Zynga Updates Information About The Player Advisory Committee

Zynga, And More Specifically Barry Kash The Community Manager, Has Some Updated Information For Us On The Mafia Wars Forum Under News And Announcements Regarding The Players Advisory Committee. Barry Has Answered 5 Of The Key Questions That Many Of Us Have Been Curious About. The Following Is Barry’s Post He Made On The Mafia Wars Forums;

BarryKash

Community Manager

Player Advisory Committee Updates

Zynga Forums Players Advisory Committee Updates

Hey Mobsters,
As most of you know, we have set up a new Player Advisory Committee(PAC). We recently held the first meeting between some experienced & enthusiastic members of the PAC & the Mafia Wars team in what turned out to be a very productive discussion. Among other things, we spoke about how the PAC will work with Zynga. Meetings between PAC & Zynga will continue to happen once a month & where the PAC will help us better understand the pain-points & requests of the community. While having this direct channel of communication with a good mix of die-hard & long term players will help immensely in fixing smaller issues & more pertinent issues, we will always place the suggestions of the PAC in front of the larger community before we make any changes. We have also taken note of some of the questions that have been raised about the PAC & here are some FAQs (which will continue to be updated):

Q1. If someone is going to represent me, as a player, I want to know who they are and how to contact them? / What are the channels to provide feedback/suggestions to the PAC?

The PAC represents the community as a whole rather than individuals. They will draw our attention to issues that are being reported by a majority of the players if we haven’t responded to it already. Please continue to use the Mafia Wars forums, the Official blog & the Official fan-page to report all issues.

Q2. How can the players stay informed about the activities of PAC?

We will continue to post regular updates such as this one as well as surveys & discussion threads about things discussed in PAC meetings.

Q3. How can I be the member of PAC 2.0?

There will be ample opportunities for players to be members of the PAC since membership is for tenures of 6 months. Please continue to provide insights & constructive feedback on all community channels. We will also ask the existing members to nominate players who are active on some of their blogs & fan-pages.

Q4. Will the handful of PAC members truly sample the entire MW players?

The members of the PAC have been chosen due to their understanding of the game & the community, and in some cases, they run blogs & fan-pages visited by a sizeable number of Mafia Wars players. They will help us prioritize issues, concern & feedback. We will always consult the larger community through surveys & polls before making any large-scale changes to the game.

Q5. I have questions that are not answered here.

Please continue to post your questions on the forums & we will respond to them from time to time.
For our earlier announcement on the PAC, please visit this link:http://blog.mafiawars.com/2012/03/pl...mittee-20.html
Thanks,
BarryKash & the Mafia Wars team

Last edited by BarryKash; Today at 02:34 AM.

We Especially Appreciate The Answer To Q1 And Q2 Since They Answer The Questions That We Brought Forth In The Thread Titled Who Is PAC On The Mafia Wars Forums Where We Simply Stated And Asked

“Zynga announced the new players advisory committee recently. This leaves me wondering who they are or where to go to find them. Where can I go read transcripts from their meetings with Zynga? How can we, the players, stay informed or give our input if we have no way of contacting the PAC?.”

We Simply Wanted To Know How We Could Stay Informed And Where To Post Our Ideas, Suggestions, Thoughts, Opinions, And Maybe Even Our Criticisms. We Now Have Our Answer.

We, Here At Mafia Spirit Appreciate The Response From Barry And Thank Him For Answering Us. This Shows Us That Yes We Are Being Heard And Zynga Is Taking Strides To Improve Upon The Game And Communication With The Fans And Players Of The Game Mafia Wars.

New Fight Loot 3-22-2012

New Fight Loot Is Dropping While Fighting.

These Loots Are The Following 4 Items;

Gypsy Girl	Pig
45 111 Type: Henchmen Sub-Types:	45 113 Type: Weapon Sub-Types: Handgun
Aviator Goggles	Sky Hornet
112 47 Type: Armor Sub-Types: Head	112 49 Type: Vehicle Sub-Types: Helicopter

If You Pull Up Your ‘Show Worst Items’ From The Spockholm Scripts

You Can Quickly Tell If These Items Will Help You In Your Game.  As You Can See In The Above Example All 4 Items Would Help This Individuals Mafia Strength’s Attack And Defense.

So What Are You Waiting For? Get Your Cahooties On The Fight Page So I Can Get Me Some Of These Items.

Carnival Crates

The Carnival Has Come To Town And Has Brought Some Mystery Crates That Are For Purchase In The Booths (Marketplace). You Can Acquire Everything From Cotton Candy (actually Cotton Cyanide) To A Mind Reader To A Carnival Clown And More. Check These Goodies Out;

Cotton Cyanide 149 110 Type: Weapon Subtypes: Melee	Ride Safety Harness 111 150 Type: Armor Subtypes: Body	Two-Headed Rooster 149 109 Type: Animal Subtypes: Bird
Wham Bam 120 164 Type: Vehicle Subtypes: Car	Booby Trapped Bunny 164 119 Type: Weapon Subtypes: Explosive	Mind Reader 164 118 Type: Henchmen

Balloon Vision 179 127 Type: Armor Subtypes: Ballistic	Carnival Clown 128 179 Type: Henchmen

With Attack And Defense Stats That You Can Gain With These Items You Most Certainly Would Scare The Kiddies.

You Can Toss Your Ring And Get It To Land Around The Bottle In The Marketplace For A Cost Of 12 RP For A Single Chance Of The Rare Loot Or For 35 RP You Get 3 Chances.

Carnival Crate	Three Carnival Crates
Item Chances 10% 30% 60%	Item Chances 10% 30% 60%
Buy for 12 RP	Buy for 35 RP