Changes to KinzChat PLUS Coming

 

In our ongoing effort to make Webkinz easier to use, we’ve decided to streamline how KinzChat PLUS is used in Webkinz World.

 
Starting next Wednesday, March 12, KinzChat PLUS will no longer be available in Kinzville Park, Adventure Park or Coral Cove on Vacation Island. Our numbers showed that KinzChat PLUS was being used very little in these locations. By removing KinzChat PLUS, we can now skip the chat selection and room selection screens, so you’ll be able to get into the parks faster than ever!

 
The one place where KinzChat PLUS is being used all the time is in the Clubhouse Trading Room. We know that our traders love the freedom that KinzChat PLUS provides when making complex trades or looking for specific items. So on March 12, the Clubhouse KinzChat PLUS section will be switched over to the KinzChat PLUS Trading Area. That’s right, you’ll be automatically taken to the KinzChat PLUS room – no middle steps needed!
These changes make Webkinz easier to play, particularly for new players, and will allow our Chat Room monitors to focus their efforts on the rooms with the most activity.
Watch for these changes to go live next week!

 
**UPDATE: March 6, 4:15PM (EST)**

 
Thank you all for your comments regarding this issue.

 

We’d like to address the question of whether the Trading Room will become too crowded once the Park no longer has KinzChat Plus: please note that if our numbers show that the Trading Room is TOO crowded, we will be adding more rooms (as many as necessary) to ensure there’s enough space for everyone to enjoy the Trading Room.

 

Also, we want you to know that we’ve heard your comments and opinions on this planned change and will be considering your input as we move forward. We’ve also decided to close comments on this article, as we’re now aware of the major concerns from Webkinz World players.
Thank you for playing.

175 Responses to Changes to KinzChat PLUS Coming

  1. I3reezy says:

    I’d like to take a moment to point out why I think this is a bad idea. The Club House trading room is already being used enough as is for other Webkkinz Users to talk to their friends. This wastes space for those who are trying to trade for items. When you take away chat in all rooms but the trading room, what do you think is going to happen? Everyone who wants to chat with their friends will move into the Trading Room, creating a massive problem for constant traders like me.

  2. SuzieQ25 says:

    I feel strongly that Kinzchat Plus should be kept in the park. That way people/pets can go there to socialize instead of turning the trading room into the only place to socialize. PLEASE keep chat plus in the park!!!

  3. jeanenehea says:

    This is a terrible plan. Please re-think it. We used Chat Plus in Kinzville Park every night to chat with friends. 1. We will never find each other in the Clubhouse trading rooms. 2. We won’t want to trade, we will only want to chat. 3. We can’t fit into one 10-pet Clubhouse room. 4. We aren’t allowed to add friends to our accounts while in the park and we can’t exchange user name with getting a ban, so how will we know where our friends are, anyway?

  4. ShebaQueen says:

    I’m not happy about this move! I primarily use the chat room plus in the park! And I’m not big on trading! Does this mean that I will have to go to the trading room to chat with my friends?

  5. kitty3119 says:

    Dear Ganz, Can you make it to where we can have Kinz Chat Plus in our houses? It would be so much easier if so. Thanks!

  6. icaman says:

    I believe this is going to clog those trading rooms with people who only what to chat with friends. Taking this away from people isn’t helpful since many of us have been using it for years.

  7. marys5670 says:

    I (along with lots of my friends) use Kinzchat plus in the park all the time. I don’t even like the trading room. How will I talk with my friends now? Ganz, what were you thinking?

  8. appleblossomrose says:

    The park graphics are a decade behind the real tech world. It is boring for kids, comparatively speaking, and that is why it is being underutilized.

  9. alysdancer8849 says:

    Ganz, can you please make some changes to what we can say while we are trading? I understand that you don’t want us giving out personal information or saying inappropriate stuff but it’s sometimes hard to trade when you can’t say “I have one of those” or “what kind of stuff would you like to see”. Also, when I was looking for a Football Jersey the chat would not recognize the word “jersey” so I eventually gave up on finding one. Thanks!

    • JesusismyLord830 says:

      and people still use the words “won” “ones” “too” “to” “tree” “free” “for” “hive” “sick” “stick” “sicks” “ate” “fine” “mine” “tin” and they also find ways to use cuss words and they can say loser and lame and fat and shut it and stuff like that. please change that at least if you’re doing something like this.

  10. bepoodlepal says:

    It seems this is making plus members especially unhappy im one too and I think It would be better even if you combined kinzchat plus with regular, people would be happier if they were able to use plus in all the rooms. It does clog up trading when people just go in the room to chat. I think u need to make polls onthis kind of thing before u do it