Nerf & Turf: New Ratios and Loot Stats

Nerf & Turf: New Ratios and Loot Stats

Zynga just can't seem to get the exp/energy ratios for the Smuggler's Haven right. Maybe if the people who chose the ratios in the first place and those who updated them played their own game they would have said "Hey something's not right in SmellsVille".  Here are the ratios along the way.

Original

Super Cool

1st Nerf

Not Bad

2nd Nerf

You Suck

Here is the same data for the Ruby Level in chart form.

Job	Original Ratio	1st Nerf Ratio	2nd Nerf Ratio
1	4.73	2.37	2.24
2	4.46	2.22	2.22
3	4.65	2.32	2.32
4	4.72	2.35	2.21
5	4.42	2.21	2.13
6	4.76	2.38	2.21
7	4.66	2.33	2.22
8	4.38	2.19	2.24
9	4.72	2.35	2.21

This isn't as bad as it could have been. The best job now is "Help Defend The Haven From Police" and has a 2.32 exp/energy ratio. The great part is it doesn't require consumables. The old best ratio was "Intimidate A Local Thug" and that ratio was 2.38. Hopefully they are happy now although I was surprised to see a ratio above 2.2. I hope it wasn't an error as this job didn't change to what it was before. Would they nerf this thing for a third time and make themselves look even worse? We shall soon find out.

New

Old

To make up for all the bullshit, Zynga has increased the stats of the 4 loot items that drop in the Smuggler's Haven as well as the mastery item.  Here is the breakdown.

Loot Item	Stats Before	Stats After	Difference
Ballistic Bliss	160/74	170/74	10/0
Army Cargo Carrier	75/51	83/57	8/6
Ebon Severer	52/78	56/84	4/6
Basking Shark	82/52	88/55	6/3
Fire Breather	54/96	60/98	6/2

Here is a closer look at the changes. All of the items you already owned will also be increased so you should see some improvement in your equipment stats.  All 4 of the items that drop in jobs are now active in my inventory and the best ratio job costs less energy so the drop rate will most likely show a little improvement as I can do more jobs with my energy.

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

Smuggler's Haven: Nerfed Again!

Smuggler's Haven: Nerfed Again!

One of the things that makes Mafia Wars so much fun is that it is a living, evolving game. We work hard to release a lot of exciting content and extensively test every feature and event prior to release, but sometimes imbalances don’t become apparent until those features are in use by millions of players. Unfortunately, the XP/energy ratios of the Smuggler’s Haven Secret District is one of those cases and we have determined that they need to be adjusted again this afternoon to preserve the balance that keeps Mafia Wars fun for everyone. The ratios will be closer to those found throughout the rest of Brazil. We want to apologize for the inconvenience, so as a consolation, we will be increasing the stats of the loot received in Smuggler’s Haven. We hope you enjoy the better loot!   blog.mafiawars.com

OMG! According to the Official Mafia Wars Blog, they are nerfing the experience/energy ratios of the Smuggler's Haven jobs once again. They call it "balance tuning" but we all know what it really is. Here is a reprint of their lame attempt to try to make us understand. The same message can also be found at Customer Support and Rinzler breaks the bad news on the Zynga forums.  There is no indication that any accounts will be rolled back so don't be irresponsible and put out bad information or start false rumors until there is an official word from Zynga. For now it looks like all that is going to happen is the ratios will be adjusted.

One of the things that makes Mafia Wars so much fun is that it is a living, evolving game. We work hard to release a lot of exciting content and extensively test every feature and event prior to release, but sometimes imbalances don’t become apparent until those features are in use by millions of players. Unfortunately, the XP/energy ratios of the Smuggler’s Haven Secret District is one of those cases and we have determined that they need to be adjusted again this afternoon to preserve the balance that keeps Mafia Wars fun for everyone. The ratios will be closer to those found throughout the rest of Brazil. We want to apologize for the inconvenience, so as a consolation, we will be increasing the stats of the loot received in Smuggler’s Haven. We hope you enjoy the better loot!

Newsflash....the stats of the loot don't really matter if the loot doesn't drop!  Why increase something I can't get and try to use it as a consolation prize for poor planning? There are only 4 loot items that drop in the Smuggler's Haven. I will update you with the new loot stats and job ratios when they are released.

Thanks For The Update

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.

Double Loot; CHARGE Fight

For 2 Days Double Loot From Fighting Is Now Available. Put Up Your Dukes And Get To The Fight Page. Show 'Em Who The Boss Is.

Zynga Updating Servers

Today, 07:04 PM

calle13jr  Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: San Francisco Posts: 651

Hello Mafia Fans, We will be updating our servers today, 8/19/2011 starting at 1pm PDT. This should be complete in about 4 hours. During this time you may experience load delays and slow game performance. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you, Mafia Wars Team