Ella McWoof here! With your help, I’ve been sniffing around for some more information about the secret project known only as “Webkinz X”.
Great news, fellow detectives! I’ve uncovered the top secret documents from Ganz headquarters that explains everything!
I’ll be posting these discovered documents right here in my column starting TODAY!
Here now is the first part of my EXCLUSIVE SCOOP!
Over the past 10 years, Webkinz World has continued to grow and evolve. Webkinz X is the next step in that evolution, as we update some important elements in the game to help take it to the next level!
The main goal of Webkinz X is to make your pets feel more alive and interactive, and to make them more central to the way you play. Taking care of your pets has always been a part of Webkinz World, so we wanted to improve upon this idea, making it both more important AND more rewarding.
Webkinz X will see an update to your pet’s meters, so that they will now look like this:
While the Happiness and Hunger meters remain, instead of Health you will instead need to watch your pet’s Energy. The more things you do with your pet, the happier they will get. However, they will also get hungrier and get tired faster. You will still be able to feed, bathe, groom, and exercise your pets to give them an Energy boost, but eventually your pet will need to sleep in order to get their Energy back. However, all you’ll need to do is give them a nap in any bed, and after a few minutes, they will once again be ready to play!
While these meters will move up and down a lot more as you play, it will only be for your active pet. Once you give one pet a nap, you can simply switch to another and continue to play with them instead!
Feeding your pets will also be more realistic, as we’re updating all of the foods so that big meals will fill them up faster, while smaller snacks will only give them a bit of a boost. However, this also means that your pets won’t want to eat a big meal when they’re almost full. So now you’ll need to be more selective when choosing what to serve your pets!
Stay tuned to my column on Saturday, June 13th and I’ll reveal MORE about filling the Pet Care Heart!
So, fellow detectives, what do YOU think about Webkinz X so far? Let me know in the comments below!
Hmm, i’m quite curious what our webkinz pets pictures will look like. (If they change them) I’m actually hoping for a side view of the pet. Kinda bored with the front view. XD Anyways, I kinda like the new pet care thing. I can see not many people like it but that’s okay. I’m kinda freaked out too about what they will be changing in webkinz. Good or bad thing. Also, for the dress button I hope that you’ll be able to use that anywhere and dress your pet at anytime. Only way you can dress you pet is by going into a room. If the dress button allows you to dress your pet at anytime, that’s awesome! I think that’s a good thing!
Same here! I’m psyched about that part! *Round of applause* however I don’t really like that health is going and energy is being put in its place! *”Hmm….”s being heard in the distance* ~Hug a Pug~
webkinz X seems like a fun idea but if you only have one pet you will have to wait to start playing again when it loses energy. Is this a way to make more money?
This meter idea is definitely a negative for me. It will make the game less fun for me. I’m not looking forward to it.
I like that your pets are more interactive than before but that’s all I really want to happen (except maybe getting rid of deluxe and estore points)
Ganz, please don’t make this site the same as amazing world; that format gives me motion sickness. I can barely play polar plunge! I and my family have way too much money invested in this site and these pets, to be forced to stop playing. The WAY WW currently operates is a huge draw compared to other such sites. Vertigo, caused by an eXtreme format change would leave me, and surely others, also, no other option than to stop playing.
I love the fact that the size of meals have an impact. Currently, I struggle with trying to feed my pets because it’s all mixed up…I also hope that the big heart is overall health, and that healthier foods will boost it more. What if everything reaches 100, however…? Would you get a prize (if you did it after a certain period of time after reaching 100 the previous time, of course…)?
I don’t like it, I think it’s starting to look a little video game-ish, or like it’s being targeted towards younger kids. (I am an older webkinz player fyi) While updates and changes are great, I’m not sure this change is so great.
Well… younger kids play the game, so they can’t technically make it for adults.
People of all ages play this game, and the adults pay for everything. The site needs to accommodate everyone.
Exactly right.
Well, so far, it sounds fun. I’m not sure how the sleep-meter and it’s consquences will feel in time, but I kinda like this ”Webkinz meets The Sims” idea. Sounds like we will get more possibilities to build up more personal relationships with our pets! :) Hopefully more of this kind of fun additions will be added, like more freedom to arrange our homes (removing and moving rooms for example!) and more options for interacting with our pets. Oh, maybe the pets will even interact with one another? How cute would that be! As I said, I see potential in this ”Webkinz meets the Sims” idea!
I like the part about making feeding your pets more realistic, since whenever I feed my pet it’s hungry again in 2 minutes >.<
XD
will the pets look the same?