For years it's been impossible for engineers to obtain both Lil' Smoky and Pet Bombling on the same character. But patch 3.1 (which is fast becoming THE patch for pet collectors) finally makes it possible for engineers of either specialization to obtain both pets! According to the latest patch notes...
Engineers can now obtain the schematics for Lil' Smoky and the Pet Bombling from certain creatures found in Gnomeregan. Specialized Gnomish or Goblin engineers can obtain both schematics equally. The repeatable quest that used to randomly grant these schematics has been disabled.
With this change, any engineer should be able to learn the schematics that will be dropping in Gnomeregan. At this time, it's unknown whether the schematics will remain BoP, forcing countless engineers to brave the depths of one of the least popular dungeons in WoW. But hey, it's worth it, right? Right...?