Patch 4.3 PTR: Changes in store for Winter's Veil vanity pets
by Anne Stickney 
Sep 27th 2011 at 8:30PM
The patch 4.3 PTR brings an unexpected change to the vanity pets received during the Winter's Veil celebration. These pets were unique in that players had to have a Snowball in order to summon their wintry companion.
It seems that the Snowballs are no longer necessary as of Patch 4.3, but there's a catch -- Winter's Veil pets are only able to be summoned during the Winter's Veil event. The tooltip for the pets has been changed to reflect this as follows:
It seems that the Snowballs are no longer necessary as of Patch 4.3, but there's a catch -- Winter's Veil pets are only able to be summoned during the Winter's Veil event. The tooltip for the pets has been changed to reflect this as follows:
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Father Winter's Helper: Right Click to summon and dismiss your Father Winter's Helper.
Requires a Snowball to summon.Helpers are very busy year-round, and only have leisure time during the Feast of Winter Veil. -
Tiny Snowman: Right Click to summon and dismiss your Tiny Snowman.
Requires a Snowball to summon. Build or destroy a tiny snowman. The snowman is larger and lasts longer during Winter Veil. -
Winter Reindeer: Right Click to summon and dismiss your Winter Reindeer.
Requires a Snowball to summon.reindeer. The Winter Reindeer only dresses up for Winter Veil. -
Winter's Little Helper: Right Click to summon and dismiss your Winter's Little Helper.
Requires a Snowball to summon.Helpers are very busy year-round, and only have leisure time during the Feast of Winter Veil.
Along with the changes to existing pets, there are a ton of new pets to snap up. Follow after the break for the full list.
The new Darkmoon Faire has a ton of new pets available, not just the monkey mentioned in the preview. A Darkmoon Balloon, Darkmoon Cub, Darkmoon Tonk, Darkmoon Turtle and Darkmoon Zepplin have all been datamined as well.
In addition, players can potentially pick up a Festival Lantern, Fetish Shaman, Gregarious Grell, Lumpy, a Lunar Lantern, a Purple Puffer, a Sand Scarab, and a Sea Pony from unknown locations. The Lanterns sound like they will be offerings from the Lunar Festival, while the sea animals may be vanity items from an upcoming WoW Trading Card Game expansion pack. We've already seen some previews of the Throne of the Tides expansion pack, and with a watery theme, it seems like these vanity pets would fit right in.
Brace yourselves for what could be some of most exciting updates to the game recently with patch 4.3. Look at what's ahead: new item storage options, cross-realm raiding, cosmetic armor skinning and your chance to battle the mighty Deathwing -- from astride his back! Filed under: News items, Cataclysm
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
David Sep 27th 2011 8:34PM
Psht, Monkey with a Fez? LAME.
I want me a Sea Pony.
rTwelve Sep 27th 2011 8:43PM
But fezzes are cool.
Donhorn Sep 27th 2011 9:51PM
I want a Fez Monkey riding a SeaPony wearing a fez and I want the Fez Monkey to have a crank music box playing Winter Wrapup.
Phaelan Sep 27th 2011 9:55PM
so are Stetsons :D
almoderate Sep 27th 2011 10:32PM
He wears a Stetson now. Stetsons are cool.
thedoctor2031 Sep 28th 2011 12:54AM
I wear a monkey now, monkeys are cool.
Ametrine Sep 28th 2011 3:38AM
Sea Pony?
SHOO BEE DOO SHOO SHOO BEE DOO
Joseph Smith Sep 28th 2011 9:33PM
Fez. Bah. Call me when you have a monkey with an Electronium Hat on.
Voltron Sep 27th 2011 8:35PM
Now all we need is a robot grand farther winter seasonal boss
Zoidburga Sep 27th 2011 8:51PM
With paradox-absorbing crumple zones!
Noyou Sep 27th 2011 11:02PM
Nothing could be farther from the truth. Oh, FA-THER! Father, Father. His father. Sorry, couldn't resist ;)
Kavie Sep 27th 2011 8:37PM
Completely stupid. I'd rather have it cost an entire stack of snowballs to summon than be free for only a couple weeks of the entire YEAR. I love my little snow-bro... =(
SamLowry Sep 27th 2011 9:26PM
Seconded.
Donhorn Sep 27th 2011 9:53PM
I'd say free summon during WV, then cost snowballs the rest of the year would be a better option.
Ves Sep 27th 2011 8:37PM
Shoo be doo shoo shoo be doo.
Haarits Sep 27th 2011 9:39PM
I only got that because I was incredibly curious about how dark the original My Little Pony special was back in the '80s, after catching some eps of MLP:Friendship is Magic. I remember thinking the villain was EXTREMELY dark and twisted (probably to get some boys to watch the show, too--and hey, it worked). That Sea Pony song was stuck in my head every time my sister fired up the Betamax tape we recorded it on!
Maribel Sep 27th 2011 10:48PM
I only got that because I'm female and a child of the Eighties!
Nagaina Sep 27th 2011 11:15PM
Rainbow of Darkness that Darkness sends, now reign in the night that NEVER ENDS!
....Yeah, okay, My Little Pony scarred me for life.
facepalmer2 Sep 27th 2011 8:39PM
What is the point of this! how lame... :(
Homeschool Sep 27th 2011 8:40PM
"...the pets, once able to be summoned year-round, are now limited to the few short weeks that Winter's Veil is available..."
Actually, only the Helpers are being restricted to Winter Veil. The other two will have Winter Veil and non-Winter Veil versions, so it's mostly a bonus.
"Tiny Snowman: ...The snowman is larger and lasts longer during Winter Veil."
"Winter Reindeer: ...The Winter Reindeer only dresses up for Winter Veil."