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.
The one thing I don’t get is that they are having a room design contest and they are taking away all the rooms it doesn’t make any little bit of sense can someone help me figure this out please it is so confusing i don’t want them to take away all the rooms i really like the runway room u can show of your fashions to other people and they can give u a score but it will not be the same without the other rooms i really like the resturant and the super chef room and doughs collector room and all the other rooms and i really like the classroom its really nice and fun it will never be the same without all the rooms i mean i like the trading room but i didn’t want them to take out all the other rooms its not fair i like all the rooms.
Just because people use the trading room a lot more doesn’t mean that they should take out all the rooms and not being able to go to the kinz chat plus in other places its so totaly not fair at all.
Wait a second…………IS KINZ CHAT PLUS FREE CHATTING?!?If it is,Why would they take away free chatting?
This is probably the worst update ever.
Yea it really is the worst update ever they didn’t have to do that its not fair to some people i like using the kinz chat plus in the park but we won’t be able to anymore soon it is rediculuse.
I agree!
I agree 100%!
Quite a bit of people have been talking about this huge change to the Clubhouse. One of the MAIN reasons for even going to the Clubhouse is to visit and talk with friends, I mean isn’t that what a Clubhouse is for? I have to agree with people that if this happens, the trading room will be over crowded and will make it harder to trade. Also, there’s already talk about people quitting Webkinz if this happens, cause what’s the point of going to the Clubhouse, if you can’t talk to anyone?
OK SO THIS IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT CHANGES YOU MAKE IN WEBKINZ WORLD…BEFORE YOU MAKE CHANGES WHY DONT YOU DO POLLS TO SEE HOW EVERYONE ELSE FEELS ABOUT THESE CHANGES, WE AS CONSUMERS HAVE A RIGHT TO WHAT GOES ON DONT YOU ALL THINK?…I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A SAY ON WHAT TO REMOVE AND CHANGE AS WELL.!!
yea
OMG YES!!!!! HAVE A POLE OR SOMETHING! THE ROOMS WILL BE TO CROWDED! LET US SPEAK OUR MINDS!
oh my goodness I agree with you! :D
Dear Ganz, Could leave the entire clubhouse or at least won park with kinzchat plus? Trading will be hard to do with people meeting there to chat. At least give us somewhere to see friends and chat. Thank you
That is exactly how I feel! Thanks for giving ganz the message! Thank you! :D
There is already a problem with people being in the trading room just to chat with their friends and they have no intention of trading. This prevents other people from getting into the trading room who really do want to trade. At least before, these chatters could go to another room to chat. Now it will be harder than ever to find people in the trading room who actually DO want to trade! I hope you’ll rethink this, Ganz. Thank you.
you guys really think this is more handy? (guys meaning ganz) its not really im crying cause thers nothing wrong NOTHING wrong with how chat plus is now. I am thinking about quitting webkinz cause you keep changing things that are fine. i loved how there is a place to talk freely and your taking that away from your players! im glad your keeping the trading room chat plus but i wish you would keep EVERYTHING like that. seriously im gonna quit if you guys keep changing things
I know right. That’s all i ever play webkinz for is the friends in kc plus. Ganz everyone agrees, its a bad idea and most of us will quit because of it. Even I might quit because of this.
This is interesting… If the Trading Room is going to be the only room with KinzChat PLUS, don’t you think that the Trading Room will get super clogged with people trying to chat with their friends on Webkinz?! I love chatting with people on there, whether it’s about a room I’m working on, the next pet I want to get, and etc. Now, the Trading Room will be full on people who want to chat; it will no longer be a room where people want to just trade. Now it will be harder than ever to find your friends in the trading room (this often happens to me when I want to find my cousin who has some furniture she wants to trade me, rather than just send through KinzPost) because of all the people who want to talk instead of trade. I go to the Trading Room with ONLY TWO purposes, and those are: 1) To find cool items people have for trade and 2) Connect with others by trading and sharing items with each other; not to chat. Also, I love the Park and that it has the KinzChat Plus option; it’s super fun to have plays and ‘talent shows’ in the park! We won’t be able to do that any longer. This news brings lots of mixed feelings. It will be great for those who don’t have access to KinzChat PLUS to now have access to the Trading Room, but I still can’t get past that’s it’s going to be the only room with it. At least keep a few other rooms! Please! -BT
I agree with you It will probly be really hard to trade now ganz. webkinz users trade while u can
ok all i have to say is that ganz is awsome but now they crossed the line! i cant believe they chose to do that! its the only way we can talk freely! it should be available everywhere!ganz i f your reading this i think you should rethink this!! its not a good idea! trust me. whats wrong with how kinzchat plus is now? WHY IN THE WORLD DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE IT! i dont mean to be cross but i cant believe you guys right now.