means we might finally be getting pet doggies! Our first hint that such canine companions might be coming was in the Gilneas preview which shows a Mastiff dog.

Calico Cat & Albino Snake
Patch 3.3 just hit the PTR and it includes some new pets! Breanni, our beloved pet supplies vendor of Dalaran, will be stocking two new pets: Albino Snake and Calico Cat. As you might guess by its name, the snake is white with red eyes. The cat (pictured) is mostly black with some orange patches and a white belly. Each sells for 50g (40g with discount) and is available in unlimited supply.

Just how Breanni can stock so many of these new and exciting pets, nobody knows! I suspect that she is secretly a master geneticist. Either that or she got a bright idea when her Bombay got into the bleach and orange dye.

Vanity Pet Achievement
A new special vanity pets tracking achievement was data mined from the 3.3 PTR. It tracks several of the rarer pets including whelplings, raptor hatchlings, crocolisks and more. We can only hope that this achievement will eventually be implemented and that it will reward a super duper, fantabulous, cuddly wuddly, awesome pet reward. And by that I mean a green or orange baby murloc.

Vanity pet collectors around the world have been waiting with bated breath to see if the Day of the Dead will bring us a new cool pet. The Macabre Marionette that we saw data-mined from patch 3.2.2 will indeed be available during this brief holiday. Unfortunately it's not a true vanity pet.

The Day of the Dead is a time to pay tribute to our dearly departed. Celebrants gather in graveyards to "cook, drink, don costumes and more!" Apparently the "and more" part involves feeding over-indulgent friendly spirits. As a reward you will receive the Macabre Marionette. Here's how:

1. Visit the graveyard outside your race's home city.
2. Purchase an Orange Marigold or a Bouquet of Orange Marigolds from Chapman.
3. Use the flowers to see the otherwise invisible spirit.
4. Acquire some Bread of the Dead (recipe sold by Chapman) and give it to the Cheerful Spirit.

NEW GUIDE! We've offered pet filtering since WarcraftPets began, but we've never had a way for collectors to filter by zone—until now. Our new Vanity Pets by Zone guide displays pets by continent, zone, and zone level. Built in functionality allows you to toggle event-based pets on or off. Both new pet collectors and casual collectors alike will get a lot of use out of this guide.

New Collectors: Begin at the top of a continent and work your way down, stopping only in those zones that offer pets. And if you're at the lower levels, you'll appreciate the level-based sorting, allowing you to easily collect pets as you level from zone to zone.

Casual Collectors: Bookmark this guide and use it throughout your daily travels. When you hit a zone, you'll quickly discover whether there are any pets worth grabbing in the nearby vicinity.

If you enjoy this guide, drop us a line. We always appreciate your feedback.

NEW GUIDE! Mojo has been a notoriously difficult pet to get because he resides in a raid dungeon, has a low drop rate, and often required the help of other players. Since patch 3.2, the gates to Zul'Aman can be opened by a single player, meaning Mojo can now be easily... well, more easily solo-farmed.

Thanks to Keristrazja, we have an awesome step-by-step solo-farming guide to help players get their Mojo! If you've been putting off adding this amorous amphibian to your pet collection, it's time to add him to your "to do" list. Happy farming!

WarcraftPets is excited to announce a new contest at YourGuild (through Wowstead.com) which we are co-sponsoring along with J!nx and FigurePrints. Entrants are invited to use their creative and technical skills to design WoW-themed skins to be published on YourGuild's site. In addition to showcasing your handiwork, you could win some amazing prizes, including:

• TCG Tuskarr Kite code
• Egbert FigurePet
• $50 US J!NX Gift Certificate
• 60 Days WoW Game Time
• And other cool prizes!

If interested, check out the contest rules and additional information to get you started. Some sample skins are linked below:

• Winter Wonderland
• Autumn Falls
• Season's Greetings

Questions?
If you have questions regarding this contest, please direct them to WowStead. Good luck and have fun!

Over a year after he first appeared in the WotLK beta, Mr. Chilly the penguin has finally arrived! He apologizes for the delay but it took him that long to figure out the perfect name. Chilly wasn't dignified enough. Oswald was much too formal. But Mr. Chilly is classy and cool.

Mr. Chilly is awarded to all players who merge their existing (as of November 11th) WoW accounts with Battle.net. All current and future characters on eligible accounts will receive the pet via in-game mail from none other than our own Breanni. In the letter she calls Mr. Chilly a "sassy little Spheniscidae" (which is a fancy scientific term for penguin). See, I knew Breanni was a master geneticist!

Edited by Breanni:  Indeed, I am. Muwhahahahahahahaha!!!

As a part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the usability of WarcraftPets, we've improved our Vanity Pet Filters in a couple of major ways:

Multiple filters at a time
First, we bring you the ability to toggle several filters at once. Did you ever wonder which dropped pets are bind-on-pickup versus bind-on-use? Or maybe you'd like to know whether you have any ultra-rare pets in your collection. This improvement gives users over a hundred new filtering options! It also paginates each view to avoid excessive scrolling.

New 'Exclusivity' filters
We've also added a bunch of new filters for Exclusivity, enabling users to filter pets by region and availability.

Your support
If you enjoy these kinds of improvements, we hope you'll consider supporting WarcraftPets with a small donation—every little bit helps.

UPDATE: It looks it'll be "Mr. Chilly" after all. The change over to "Oswald" was only temporary on the PTR.

It looks like we will finally be getting a pet penguin as a reward for merging our WoW account with Battle.net. Some of you may remember Mr. Chilly from the WotLK beta. Well several months and a name change later, he will be making his in-game debut!

According to MMO Champion players will have until November 12 to merge their WoW account to a Battle.net account without affecting gameplay. After this time players without merged accounts will be unable to log in until they make the merge.

Once you’ve successfully merged a World of Warcraft account with a Battle.net account, the penguin pet will be sent via in-game mail to all existing characters on the merged World of Warcraft account, along with all future characters on that World of Warcraft account. Players who merged previously will also receive the pet this way.

The new penguin pet has not gone live yet, but we expect him to be in-game soon. The ability to get him will be removed at some point, though no date has been set yet. Also, WoW accounts created after November 11th will be ineligible to receive the pet. So don't delay, merge your account today!

FigurePrints has just released series 2 of their FigurePets™ collectibles. The new series is on sale beginning today. Remember, these are limited edition collectibles, so order while you have the chance. Series 2 includes:

• Willy
• Egbert
• Snarly

These three pets are on sale through October 31^st, so get yours now! Additionally, we encourage you to suggest future FigurePets and to discuss these adorable collectibles on our FigurePets affiliate page.

Murloc plushies too!
We also received word that the Murloc plushies available at BlizzCon are now being sold at the Blizzard Store. The blue Murky plush doll and the white Lurky plush doll are $15.00 each. Both are only available while supplies last.