MAFIA SPIRIT: 12/16/11

Friday, December 16, 2011

Don's Gift 6 - Tokay Gecko

Don's Gift 6 Is Now Available. Tokay Gecko Is The Gift This Time.

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11:14 AM Not supposed to happen this way - after making its first prints above $11, Zynga (ZNGA) dives down below its $10 IPO price, hitting $9.76.
11:07 AM Zynga (ZNGA) shares have begun trading. After opening at $11, shares are currently changing hands at $11.04, up 10.4% from the company's $10 IPO price. (more)
10:32 AM Ahead of Zynga's (ZNGA) first post-IPO trades, Cowen's Doug Creutz isstarting coverage with a Neutral. Like Sterne Agee, Creutz is worried about Zynga's slowing growth, and notes its share of daily Facebook gaming users has fallen from 50% to 38%. He also expresses concerns about Zynga's margins and culture, However, Creutz thinks shorting Zynga "could be dangerous," especially given itssmall float. (S-1)

Zynga Releases Info About Family Properties

Zynga Finally Released Some Info About The Family Properties. At Least Now We Can Finally Figure Out How These Things Truly Work And What We Need To Do, Right? Wrong! Read What Zynga Has Released Here.

To Be Honest, I Think Everyone Already Figured Out That Much. The Irony Of The Pic Above Is The Blue (Click Here) Link Takes You To The Mafia Wars Forum Where They Have Posted About Known Issues. All I Have To Say Now Is Zynga

We Need More Help In Understanding This Ill-Gotten Feature. But If You Don't Know, How Are We Supposed To Know As Your Clients?

OK, This Is A Little Better; Mafia Wars Blog

We're excited about all the attention the new Family Properties feature has been getting and are working hard to iron out the last remaining bugs. (Be sure to let us know in the Bugs & Support forum if you're experiencing any.) There has been some confusion regarding how Family Properties work; we're going to try to clear that up here.

Let’s start with explaining why it's a good idea to build and defend Family Properties: for the Family Property Bonus! The reason to build the first Family Property, the Artillery Station, for example, is that it nets you a 1,000 point bonus to your Mafia attack (when its health is at 100%).

There are 10 levels to each Family Property and, in the case of the Artillery Station, each level grants a 1,000 point Mafia attack bonus. A Level 10 Artillery Station, then, will grant you a 10,000 point bonus to your Mafia attack! (Again, that's when the Artillery Station is at 100% health.)

As rival families rob from your Family Property, its health decreases and the Family Property Bonus you receive is reduced. Keep your Family Property fully repaired and maximally defended to maintain 100% of the bonus its level can grant you.

Once you've built a Family Property, there are 3 main things you can do to it:

1) Upgrade it. This increases the max Family Property Bonus the property can grant you. Upgrades are performed with consumable parts, which are available from robbing rival families' properties (max. 30/day) and from requests & gifts (max. 20/day). Note: Damaged properties cannot be upgraded until they are fully repaired. Read on to learn more about repairing your Family Properties.

2) Defend it. This makes it harder for rival families to reduce the Family Property Bonus the property is granting you. Each family member can add up to 5 items to a Family Property (higher defense stats = higher property health), but be sure to choose carefully, as the items you select will be removed from your personal inventory and cannot be recovered, even if you decide to better equip the Family Property later on. Items of all classes may be contributed; try combinations to earn a bonus!

3) Repair it. Restoring your Family Property's health recovers any Family Property Bonus reductions resulting from rival families robbing the property. Family Properties do not heal themselves; repairs, like upgrades, are performed with consumable parts, which are available from robbing rival families' properties (max. 30/day) and from requests & gifts (max. 20/day).

Now that you know how Family Properties work, head to your family page to upgrade, defend, and repair your family’s Artillery Station and rob from those of your rival families! (You can also rob the Family Properties of a rival family by going to the “Properties” tab on their Family Page.)

PS: Help us make better Mafia Wars features and events by completing this very quick survey to let us know what you think of this one.

Please, Zynga, Do Us All A Favor And Remove The Family Property Module. For That Matter, Lose The Entire Family Module. Let Us Get Back To Playing The Game And STOP Driving Players Away With These Features That Too Many Of Us DON'T WANT!

3X Mastery - Brazil Style

Zynga Knows You're A New Player And Zynga Knows You Have Tons Of Energy So They Decided To Help You Out By Releasing A 3X Mastery In Brazil Since They Know You Have The Lexington Hotel Completed Already. Oh Wait, Did I Say 'New Player'? Zynga Don't Care About You. This Is For The 'Elite' Players So That You, The 'New Player' Will Never Have A Chance To Catch Up. The Bottom Line Is That There Are Now 2 Energy Demanding Events Going On At The Same Time. So Pick Wisely. Especially If You Are Not Strong Enough To Complete Both.