Zynga Reverts Property Builds Back To Its Former

Zynga (Mafia Wars Support) caves in to the cries of the money spenders and is in the process of reverting property builds and times back to the 18 hour timer and declining RP requirement with elapsed time.

Zynga (Mafia Wars Support)

Issues with new Property improvements?

Updated 05/28/2012 at 18:24

Good News !!
We are incrementally rolling out a minor change to the Property Timers and the Property Dashboard. With these changes, we will be reverting to the previous way your Property Build timers used to work.

This feature is currently rolled out to 5% of the total players as we want to ensure a smooth and stable roll out.

If you are experiencing any issues with the game play, please click here to fill in a brief survey to let our team know.
Your feedback will help our engineers prioritize issues and resolve them faster.

Key changes made to the Property Timers are as follows:
You can now build 5 items from different global properties every 18 hours or you can build faster with Reward Points to speed things up. Shorter the timer, lower will be the cost of building.

The cost of additional builds depends on the property with the lowest craft time.

Each property has an individual build timer and you will be able to perform an additional free build after 18 hours from the time you performed the first free build.

Please check the below example for further clarification:
In this example, let’s assume that you built items from 4 of your properties at 2 hours of interval.

The timer reflects next free build available from that property as shown in the below screen shot:

Now, let's assume that after 2 hours, you performed your 5^th free build by using the Visit Property link:

The build timers for your properties will now reflect the new time and price:

Your additional build cost will be determined by the property with lowest craft time.

Once you perform an additional build, the lowest craft time & price will change to the new lowest timer as shown in the below screen shot:

The same timers will be reflected in the Property Interface

As a player who does not spend real money on the game I didn’t see a problem with the 24 hour build timer. In fact, I believe the timer for the free builds should be set at 24 hours. I can, however, agree that the RP requirement to speed the builds should decrease over time. I guess Zynga couldn’t figure that one out. Either that or they don’t want to piss those off who spend money. Either way, the game is still dying and losing players so I am sticking around for the ride (for now).

Mobsters, Recent Mafia Wars Bug Fixes

 

Recent Bug Fixes (5/28/2012)

Play Now!

Mobsters,

We have some bug fixes to report! Before we get to the details, though, please continue to report any bugs you encounter in our "Report a Bug" forum, as it helps us prioritize their fixes for you. Also, detailed reproduction steps help us more quickly determine the reason behind an issue, so we always encourage you to include them.

Thanks again to everyone who submitted the bug reports that helped us close these issues!

- The Mafia Wars Team

London Cash disappearing from the bank.
Issue: Some players reported that they had been losing London pounds even after banking them.
Status: Resolved around 9:30 AM PST on 05/17/2012.
Please note that for jobs that require cash, if you do not have cash then it is deducted from your bank balance. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

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Player joining a Family without an invite or permission from Godfather or an Underboss .
Issue: Some players could join a Family without an invite or permission from Godfather or an Underboss and could remove the existing players from the Family.
Status: Resolved around 2:42 AM on 05/17/2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

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Players not being able to remove themselves from the Family.
Issue: Some players reported that they were not able to remove themselves from the Family using the "REMOVE" button.
Status:Resolved around 5:58 AM on 24th May 2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

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XP reclaimed from bandits does not count for family progression
Issue: Some players reported that after eliminating XP Bandit, reclaimed XP does not count for Family XP Progress.
Status: Resolved around 12 5:23 AM on 8th May 2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

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Players were still receiving Italy parts as level up bonus
Issue: Some Player reported that they were still receiving Italy parts as level up bonus.
Status: Resolved around 12 3:45 AM on 9th May 2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

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Players not being credited for war wins in Missions.
Issue: Some players reported that wars they won were not being credited correctly in Missions.
Status: Resolved around 10:04 PM on 9th May 2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

Sombrero Mystery Bags

Sombrero

Sombrero (Wikipedia) in English refers to a type of wide-brimmed hat originating in Mexico. In Spanish, however, it is the generic word for "hat", which originates from "sombra", meaning "shade".

It usually has a somewhat high pointed crown, an extra-wide brim (broad enough to cast a shadow over the head, neck and shoulders of the wearer, and slightly upturned at the edge), and a chin string to hold it in place. Cowboys generalized the word to mean just about any wide broad-brimmed hat.

In Spanish, the word sombrero means any hat with a brim, such as the traditional sombrero cordobés from Cordoba, Spain. It derives from the Spanish word sombra, meaning "shade" or "shadow"; thus a literal English translation would be "shade maker". Spanish speakers outside Mexico refer to what English speakers call a sombrero as a sombrero mexicano ("Mexican hat"). In Mexico, it is known as sombrero charro, since "sombrero" is the actual word for any hat with a brim.

Sombreros, like the cowboy hats invented later, were designed in response to the demands of the physical environment. The concept of a broad-brimmed hat worn by a rider on horseback can be seen as far back as the Mongolian horsemen of the 13th century. In hot, sunny climates hats evolved to have wide brims. The wide brim provided shade. The Spanish developed a flat-topped sombrero, which they brought to Mexico. It was modified by the vaquero into the round-crowned Mexican sombrero and poblano.

And now we can add the Sombrero to the list as the top reward in the Mafia Wars Sombrero Mystery Bags.

If you are like me then the Sombreros will help shade you from the heat of your enemies by helping with your defense strength. You should want to get as many of these freebies as you can.

You can acquire anything from wishlist items to +5 attack to a free RP when you open the Mystery Bags.

New York And Global Properties Max Skill Point Chart – May 2012

This Is An Updated Max Skill Point Chart That Includes The Newest Properties, The Arctic Base And Pit Lane.

The Chart Shows You The Best Properties To Build From In New York To Maximize A Skill Category For Your Builds.

The Numbers In Green Represent The 5 Best Properties To Build From In A Certain Skill Category (Assuming You Have All Properties At Their Maximum Level)

You Can Build From Your New York Properties Once Every 18 *Now 24 Hours (Unless You Speed The Clock Using 12 RP’s).