On the Official Mafia Wars Blog Zynga has announced that Iceboards are coming to Mafia Wars. Some players may already have it.
Here is their version of a preview;
Mobsters,
Ever wonder where you stand amongst the other mafias? You can now view your ranking with the new Ice Board.
Read on to learn more about the Ice Board.
Q: What is an Iceboard?
A: Iceboard is a weekly fighting leader board, which shows your rank within your Mafia and Globally, based on number of ices you get in a week.
Ice as many opponents as you can and rise above the ranks.
Q: How do I check my ranking?
A: Visit the Home page and look for Iceboard Tab just next to Family progression:
Q: How do I climb up the Iceboard?
A: Your ranking improves based upon the number of opponents you Ice in Fights as compared to other players. Ice more opponents and rise above the ranks.
Q: How often will my Iceboard refresh?
A: The Iceboard will be refreshed every 7 days and a counter on the home page will indicate the time left for next reset.
Fight now! Ice ‘em all and rise above the ranks!
-The Mafia Wars Team
This kind of feature would have been an OK, at best, idea if the game were new. These kinds of features do not really mean anymore than bragging rights and will get boring rather quickly. Especially when the same players are at the top each time it resets. You know, those players that topped the Death By Ice event. Other than those players, WHO CARES? This is just another feature for them.
For the rest of us, If rewards will be involved it may make this interesting for a minute. However, that would just lead to some players finding ways to cheat.
Ultimately this feature is just going to take up space on Zynga’s servers. Many players won’t care to even check on it unless they need to collect something.
Zynga, you really do need to make new districts (MORE THAN 4 or 5!!!), make robbing mean something, make money mean something (especially since that’s what Mafia’s are about), and update features once you implement them (Trader Goh’s and the Fight Club for example). Make this game playable and enjoyable for everyone again and not just the fighters!
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