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…
Thank you so much Ganz! and I’m with you Megamom12, I was stopping at one in the arcade too.
Thank you!!! The way it was I would have been 100 years old before I* got a pet.there is a big difference between challanging and immpossible.
Out of these pets, my favorite medallion pets would be the tuxedo cat, batik elephant, and arctic fox, since I have the other three. Also, I really hope to win the diamond dragonfly, rainbow googles, stone lion, gargowl, tiger lily pup, signature Normande cow, signature English spot bunny, American golden retriever, calico, cheeky monkey, and blossom fish. So, really I’d be glad to win any of the medallion pets that I do not have yet. However, for the pets I already have I’ll probably trade 10 medallions in for an any pet medallion.
I’m very excited for the next update and to be able to have a greater chance at winning medallions in the arcade and for the Daily Gift.
It is great to know that pet medallions will be easier to collect now and we’ll have more chances at getting them. Will these changes happen on July 4th when the site is updated?
yes.
Very very happy to see the changes coming. May I suggest one more. I love playing games on Webkinz, but if I am going to invest the time I want to play something that will improve my brain. I love Eager Beaver and Quizzy’s Word Challenge. These are the games I play all the time and neither one is Medallion eligible. Maybe make a larger variety of games eligible for people with different tastes? Please!!!!!
Could you guys maybe add the Signature Arctic Fox and the Signature Timber Wolf to the Pet Medallion list next too? =P
Ohh, and maybe the Glacial Fox?? Cause if you added that I would FLIP!
That would be cool, but I bet they’d be like 1000 coins.. XD
Probably XP Though I’d imagine that the Mystical Panda would be that price, too.
Ooh, and Arctic Fox? I could always use another one! :D Also, “Arctic” is spelled incorrectly as “Artic” in the photo. :P
*An not and. Gee whiz, my spelling is horrible! xD
This is awesome news webkinz . As someone whom worked very hard to keep hearts filled for family score and win all the prizes , I’d like to see some new prizes added to that , it was all the hip with Webkinz X but you let it die off fast no incentive for folks to keep it up. Now those of us that have kept our hearts filled haven’t had any reward for doing so in about 3 yrs now .
Yes, thumbs up! I still love the medallion idea, I love that they listened to our feedback, and I love that there are more pets to collect! I’d have to say my favorite medallion pet is the rainbow googles. I have all the other kinds of googles already, but I’d love to add another to my collection! :)
Best news ever! Thanks Webkinz and Ganz! I can’t wait to earn more medallions and I’m super excited to trade for my first pet! :) The new pets are very cool too!