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Post by MommaBearLas on Jul 28, 2018 8:13:18 GMT -5
SNEAK PEEK: 6 More Medallions Pets Coming August 1
by webkinzworld
We’re excited to give you a sneak peek of the next six pets to be added to the Pet Medallion menu!
The new batch of Medallion pets includes some Webkinz Classics as well as a gorgeous
Signature pet, the Signature Australian Shepherd!
Pet Medallions are a new way to adopt pets for FREE!
You can earn Medallions by playing games in the Arcade – just look for the games with the red gift box –
or as a Daily Gift award. In our last update we improved the odds of getting a Pet Medallion,
and starting in August Deluxe Members will also receive Pet Medallions in their monthly Gift Box.
PLUS we are replacing our Magic W floaty-clicky prize pool with
Pet Medallions so you’ll have a chance to earn even more!
Pet Medallion pets come with their own PSI and PSF, but unlike regular pets,
Medallion Pets do not extend your full membership.
So which of these new Medallion pets would YOU like to adopt?
Let us know in the comments!
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Post by Wistcottage on Jul 28, 2018 13:22:53 GMT -5
Cute Shepherd! But too many medallion pets- At this rate it could be 10 years before we get one!
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Post by Newfie on Jul 28, 2018 16:08:57 GMT -5
Yes, its going to take a very long time!!
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Post by 1212blue on Jul 28, 2018 16:47:35 GMT -5
I like that they are adding more pets, but i this is going to take forever to even get one pet! :dq:
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Post by 66kity on Jul 30, 2018 17:38:51 GMT -5
The Webkinz community seems to have come to an almost unanimous agreement that Ganz is making the medallions too difficult or tedious to earn. I am not entirely convinced that this isn't Ganz's intention. By dangling the idea of free pets in front of players' faces while intentionally diluting the pool, they can keep players playing and either paying or earning them ad revenue while they spend a lot of time online in an effort to achieve a goal that is simply not possible within reason. The key word here is reason. I understand that Ganz is a business that exists for the purpose of earning a profit. I've been dragged into that discussion too many times. But the current situation with the pet medallions is already not great as it is and adding even one new pet is going to hamstring all of them. The greatest number of medallions I have for any given pet right now is 4. With a goal of 100 medallions minimum, getting enough is simply not feasible. This is a shame considering I initially saw the medallions as a great way to introduce some of the older pets to newer players, or offer older players a chance at some of the pets they missed. I don't anticipate changes but here are multiple ways Ganz could fix this. Even adding just one of these changes could level the playing field considerably. - Change the AnyPet medallion system and/or trade ratios
- Being able to pay KinzCash for them. Even if it's under a randomizer system. This might undermine the "you work for these pets" concept for older users with thousands or millions of KinzCash though.
- Make them rewards from challenges. Available to everyone. Please.
- Make them Adventure Park quest rewards. I think this in particular would be a fantastic way to handle it as it would breathe life into a mostly abandoned feature of Webkinz.
- Make specific pet medallions drop from specific games. This would allow users to target a specific pet while still operating under the current system of awarding them from arcade games. My only concern is that some players might not be good at the game their target pet is tied to. I for sure wouldn't be able to earn a pet from, say, Candy Bash if it were added to the medallion system.
- Host events where certain medallions are "flavor of the week" - only drop that particular medallion or drastically increase the drop rate of that medallion
- Just increase the drop rates. Seriously. I don't know what Webkinz's programming is like, but this could very well be as simple as changing one number on a single line of code.
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Post by 1212blue on Jul 30, 2018 21:03:59 GMT -5
The Webkinz community seems to have come to an almost unanimous agreement that Ganz is making the medallions too difficult or tedious to earn. I am not entirely convinced that this isn't Ganz's intention. By dangling the idea of free pets in front of players' faces while intentionally diluting the pool, they can keep players playing and either paying or earning them ad revenue while they spend a lot of time online in an effort to achieve a goal that is simply not possible within reason. The key word here is reason. I understand that Ganz is a business that exists for the purpose of earning a profit. I've been dragged into that discussion too many times. But the current situation with the pet medallions is already not great as it is and adding even one new pet is going to hamstring all of them. The greatest number of medallions I have for any given pet right now is 4. With a goal of 100 medallions minimum, getting enough is simply not feasible. This is a shame considering I initially saw the medallions as a great way to introduce some of the older pets to newer players, or offer older players a chance at some of the pets they missed. I don't anticipate changes but here are multiple ways Ganz could fix this. Even adding just one of these changes could level the playing field considerably. - Change the AnyPet medallion system and/or trade ratios
- Being able to pay KinzCash for them. Even if it's under a randomizer system. This might undermine the "you work for these pets" concept for older users with thousands or millions of KinzCash though.
- Make them rewards from challenges. Available to everyone. Please.
- Make them Adventure Park quest rewards. I think this in particular would be a fantastic way to handle it as it would breathe life into a mostly abandoned feature of Webkinz.
- Make specific pet medallions drop from specific games. This would allow users to target a specific pet while still operating under the current system of awarding them from arcade games. My only concern is that some players might not be good at the game their target pet is tied to. I for sure wouldn't be able to earn a pet from, say, Candy Bash if it were added to the medallion system.
- Host events where certain medallions are "flavor of the week" - only drop that particular medallion or drastically increase the drop rate of that medallion
- Just increase the drop rates. Seriously. I don't know what Webkinz's programming is like, but this could very well be as simple as changing one number on a single line of code.
I agree with you a 100%! 66kity, you summed the whole medallion system perfectly! I caught myself doing the same thing you mentioned in your post. I have been a lot more active on webkinz lately, trying to get those medallions. I have been playing in the arcade like crazy. The most I medallions I have on one pet is 10, but that is for the cheeky monkey that I ALREADY have! To get medallions of a pet that I actually want, like the diamond dragonfly or stone lion, I have zero. I really do like your recommendations to make the medallions a more equal playing field. Hopefully Ganz will find new ways to implement a better system. |
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Post by Wistcottage on Aug 16, 2018 11:09:04 GMT -5
I was looking for a thread in the forum for exchanging info on pet medallions, but cannot find one. So I will post some info I have found here for now.
The Pet medallion floats into the game between 11-12 minutes from signing on. Doing some activities does seem to change this a bit but at least it is a bit of a guide.
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Post by Wistcottage on Aug 16, 2018 11:10:53 GMT -5
You can only win 10 prizes per day and not all prizes are medallions. The games That have been reported so far and the levels at which someone won a medallion: Cash Cow- Level 5 on the App Atlantiles- Level 5 Crafty Canaries- Level 6 Leaping llamas- (Deluxe)Score over 11000 (games goes quickly) Hatch the Dragon- Score over 16000 Jumbleberry Blast -Level 15 Pet Party- Level 19
Polar Plunge on easy- score over 7000 (trophy between 9000 and 10000)
Please add if you have any further info- Thanks
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Post by MommaBearLas on Aug 16, 2018 13:04:41 GMT -5
You can only win 10 prizes per day and not all prizes are medallions. The games That have been reported so far and the levels at which someone won a medallion: Cash Cow- Level 5 on the App Atlantiles- Level 5 Crafty Canaries- Level 6 Leaping llamas- Score over 11000 (games goes quickly) Hatch the Dragon- Score ovr 16000 Jumbleberry -Level 15 Pet Parade- Level 15
Polar Plunge reach 7000 + for a chance at a medallion Please add if you have any further info- Thanks
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Post by Wistcottage on Aug 16, 2018 13:16:05 GMT -5
These games are the ones I am missing info on- Has anyone won a prize on these games and on what level or score did you win the prize?
Roll Call
Hoppy rocket
Lily Padz2
Dogbeard's Gold
Goody Gumdrops
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Post by gottaluvjoe on Aug 16, 2018 17:11:15 GMT -5
You can only win 10 prizes per day and not all prizes are medallions. The games That have been reported so far and the levels at which someone won a medallion: Cash Cow- Level 5 on the App Atlantiles- Level 5 Crafty Canaries- Level 6 Leaping llamas- (Deluxe)Score over 11000 (games goes quickly) Hatch the Dragon- Score over 16000 Jumbleberry Blast -Level 15 Pet Party- Level 19
Polar Plunge on easy- score over 7000 (trophy between 9000 and 10000)
Please add if you have any further info- Thanks
This is so good to know!!! Thank you for this list Wistcottage!!  MommaBearLas, I've just been playing Crafty Canaries too because I know it's almost a guaranteed drop! |
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Post by gottaluvjoe on Aug 16, 2018 17:12:01 GMT -5
These games are the ones I am missing info on- Has anyone won a prize on these games and on what level or score did you win the prize? Roll Call Hoppy rocket Lily Padz2 Dogbeard's Gold Goody Gumdrops I'm not great at these games, but I'll give each one a shot to see if I win anything and report back. |
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Post by Newfie on Aug 17, 2018 1:01:32 GMT -5
These games are the ones I am missing info on- Has anyone won a prize on these games and on what level or score did you win the prize? Roll Call Hoppy rocket Lily Padz2 Dogbeard's Gold Goody Gumdrops Not sure about all of them but I do know this: Hoppy Rocket - there is a prize, a Rocket ship that your pets can sit in. Its cute! Goody Gumdrops - There is a trophy after you reach 25,000 meters (or whatever distance they measure in).  |
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Post by Wistcottage on Aug 19, 2018 9:51:17 GMT -5
after 3 days of playing various medallion games, I still like Canaries and Polar plunge the best but JoJo can play Cash Cow to level 6 or 7, without strategy- just clicking and he is now ahead of me in his daily collection of medallions. At least on Saturday when he had no school!
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