We’re removing Vaults from Habbo

Just over four years ago, we introduced a feature called the Vault. The idea behind this feature was to make it much harder for alt accounts and bot networks to quickly progress through the lower levels to gain credits.

However, after removing the credit rewards earlier this year, and after internal discussions, we don’t see a need to keep this feature in Habbo any longer.

So, on February 20th we will remove Vaults from Habbo entirely.

🏦 What happens to credits still inside your Vault

If you have credits in your Vault, you have until February 19th to withdraw them. Once we remove the Vault feature from the game, all credits inside Vaults will be irretrievable.

Important points:

• Credits in your Vault are entirely different from credits in your earnings window. We are not removing the earnings window, so any credits or Duckets there will remain and will be claimable even after Vaults are removed (see below section).

• If you withdraw your credits from your Vault without unlocking it, they’ll be subject to a hefty fee.

📊 The earnings window will remain

We feel that the earnings window is a useful addition to the Hotel, allowing you to see what currency you’re earning, and where it’s coming from. We also have some small UX improvements to the earnings window we hope to implement in the short to medium term.

❗ As noted above, it’s important to understand that any credits and Duckets in your earnings window will be retrievable as normal after Vaults are removed.

🎖️ Compensation for Habbos that unlocked their Vault

As a token of goodwill, and to give our community members a way to mark that they were around when we introduced and then removed this feature, we’ll be distributing a badge and a furni to all Habbos that unlocked their Vault. This includes ANYONE who unlocked it up until February 19th.

We expect to distribute these soon after we’ve removed Vaults from the game. The furni will be tradable.

❔ Frequently asked questions

Q: Why did you remove credit rewards from level progression and achievements earlier this year?

A: The free credits earned via level progression and achievements caused a lot of botting activity over the past year or two. Not only did this result in lots of illegitimate credits being injected into hotel economies, but it also caused a lot of lag for players. The free credits also didn’t really serve the existing player base.

Q: Why did you wait until now to remove Vaults?

A: Over the past four years the team has changed as people have left, joined, and moved into different roles. As a result of this, consistent and sustained community feedback, and other factors, our opinions on previous game design decisions have changed, too.

Q: Who is this update aimed at? Most Habbos have already unlocked their Vaults.

A: It is aimed at the existing Habbos who do not have the Vault unlocked, and returning or new Habbos. We are also making space for newer, better features by removing features that do not make sense anymore.

Q: Vaults were introduced so that you could give out free credits. Does that mean no more free credits?

A: It means that wherever possible, we will not distribute credits in ways that can be automated or botted. Ultimately, this makes credits owned by Habbos more valuable, as the illegitimate generation of credits is prevented, or at least mitigated. We're aware that our community actively organises games and giveaways, which are fantastic opportunities for participants to earn coins within Habbo.