Patch Day!

i was one of the lucky ones who managed to log in prior to the huge battle.net issue and log in lockout. at first i thought the core hound pup was a mistake like the op shirt that was unintentionally sent to a player by a GM. it really did seem like a mistake since only a handful of people online at the time got one too.

imagine how overjoyed i was when i found out that it was really a pet reward for having a blizzard authenticator attached to your account! i seriously thought that the pup would be part of the next expansion or a blizzard pet store item.

*insert eeeeeee here*

So They DO Have Eyes!

mmo-champion posted screenshots of the new Calico Cat and Albino Snake. and i'm thrilled to see that the snake actually has visible eyes! (see my post on the crimson snake to understand what i mean.)

even if these two newest pets will be available via breanni the vendor (with an unlimited supply), i'm very excited and axious to add these two companions to my collection.

sure, there's no challenge awaiting me or hours upon hours of farming to be done, but vendor pet or not, they are all welcome to be apart of my little (little? you mean huge) family.

being sold at an unlimited supply through a vendor also helps out the many collectors without the means or desire to spend real life money on vanity pets, with the pet collecting achievements. (i'm all for keeping the balance between the "pay-to-pet" community and the "pets for all players" community.)

with more easily accessible in-game pets, can collectors hope to see a 100 pet achievement soon? that is, of course, if one assumes the main reason that it hasn't been implemented yet is because of the current difficulty in obtaining 100 companions without spending extra cash.

well, we'll see.

in the meantime, i'm going to enjoy spending time with my new kitty and snake. :)