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Monday, May 3, 2010
New Gifts!!!!
69 Attack
30 Defense
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Check this out!
Check this out! FB has decided that they are going to enforce the names issue on accounts and their first target has not been cartoon names or really weird names but - you guessed it - animal names!! I Know - REALLY?
So please, be forewarned and realize that our pet names do technically violate the FB terms of service and make your name on your account some version of your real name - You make the switch by going to your account setting, profile, change name and use a real name (yours! - as you notice mine is nicknames but also names I can prove are legal!) for your account and then below that is an "alternative name" for people to find you on FB - this is where you put your animal name - they do limit caps, and spacing. You also have the option at the same time, BEFORE you change your animal name, to make it an also find by name - so do that and your friends that know your pet name can find you that way. Having the name in ( ) after your legal name also allows searching that way. ie I have gingibitus.killakat and killakattikat.dartanian as "also" names.
It is FB's right to cancel your account on a whim - we all know people who were 'disappeared' and some never came back in the name they had before so please be aware of the risks of the name issues!
So please, be forewarned and realize that our pet names do technically violate the FB terms of service and make your name on your account some version of your real name - You make the switch by going to your account setting, profile, change name and use a real name (yours! - as you notice mine is nicknames but also names I can prove are legal!) for your account and then below that is an "alternative name" for people to find you on FB - this is where you put your animal name - they do limit caps, and spacing. You also have the option at the same time, BEFORE you change your animal name, to make it an also find by name - so do that and your friends that know your pet name can find you that way. Having the name in ( ) after your legal name also allows searching that way. ie I have gingibitus.killakat and killakattikat.dartanian as "also" names.
It is FB's right to cancel your account on a whim - we all know people who were 'disappeared' and some never came back in the name they had before so please be aware of the risks of the name issues!
Friday, April 30, 2010
Boycott of Zynga Mafia Wars for a day
This event is planned to start at
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 |
12:00am - 11:55pm This event is for all the Mafia Wars fans who are fed up with the way Zynga is changing the game. They have taken away the XP's when helping on jobs They have added all these annoying pop-ups They have limited our Mystery Bag links Their customer service is terrible Please invite all of your mafia to attend so we can show them our dissatisfaction. |
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Mafia Wars Game Play Update
The game developers have a released a bit of what they are planning for the future of the game. With these plans, they are making fighters very happy, and energy players very upset. First the plans, then I'll explain the basics of how this will impact players.
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In the coming weeks and months, the Mafia Wars team is rolling out an aggressive number of new features that are targeted at the “fighter”/stamina focused players. As you can see with robbing, stamina is becoming a more important stat in the game, and this will be even truer with the introduction of Fight Club (which will provide fighters with a private Marketplace), Street War and Vegas Tournament Fighting. You’ll soon see an awesome revamp for Boss Fighting. Each of these fighting-centric features takes fights to the next level, and will make you care even more about how you defend your turf against other players. Player vs. Player interaction via fights has always been one of my favorite things about Mafia Wars.
If you are a fan of current fighting, we are not changing normal city-based fighting in any fundamental way (other than the exciting addition of the Animal type), so you should feel free to continue to add Skill Points to your Attack and Defense stats. Fighting will soon allow you to win victory tokens, which will give you the chance to purchase cool new loot in the Fight Club area of the Marketplace!
Vegas will take Mafia Wars to the next level. You’ll be able to run your own casino in the Las Vegas expansion, as well as bring your fighting skills to assist in completing jobs.
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A simple run down on the impact:
*Energy players are going to find themselves hurting.
*They appear to be targeting the main group of energy accounts, loot accounts.
*They are making you work for your loot, making it hard to max in the top loot. Making it so you have to earn and buy the loot from the faction store, making a large quantity of the top loot non-giftable, and I can only guess on the tokens, but it will prevent players from accessing funds to buy the loot by fighting their own loot accounts.
They will continue, after Paris, to throw Challenge Missions into the mix, so prepare in the coming months to be overwhelmed.
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In the coming weeks and months, the Mafia Wars team is rolling out an aggressive number of new features that are targeted at the “fighter”/stamina focused players. As you can see with robbing, stamina is becoming a more important stat in the game, and this will be even truer with the introduction of Fight Club (which will provide fighters with a private Marketplace), Street War and Vegas Tournament Fighting. You’ll soon see an awesome revamp for Boss Fighting. Each of these fighting-centric features takes fights to the next level, and will make you care even more about how you defend your turf against other players. Player vs. Player interaction via fights has always been one of my favorite things about Mafia Wars.
If you are a fan of current fighting, we are not changing normal city-based fighting in any fundamental way (other than the exciting addition of the Animal type), so you should feel free to continue to add Skill Points to your Attack and Defense stats. Fighting will soon allow you to win victory tokens, which will give you the chance to purchase cool new loot in the Fight Club area of the Marketplace!
Vegas will take Mafia Wars to the next level. You’ll be able to run your own casino in the Las Vegas expansion, as well as bring your fighting skills to assist in completing jobs.
=========================================
A simple run down on the impact:
*Energy players are going to find themselves hurting.
*They appear to be targeting the main group of energy accounts, loot accounts.
*They are making you work for your loot, making it hard to max in the top loot. Making it so you have to earn and buy the loot from the faction store, making a large quantity of the top loot non-giftable, and I can only guess on the tokens, but it will prevent players from accessing funds to buy the loot by fighting their own loot accounts.
They will continue, after Paris, to throw Challenge Missions into the mix, so prepare in the coming months to be overwhelmed.
Top Mafia
Hello Karen,
Thanks for contacting Zynga.
Hi Karen my name is Steve U.. We really appreciate your concern with the new Top Mafia. Due to substantial feedback from our community, we have put the new Top Mafia feature on hold while the game designers determine a more sustainable way to implement the feature.
Thank you for playing Mafia Wars and have a great day!
Kind regards,
Steve U.
Zynga Customer Support
Thanks for contacting Zynga.
Hi Karen my name is Steve U.. We really appreciate your concern with the new Top Mafia. Due to substantial feedback from our community, we have put the new Top Mafia feature on hold while the game designers determine a more sustainable way to implement the feature.
Thank you for playing Mafia Wars and have a great day!
Kind regards,
Steve U.
Zynga Customer Support
Mafia Wars update
Default The Game Design Perspective - Challenge Missions and Vegas
Hey Mafia Wars players!
I’m here again to give you a little inside knowledge about what you have we have in store in the game. We do understand that many of you are very dedicated to Mafia Wars, and we always strive to make sure that this game is one of the best social gaming experiences out there. Keep the comments coming, we will try to put as much of your constructive criticism to good use!
If you have played recently, you probably have seen our brand new feature – “Challenge Missions”! I’m here to answer some of your questions of this new part of Mafia Wars.
1. Are you ceasing to create new big cities like Moscow and Bangkok? What is happening to the Las Vegas city expansion?
The answer to this is a definite no. In fact, I’m sure that the new Vegas content is going to blow you away. With awesome improvements to jobs, fighting and some brand new ways to play the game, Vegas will take Mafia Wars to the next level. You’ll be able to run your own casino in the Las Vegas expansion, as well as bring your fighting skills to assist in completing jobs. Challenge Missions allow fresh content on a more regular basis, but “Big” cities such as Cuba, Moscow and Bangkok are here to stay, and they are going to be bigger and better than ever before.
We understand that many players love the old style of Mafia Wars, and they shouldn't worry - the core experience of doing jobs and fighting will remain unchanged.
2. Why did you choose Paris for the first Challenge Mission?
When choosing the storylines for the Challenge Mission, we wanted to go back to the core of the Mafia Wars experience, that of high stakes crime. Our team brainstormed quite a few ideas about what kind of heist would be considered the ultimate score. We came to the conclusion that the Mona Lisa had the immediate name recognition across the many different countries in which Mafia Wars players live. Paris was a simple decision after that, since the Louvre houses Da Vinci’s masterpiece.
One of the exciting things that Challenge Missions allows us to do is to visit even more exotic locales in the Mafia Wars world. So who knows, we might be heading to your home city next!
3. I don’t have enough maps! Aren’t you making maps hard to get so you can sell them?
We made sure that diligent players would have more than enough maps just through collecting them each day via the button on the main Challenge Mission: Paris page, and making sure that you don’t play while the heat meter is too high. So don’t fret if you aren’t getting too many from fights, jobs and robbing, as you’ll have enough purely from the collection button. The Challenge Mission was named to be just that, but we wanted to make sure that the rewards were worth it. The French Kiss and DaVinci Q415 items are amongst the best items in the game. On the other hand, we were careful to make sure that no player was forced to buy maps if they were dedicated players.
4. How often will Challenge Missions occur?
Challenge Missions are going to be an ongoing feature of Mafia Wars, to allow us to add depth to the game experience. It is also there to present a good experience for both new and old players. Each Challenge Mission will have a unique location and storyline, and even the requirements and gameplay will change from time to time. Challenge Mission: Paris is just the start of something big for Mafia Wars – it certainly won’t be the same thing twice!
That’s enough from me, but I’ll be back soon to give you more inside looks into Mafia Wars!
- TeeBS
Hey Mafia Wars players!
I’m here again to give you a little inside knowledge about what you have we have in store in the game. We do understand that many of you are very dedicated to Mafia Wars, and we always strive to make sure that this game is one of the best social gaming experiences out there. Keep the comments coming, we will try to put as much of your constructive criticism to good use!
If you have played recently, you probably have seen our brand new feature – “Challenge Missions”! I’m here to answer some of your questions of this new part of Mafia Wars.
1. Are you ceasing to create new big cities like Moscow and Bangkok? What is happening to the Las Vegas city expansion?
The answer to this is a definite no. In fact, I’m sure that the new Vegas content is going to blow you away. With awesome improvements to jobs, fighting and some brand new ways to play the game, Vegas will take Mafia Wars to the next level. You’ll be able to run your own casino in the Las Vegas expansion, as well as bring your fighting skills to assist in completing jobs. Challenge Missions allow fresh content on a more regular basis, but “Big” cities such as Cuba, Moscow and Bangkok are here to stay, and they are going to be bigger and better than ever before.
We understand that many players love the old style of Mafia Wars, and they shouldn't worry - the core experience of doing jobs and fighting will remain unchanged.
2. Why did you choose Paris for the first Challenge Mission?
When choosing the storylines for the Challenge Mission, we wanted to go back to the core of the Mafia Wars experience, that of high stakes crime. Our team brainstormed quite a few ideas about what kind of heist would be considered the ultimate score. We came to the conclusion that the Mona Lisa had the immediate name recognition across the many different countries in which Mafia Wars players live. Paris was a simple decision after that, since the Louvre houses Da Vinci’s masterpiece.
One of the exciting things that Challenge Missions allows us to do is to visit even more exotic locales in the Mafia Wars world. So who knows, we might be heading to your home city next!
3. I don’t have enough maps! Aren’t you making maps hard to get so you can sell them?
We made sure that diligent players would have more than enough maps just through collecting them each day via the button on the main Challenge Mission: Paris page, and making sure that you don’t play while the heat meter is too high. So don’t fret if you aren’t getting too many from fights, jobs and robbing, as you’ll have enough purely from the collection button. The Challenge Mission was named to be just that, but we wanted to make sure that the rewards were worth it. The French Kiss and DaVinci Q415 items are amongst the best items in the game. On the other hand, we were careful to make sure that no player was forced to buy maps if they were dedicated players.
4. How often will Challenge Missions occur?
Challenge Missions are going to be an ongoing feature of Mafia Wars, to allow us to add depth to the game experience. It is also there to present a good experience for both new and old players. Each Challenge Mission will have a unique location and storyline, and even the requirements and gameplay will change from time to time. Challenge Mission: Paris is just the start of something big for Mafia Wars – it certainly won’t be the same thing twice!
That’s enough from me, but I’ll be back soon to give you more inside looks into Mafia Wars!
- TeeBS
Top Mafia
It's gone live today.
It will probably show up in your MW home screen eventually but there's a way to force it open for you. Just use this link:
http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/index.php?next_params=YTozOntpOjA7czo4OiJ0b3BtYWZpYSI7aToxO3M6NDoidmlldyI7aToyO3M6MDoiIjt9
Once you go in you will see there are various positions to fill. I can't say what these new positions will do and what the benefits will be so as soon as that information is available we will pass it along.
Currently the requirement is to fill:
2 captains
4 lieutenants
6 enforcers
6 street crew
On each position it will give you the option to add people in so click add and you will get to see around 505 of your mafia to choose from. Not everyone will show up so you may have to exit from that screen and go back in so it grabs a new batch of people. Also, it's possible that people who haven't started in on this may not be eligible to be selected. I wouldn't worry too much about that for now as you can change the positions later (there's a 24 hour timer). There's clearly going to be some benefit for being in a top position so look at who your regular players are and who helps you and add in those people. I'm sure Doug is in your old top mafia in some position so try and add him in as a captain if he comes up as selectable in your list. Right now I don't know what's going to happen to the old top mafia and how it interacts/effects the new top mafia, but currently they both co-exist and it may continue that way.
Once you add each position you will get various bonuses for filling up the tiers. Plus for each gift or energy pack you send you will also get a 28 XP bonus which is great, so don't miss out on that..
You get further bonuses by giving at least one gift to one person in each tier. The only area it gets sticky is in street crew where you have to be level 19 or below to qualify. You're likely to have a number of friends who started in on MW but quit for one reason or another - so here's Zynga's plan: use you to recruit these people back into the game because if they're "MIA" you don't get credit for them! Plus there's a further bonus for getting 6 people to lvl 20. So you can see what they're up to.
There are also more changes coming with the introduction of something called the "Fight Club". My guess it will be a revamp of fighting along the lines of the new robbing. There's lots more going on there but I'll hold off on going into that further until I really have some definitive info to pass along.
Quick note on the new robbing features. Hopefully you're all enjoying the benefits of the revamp. Clearing the screen of 9 robbing targets give you an extra XP payout no matter what your record is for that screen, so it's a nice extra bump that everyone should take advantage of.
The two new achievements that go with robbing, the tools one which is fairly easy to get as they drop regularly, and the diamonds which is very hard to get. There is no particular way to get the diamond. You can get them for robbing any target or get them on the summary screen for clearing the targets. You can go 9-0 or 1-8 for the screen, that has no effect on getting a dia. I've had screens where I went 9-0 back-to-back and got no diamonds, so that doesn't help get them. All you can do is keep robbing and hope they drop. There's just a bit of confusion on the dia issue so I hope this clears it up somewhat!
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