Vanity Pets & Mounts will now be Learned Spells

I know Gelleth is going to flip over this. I’ve met maybe two or three people in my years playing this game that have upwards of 20 different pets/mounts and that’s a lot of bag space or bank space. It’s just been announced on the European Forums (time difference should be announced on the US forums shortly) that mounts and pets will no longer be items you carry in your bags come WotLK.

We’re pleased to announce a convenient upgrade to the way that mounts and vanity pets are handled in Wrath of the Lich King.

Players will be able to “learn” a mount or non-combat pet much like learning a spell, recipe, or new ability, and these creatures will then show up on a new Pet tab within the Character Info section of the interface. Players will be able to access and preview their learned mounts and vanity pets through this tab.

Once learned, the pet icon or mount icon will no longer appear in bag spaces or bank spaces. This inventory space will be made available once again for other adventuring needs. Pets can still be set to hotkeys by dragging them to the hotkey bar, much like any other spell or ability. (src)

Right now would be a great time to go to Warcraftpets and check out the guides on how to get these little critters. On another note, Breanni (the heart and soul of Warcraftpets) has been immortalized in the game with her own Pet Supplies Vendor NPC in Dalaran.