World of Warcraft receives new, strange mounts. Soon, dogs seem to serve as a means of transport.
Mounts are among the most beautiful and important rewards that players can unlock during their adventures in Azeroth in World of Warcraft. After all, characters spend many days riding these creatures throughout their online lives.
That Blizzard has a special bond with pets is something that fans of World of Warcraft have repeatedly felt. The sheer number of different cat and dog pets for the “Pet Battle” system is impressive. Blizzard has even dedicated a blog to the real four-legged companions of the game studio.
Game data hints at “Dog Mount” in WoW
With patch 7.3.5, the number of “in-game dogs” could increase further – this time as a mount! Data miners are diligently working on dissecting the game data from the upcoming update and keep stumbling upon interesting findings. Various files for a “Dog Mount” have now been found.
The exact game data for the “Dog Mount” is still encrypted, so it cannot yet be viewed in a model viewer. In the past, this was (almost) always the case when the corresponding mounts were part of a promotional campaign. For example, in a cross-promotion with another Blizzard title or during a pre-order, such as the Collector’s Edition of Battle for Azeroth.
Some fans also speculate that the “Dog Mount” could be the new mount for the Dark Iron Dwarves, one of the allied races. After all, they primarily live in the Searing Gorge and the Burning Steppes, where many Worgs live, which they might have trained as “dogs” over the years.
What kind of mount it ultimately is, we will probably find out at the earliest with the release of patch 7.3.5 – which still has no fixed date.
