In our last release we changed Webkinz forever with the ability for players to earn free pets just by regularly playing the game. Your response has been overwhelmingly positive to this new feature. Who doesn’t like free stuff?
We have also heard your requests to make the medallions easier to collect. And we will be making some exciting changes in this regard.
First though, let us explain that yes, we rolled out Pet Medallions knowing that they would be difficult to collect a lot of them over this first release. We did this for two reasons:
- We want trading in your medals for a new pet to be exciting. Like that first time you traded in your Gems for the legendary Crown of Wonder. Something that you worked hard for and that is very satisfying when you succeed at reaching your goal.
- To get that balance right, it’s always easier to add new methods of collection, than it is to take methods away.
So far we’ve had three ways to collect:
- Our initial floating medallion event that awarded one per day.
- Our arcade prize system that can award up to 10 per day.
- Our Daily Gift award, as many of you were surprised to discover as we kept this one a secret for you to find
Starting in our next release we will be making the following changes to give you even more chances to find medallions:
- We are significantly improving the odds of getting a prize drop when reaching a good score in the arcade, and we’re improving the odds of your prize being a pet medallion.
- We are improving the odds of getting a medallion from the Daily Gift.
- Starting in August, Deluxe Members will receive pet medallions in their monthly Gift Box in addition to the current monthly awards.
- We will be adding Medallions to the Wheel of Wow and as prizes for some of our Daily Activities in a future release. We had hoped to have these in the next release but we’ve run into some technical issues.
- Finally, in our August release we will be replacing the current Magic W floaty-clicky prize pool with Pet Medallions! Yes, you’ll have a chance to find another pet medallion every day!
We are also adding another SIX pets for you to collect in this next release, taking the total available up to 18. Here’s a sneak peek of these pets:
Do you have a favorite medallion pet? Let us know in the comment section below…
Wow–that’s amazing!
Wow! I love the new pets! I’ve always wanted the tuxedo cat, but never bought one. I was very surprised by the daily check in prize being a medallion, and I loved that surprise! My question is, will the prizes awarded (that aren’t medallions) in the arcade be rotated through as well? It’d be nice to get *anything* that was ever awarded in the history of Webkinz Newz be cycled through. It would make for some interesting trading later.
So excited to see there are more pets coming!! Also relieved to hear you will make it easier to earn them with the arcade games, there was an instance when i actually beat all the levels of the canary game which i had never done before and i didnt get anything a medal or a prize at all, it was so heart wrenching
Great news, Ganz! Love the new pets! I completely understand what you say about the hard work of earning one and am delighted to have the option to do so before I am too old to see my computer. Thank you so much!
I’m very excited for the updates and the NEW PETS!!! The Raccutie is adorable! I do hope the arcade updates help; it was kind of disappointing to work so hard on some of the games and end up with a 50 kinzcash coin or something else instead of a pet medallion. I hope the Mystical Panda is still hard to get though, just because it’s meant to be SUPER rare in the cards. Otherwise I bet the people who spend lots of money trying to get it would not be very pleased to find out it’s easy to get it for free through this. -walczuk11
I have always wanted the Batik elephant. So excited!! It will be so worth it.
Are you kidding me?! THE MYSTICAL PANDA IS GOING TO BE A FREE PET?! That is SO disappointing >:( , I have opened a TON of those card packs and never received one, but I eventually got one from my parents and I was SO happy because I know those are VERY rare cards and it felt priceless, now they made it WORTHLESS, I am so sad my parents spent that much money for it. why did it HAVE to be that one?! Why do they ALWAYS do this with old stuff?! If they wanted to give you a rare pet than why not the Sweet tooth tiger? I’m seriously about to cry now, I know you still have to work for it, but come on, people have paid a lot of money for those! :(
I don’t think you should cry, just yet. I have a feeling that this pet will be one of the ones you have to work very hard to get. I know how you feel because I’ve done the same as you. Dozens upon dozens of boxes of cards. …. I could wallpaper my house with all I have, and that Mystical Panda eluded me. I am sure, knowing how much everyone would really like to have one and based on their rarity, I can bet you will need no less than 300 medallions or more to get it. Your treasure pet will still be quite uncommon because most people will strike for the more achievable pets ;)
Fantastic news! Thanks Ganz! Thanks for listening to players’ requests.
I love every single new pet!! Can;t wait to try and get some medallions so I can win them all.!
OMG, thank you Ganz! I had some problems with the whole medallion thing.