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:

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.

A minor change, but it does mean that the pets, once able to be summoned year-round, are now limited to the few short weeks that Winter’s Veil is available — and it also means that the Snowmaster 9000 suddenly got a lot less handy to have around. While it’s nice that the pets no longer require a reagent to summon, it seems like the trade-off for this is pretty restrictive.

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.Continue reading Patch 4.3 PTR: Changes in store for Winter’s Veil vanity petsFiled under: News items, CataclysmPatch 4.3 PTR: Changes in store for Winter’s Veil vanity pets originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

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:

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.

A minor change, but it does mean that the pets, once able to be summoned year-round, are now limited to the few short weeks that Winter’s Veil is available — and it also means that the Snowmaster 9000 suddenly got a lot less handy to have around. While it’s nice that the pets no longer require a reagent to summon, it seems like the trade-off for this is pretty restrictive.

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.Continue reading Patch 4.3 PTR: Changes in store for Winter’s Veil vanity petsFiled under: News items, CataclysmPatch 4.3 PTR: Changes in store for Winter’s Veil vanity pets originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments