Monday, August 15, 2011
This & Next Week
This & Next Week 08/12/2011
The Official Mafia Wars Blog finally got around to posting the latest installment of This & Next Week. As usual, they omit things the serious issues and focus on the fluff. Had they included a major happening of "This Week", the Smuggler's Haven Nerf, it would have looked like this:
Smuggler's Haven Nerf (aka The Bait & Switch)
It was intended to appear as if Santa Clause wrote the code for the Smuggler's Haven experience pay outs. The Grinch quickly moved in once word got out. Our plan was successful and we made thousands off players who spent Reward Points to get to the Secret District as quickly as possible. Those who did were rewarded and gained hundreds of levels and thousands of skill points. If you missed out, it sucks to be you.
"Next Week" seems a little wimpy. I would never complain about having a light week but we all know how this story will play out. There will be at least 10 more things released that aren't listed here.
Secret District: Smuggler's Haven
This timed Secret District in Brazil contains 9 new jobs to complete before 4pm on 8/30. It will automatically unlock on Tuesday, 8/16.
Translation: Those players who refused to give up the Reward Points to finish the Mission, will get to explore the Secret District. Keep in mind it will take you twice as long because there is no more serial leveling on our dime.
New Mission Event: To Smuggle A Mockingbird
You are hired to smuggle a rare bird to a rich client, but getting it will be a chore. Keep it secret, keep it quiet in this Mission Event set in the new Brazil Secret District: Smuggler's Haven!
Translation: Yeah we are running out of ideas. Who cares about a bird? Once we nerfed the experience/energy ratios, we noticed many of you just stopped going to our Secret District. We don't like it when you ignore our features so this Mission is designed to force you to participate.
Epic Family Boss Fights
Some epic bosses are on their way and it's going to take the collaborative strength of your family to defeat them!
Translation: Come on people. How much more crap do we have to throw your way in order to get you to join or create a Family. Most of you are still trying to figure out the Family Progression feature but we are going to add another confusing component just for kicks. We are famous for f'ing up Boss Fights and this will one will go down in infamy. To spice it up we will add Family Ammo and claim it drops in jobs, fights and robs. Together, your Family will figure out that the only way to beat these "Epic Bosses" is to spend Reward Points. We can't wait to see all of the Epic Fail jokes and will be laughing at them all the way to the bank.
*As far as currently scheduled, but things can change.
They also ask that we take a quick survey about the Gold Mystery Bags that were around for a few days. Go here to take it. NEW FLASH TO ZYNGA!!!: Anything that requires minimal effort and pays out skill points and loot that actually helps your scores will be liked by all. Seriously!? Do you really need matrices to figure this brain child out? Why waste resources as well as your players time? I think we have better things to do.
Smuggler's Haven Nerf (aka The Bait & Switch)
It was intended to appear as if Santa Clause wrote the code for the Smuggler's Haven experience pay outs. The Grinch quickly moved in once word got out. Our plan was successful and we made thousands off players who spent Reward Points to get to the Secret District as quickly as possible. Those who did were rewarded and gained hundreds of levels and thousands of skill points. If you missed out, it sucks to be you.
"Next Week" seems a little wimpy. I would never complain about having a light week but we all know how this story will play out. There will be at least 10 more things released that aren't listed here.
Coming Next Week
This timed Secret District in Brazil contains 9 new jobs to complete before 4pm on 8/30. It will automatically unlock on Tuesday, 8/16.
Translation: Those players who refused to give up the Reward Points to finish the Mission, will get to explore the Secret District. Keep in mind it will take you twice as long because there is no more serial leveling on our dime.
New Mission Event: To Smuggle A Mockingbird
You are hired to smuggle a rare bird to a rich client, but getting it will be a chore. Keep it secret, keep it quiet in this Mission Event set in the new Brazil Secret District: Smuggler's Haven!
Translation: Yeah we are running out of ideas. Who cares about a bird? Once we nerfed the experience/energy ratios, we noticed many of you just stopped going to our Secret District. We don't like it when you ignore our features so this Mission is designed to force you to participate.
Epic Family Boss Fights
Some epic bosses are on their way and it's going to take the collaborative strength of your family to defeat them!
Translation: Come on people. How much more crap do we have to throw your way in order to get you to join or create a Family. Most of you are still trying to figure out the Family Progression feature but we are going to add another confusing component just for kicks. We are famous for f'ing up Boss Fights and this will one will go down in infamy. To spice it up we will add Family Ammo and claim it drops in jobs, fights and robs. Together, your Family will figure out that the only way to beat these "Epic Bosses" is to spend Reward Points. We can't wait to see all of the Epic Fail jokes and will be laughing at them all the way to the bank.
They also ask that we take a quick survey about the Gold Mystery Bags that were around for a few days. Go here to take it. NEW FLASH TO ZYNGA!!!: Anything that requires minimal effort and pays out skill points and loot that actually helps your scores will be liked by all. Seriously!? Do you really need matrices to figure this brain child out? Why waste resources as well as your players time? I think we have better things to do.
IT'S A TRAP MYSTERY BAG COLLECTION
There's A New Game In Boomtown, er, Mafia Wars. It Is Gift And Receive Mystery Bags To Gain The Items For The "It's A Trap Mystery Bag Collection." Located Under The Special Collections Tab; The Reward Is +20 Skill Points.
You Ned To Collect A "Box-On-A-Stick", A "Lobster Trap", A "Mouse Trap", A "Punji Stake Pit", A "Spring Snare", A "Steel-Jaw Trap", Ans A "Drop Net". So Let The Gifting Begin.
Google+ 'ing
08/11/2011
We're On Your Google, +'ing Your Circles
We’re very pleased to announce today that we’ve partnered with Google and are launchingZynga Poker on the Google+ games platform.
Our mission is to connect the world through games, and Google+ complements the social experience of our players and helps us bring together more people in more places. Since Google+’s launch in June, over 10 million people have joined the ongoing social project. Google+ aims to make sharing on the web more like sharing in the real world, and we at Zynga are excited to be a part of this experience, with the launch of Zynga Poker on Google+ games.
More information on the Google+ games announcement can be found on their blog.
Family Gift Option Removed But Will Return
The option that allowed you to easily send free gifts to your red tag Family members has been removed. At this time I don't know if this is something Zynga intended or just a bug.
UPDATE: I asked around about this and found that Cerulean Master, Super Moderator, got word from the developers that it will be added back and was not intended.
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After
I found this forum thread. Go here to check for updates. Maybe Zynga discovered that most of us liked this option and we all know what happens to things we like in this game.
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 Family members on the gift pageSeriously, why does Zynga hate us? Is this a case of "we're not allowed to have good things". There was, until today, a button on the gifting page that would allow me to send gifts to members of my family. Why was this option removed? It was extremely useful. BRING IT BACK.  __________________  |
UPDATE: I asked around about this and found that Cerulean Master, Super Moderator, got word from the developers that it will be added back and was not intended.
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| Article written by Jennifer Patterson, Creator of the MW Loot Lady Blog, The Mafia Wars Loot Lady Facebook Fan Page and Co-Host of The Informant Podcast. |
Brazil Achievement Glitch
You have probably seen a lot of these in your news feeds lately and you will probably see many more once the Brazil Secret District opens to all players.
The reason is because Smuggler's Haven is counting as a District. When you master it on any level, it will count as one of your un-mastered Districts in Brazil. Mafia War-er send me the following screen shots taking from his account. You can see that he hasn't yet mastered District 7 on the Gold Level....
...but he was rewarded the Fala Serio! Gold achievement. This happened when he mastered the Smuggler's Haven on the Gold Level.
We saw the same thing happen when Zynga added Districts 6-8 in Las Vegas and Regions 6-8 in Italy. Players who mastered any of the later Districts or Regions prior to 1-5 got achievements that didn't match the description.
I was more than happy to see the Requiescat in Pace Centesimus achievement get removed. It does bother me that because of this the achievement count is off. There are only 26 Fight Achievements and it is still being counted even though it's not listed. Players with OCD don't like this at all!
Thanks to Mult McMult for pointing the achievement problem out on the fan page.
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Thanks to Mult McMult for pointing the achievement problem out on the fan page.
Comments are moderated and won't appear right away. For faster feedback to your questions, comment on the Fan Page referenced below.
| Article written by Jennifer Patterson, Creator of the MW Loot Lady Blog, The Mafia Wars Loot Lady Facebook Fan Page and Co-Host of The Informant Podcast. |
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