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Have you ever owned a baby dragon? What about a dinosaur hatchling? Many people love to collect pets, but did you know some people like to collect virtual pets too? Many games feature computerized animals and pets, and WoW, or World of Warcraft, is one of many.

Although not based directly on animals, World of Warcraft has some interesting and unique critters to collect. Many of these are hard to obtain, or require a lot of in-game money, called gold. This makes it even more rewarding when you get your hands on one of them, and makes it seem worthwhile.

People often like virtual pets because they don't require any real work, and can be cute and fun. Also, you can have a huge amount of them, and you'll have the space to collect hundreds without even having a house to put them in. Another reason people like to have virtual pets is because you can own creatures that don't really exist in the real world. This gives creativity to pet collecting, and a chance to dream and have fun.

Pet collectors on WoW have different groups of rarity, so that they can tell if they should be excited and proud, or humble and casual about their pet. They fall into these groups:

From http://www.warcraftpets.com/guides/pets/collecting.asp#rarity

"Common: More than 64% of collectors have this pet. Common pets tend to have unlimited availability and are easily obtained from vendors and auction houses.
Uncommon: 38-63.9% of collectors have this pet. Uncommon pets are fairly common and somewhat easy to obtain, but not quite as readily available as common pets.
Rare: 20-37.9% of collectors have this pet. Rare pets are harder to come by, requiring more time, effort, luck, or gold to obtain.
Very Rare: 8-19.9% of collectors have this pet. Pets that are very rare tend to require significantly more time, effort, luck, or gold to obtain.
Extremely Rare: 2-7.9% of collectors have this pet. Extremely rare pets tend to have very limited availability, often requiring special promotions to obtain.
Ultra-Rare: Less than 2% of collectors have this pet. Ultra-rare pets are obtained through exclusive or limited special promotions, some of which are no longer readily available."

From kittens to bunnies, and alligators to baby griffons, WoW pets are one of the most fun to own, mainly because the huge amount of players makes pet collecting not only a fun personal hobby, but chances are they will often comment on your pet too, leaving a smile on your face more than once. The mass of pets also makes pet collecting unique, with so many pets you'll never run out of them to collect.

So join in the fun, if you feel you want to, and start collecting pets! Whether it's on WoW or on another game, you can be almost guaranteed to have fun!Have you ever owned a baby dragon? What about a dinosaur hatchling? Many people love to collect pets, but did you know some people like to collect virtual pets too? Many games feature computerized animals and pets, and WoW, or World of Warcraft, is one of many.

Although not based directly on animals, World of Warcraft has some interesting and unique critters to collect. Many of these are hard to obtain, or require a lot of in-game money, called gold. This makes it even more rewarding when you get your hands on one of them, and makes it seem worthwhile.

People often like virtual pets because they don't require any real work, and can be cute and fun. Also, you can have a huge amount of them, and you'll have the space to collect hundreds without even having a house to put them in. Another reason people like to have virtual pets is because you can own creatures that don't really exist in the real world. This gives creativity to pet collecting, and a chance to dream and have fun.

Pet collectors on WoW have different groups of rarity, so that they can tell if they should be excited and proud, or humble and casual about their pet. They fall into these groups:

From http://www.warcraftpets.com/guides/pets/collecting.asp#rarity

"Common: More than 64% of collectors have this pet. Common pets tend to have unlimited availability and are easily obtained from vendors and auction houses.
Uncommon: 38-63.9% of collectors have this pet. Uncommon pets are fairly common and somewhat easy to obtain, but not quite as readily available as common pets.
Rare: 20-37.9% of collectors have this pet. Rare pets are harder to come by, requiring more time, effort, luck, or gold to obtain.
Very Rare: 8-19.9% of collectors have this pet. Pets that are very rare tend to require significantly more time, effort, luck, or gold to obtain.
Extremely Rare: 2-7.9% of collectors have this pet. Extremely rare pets tend to have very limited availability, often requiring special promotions to obtain.
Ultra-Rare: Less than 2% of collectors have this pet. Ultra-rare pets are obtained through exclusive or limited special promotions, some of which are no longer readily available."

From kittens to bunnies, and alligators to baby griffons, WoW pets are one of the most fun to own, mainly because the huge amount of players makes pet collecting not only a fun personal hobby, but chances are they will often comment on your pet too, leaving a smile on your face more than once. The mass of pets also makes pet collecting unique, with so many pets you'll never run out of them to collect.

So join in the fun, if you feel you want to, and start collecting pets! Whether it's on WoW or on another game, you can be almost guaranteed to have fun!