Mount and Pet Collectors Rejoice!

I have a friend who tried her best to get as many mounts as she could in the game. She has the racial mount, a few pvp mounts, the talbuk mount and a few others. I also know quite a few people are absolute nuts about getting social pets. Well the latest announcement made by CM Wryxian from WoW EU should make all mount and pet collectors rejoice!

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. source

The thing about collecting mounts and social pets is the fact that all that collecting currently takes space in your bags or your bank. With this change in the expansion, players will be able to continue collecting without the guilt of knowing it’s going to take up precious space.