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.
I wish you could just only have KinzChat PLUS everywhere, so people can chat whenever they want.
I agree with all of you. Ganz should not make the change of taking KC+ away and leave only trading room. Moreover, I never go in the trading room very much, since I am an expired member. So, I think this is a irrational change that Ganz is making.
meyowza, this sure will take out a chunk of my time spent on webkinz!
I’m telling you this know, I lot of people are very angry about this, I know I talked to them in the kinz chat PLUS already, GANZ, I think this is a mistake that is going to be costly!
Ganz I love kinz chat plus that’s the only reason I and others play and they may stop playing if you take it away. Lots play in kinz chat plus I have 156 frinds on my phone and they all play most every day so its not fare to take it away from them. And if you only let them talk in the trading room it will be full all the time and we will use it for our chat Ganz please answer.
hey webkinz thank you for writing back to me it was helpful to be and thanks for not making everything in webkinz world for members it that makes it fun for everyone still thanks again to all your workers for everything you guys do! its awesome!! :)
Ganz please reconsider this change, many people including my friends and I, never trade. And we would have no use in the trading rooms, also considering that we are most fond of the other rooms. Please keep plus alive in the other rooms of the clubhouse! #saveplus
The Kinzchat rooms take longer to load because a lot more people are using them. I will miss kinzchat plus because my computer freezes less often with it. The trading rooms will probably be overcrowded and will take forever to load. :(
Noooooooooo!!!! does this mean we can only type kinzchat plus in the trading room??????? :( :( :( :( I don’t want this to happen!!!!!!
Hi, webkinzworld. I respect your decision of this change, but I don’t think it’s a very good one. And we can’t use kinzchat plus in our own homes, either. Please keep it in the Webkinz parks and the rest of the clubhouse rooms.I think it is fine to remove the option for Crystal Cove and the Adventure Parks. But the normal Park won’t be as fun without it and Clubhouse are *meant* for chatting. :) I have gone to the park just when I saw this and some people are already upset. I am, too. The normal kinzchat just doesn’t get across what you want to say– such as, there’s no option for saying “Where’s Doug?” in the Collector room. Again, I respect your decision but I know a lot of other people won’t. Please, reconsider this. :) Thanks for listenting. -lfc613