Caption Contest II Now Open For Suggestions

 

No winners have been announced from Caption Contest I as of the time of this posting. However, Caption Contest II is now open. Please read about it here;

MW Caption Contest II

Hi Mobsters,
Are you set to face your next challenge! Here’s your chance to win up to 150RPs!
Yes, Caption Contest II is here. So, let your creative juices flow & pen down your captions for this image now.
The captions will be judged by MW team and the most creative caption wins. This contest will run for 3 days.
PRIZES:
- The first prize for each of the 3 Caption Contests will be 150RPs
- Second prize for each Caption Contest is 100 RPs
- Third prize is 50RPs for each Caption Contest
Caption Contest II image:
Contest 2.jpg
RULES:
- The second Caption Contest starts today & entries will be accepted only till 2nd August 2013, 11.59 PM PST.
- We will post 1 more contest image over the course of the next few days. The best caption chosen by our team for each image will be announced winner. Each caption contest will have one winner.
- Players can post more than one caption in every contest, but the same caption SHOULD NOT be posted more than once. Spamming your entry will not be allowed & may lead to disqualification.
- Copying of other player’s entries will not be tolerated. If we find that your entry is not original, we hold the right to disqualify you at any stage during the contest!
- No insulting or making negative comments about other contest entries. This will not be allowed and may result in the disqualification of your entry.
- Please keep your caption as short as possible (only one line preferably).
- Please enter only your submissions under this ENTRY THREAD ONLY. No discussions about the contest will be allowed on this thread. To discuss the caption contest, POST HERE.
Good luck!
-The Mafia Wars Team.

 

http://zynga.tm/ixl Mobsters! We are back with our second MW Caption Contest. Here's your chance to win up to 150 RPs!
Caption Contest II is now Open and here's today's image
For more details on how to submit your entries, visit this link-->http://zynga.tm/euR

 

I hope we see some good suggestions. Think guys (and gals) think. You have 3 days…

CoasterVille Feedback Requested By Zynga

Zynga asked their CoasterVille players for feedback on Friday, July 26, 2013. It is stated within the announcement that, “We will link you directly to our developers and you can express all your feedback and give your opinion on how we can improve your Park!”. It is later stated, “Please note that you will not receive a response for your feedback. The information you submitted is shared directly with the development team.” Now that’s reassuring, isn’t it? At least CoasterVille players have some kind of support.

The following is a repost from the CoasterVille Player Support page on Zyngaplayersupport.com:

 

Coasters We need your feedback!

Fri Jul 26 11:23:18 EDT 2013

Hello Coasters!


We have heard all your feedback loud and clear. Over the last few weeks, we have received reports from players who are asking about new releases for CoasterVille.

Customer support unfortunately cannot create a new quest for you, but we are here to help you!

We will link you directly to our developers and you can express all your feedback and give your opinion on how we can improve your Park!

Please use the form below to express your ideas!

Please note that you will not receive a response for your feedback. The information you submitted is shared directly with the development team.

If you don't have any feedback for our team, but are having an issue with your quest, please click here for more help.

Thanks,

CoasterVille Support

 

How about removing the annoyances of having game stoppages to watch commercials?

We understand you need to make money. But, when these pop-up at random intervals they are disruptive and annoying. There isn’t a close button which forces the players to sit and watch the entire add. I buy my own brand of toilet paper, thank you. I don’t need, nor do I want, to see adds that only make me want to flush the game just as I would flush the toilet paper that has been advertised.

Zynga Reports Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results

I estimated Mafia Wars to be generating $15-$20 million last quarter. Not this quarter.

Zynga held it’s Q2 Conference Call today. ZNGA was on the upside through day trading and has plummeted to $3.05 per share as of 5:48 PM EDT in after hours trading.

Although the Conference Call revealed that FarmVille and FarmVille 2 are seemingly profitable;

FarmVille and FarmVille 2 combined bookings grew 29% year-over-year, continuing to demonstrate the power of Zynga's franchises.

 

Sorry Mafia Wars Players; Mafia Wars Generated Maybe $10 Million In Revenue

The rest of the Conference Call did not provide much in the way of good news. Revenue is down 31% year-over-year and bookings were down 38% year-over-year. Zynga’s net loss for Q2 2013 was $16 million.

 

July 25, 2013

Zynga Reports Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results

SAN FRANCISCO, July 25, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq:ZNGA), a leading provider of social game services, today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.

• Q2 2013 revenue of $231 million, down 31% year-over-year, and bookings of $188 million, down 38% year-over-year
• Q2 2013 net loss of $16 million and adjusted EBITDA of $8 million
• Q2 2013 GAAP EPS of ($0.02) and non-GAAP EPS of ($0.01)
• Implemented significant cost reductions resulting in a $25 million Q2 2013 restructuring charge with an expected annualized pre-tax cash savings ranging from $70 million - $80 million

Don Mattrick attempted to look to the  positive’s, the future.

"The next few years will be a time of phenomenal growth in our space and Zynga has incredible assets to take advantage of the market opportunity," said Don Mattrick, CEO, Zynga. "To do that, we need to get back to basics and take a longer term view on our products and business, develop more efficient processes and tighten up execution all across the company. We have a lot of hard work in front of us and as we reset, we expect to see more volatility in our business than we would like over the next two to four quarters. I'm privileged to lead Zynga and I look forward to spending more time with our players, employees and shareholders."

 

But there are many obstacles to hurdle in Don’s vision of a Zyngatopia occurring anytime real soon. The DAU decreased from 72 million (Q2 2012) Daily Active Users to a mere 39 million in Q2 2013. That ‘s an astounding 45% decrease year-over-year. The Monthly Average Users fell 39% year-over-year from 306 million in Q2 2012 to 187 million.

• Daily active users (DAUs) decreased from 72 million in the second quarter of 2012 to 39 million in the second quarter of 2013, down 45% year-over-year. On a consecutive quarter basis, DAUs were down 24% from 52 million in the first quarter of 2013. Web DAUs and Mobile DAUs were 23 million and 16 million in the second quarter of 2013, respectively.
• Monthly active users (MAUs) decreased from 306 million in the second quarter of 2012 to 187 million in the second quarter of 2013, down 39% year-over-year. On a consecutive quarter basis, MAUs were down 26% from 253 million in the first quarter of 2013. Web MAUs and Mobile MAUs were 129 million and 57 million in the second quarter of 2013, respectively.
• Monthly unique users (MUUs) decreased from 192 million in the second quarter of 2012 to 123 million in the second quarter of 2013, down 36% year-over-year. On a consecutive quarter basis, MUUs were down 18% from 150 million in the first quarter of 2013.
• Average daily bookings per average DAU (ABPU) increased from $0.046 in the second quarter of 2012 to $0.053 in the second quarter of 2013, up 14% year-over-year. On a consecutive quarter basis, ABPU was up 6% from $0.049 in the first quarter of 2013.
• Monthly Unique Payers (MUPs) decreased from 4.1 million in the second quarter of 2012 to 1.9 million in the second quarter of 2013, down 53% year-over-year. On a consecutive quarter basis, MUPs were down 22%.

Maybe Zynga is learning that the company made tons more revenue 3-4 years ago, or so, as compared to today. Zynga believes their biggest focus should be on the free to play social games (Exactly what Mafia Spirit has been saying for a while now.)

Zynga believes its biggest opportunity is to focus on free to play social games. While the Company continues to evaluate its real money gaming products in the United Kingdom test, Zynga is making the focused choice not to pursue a license for real money gaming in the United States. Zynga will continue to evaluate all of its priorities against the growing market opportunity in free, social gaming, including social casino offerings.

Q3 2013 doesn’t appear, at this time, to improve upon the Q2 Financial Statements of Zynga’s. Net losses are projected to be between $14 million and $43 million for Q3.

Outlook

Zynga's outlook for the third quarter of 2013 is as follows:

• Revenue is projected to be in the range of $175 million to $200 million.
• Net loss is projected to be in the range of ($43) million to ($14) million.
• EPS is projected to be in the range of ($0.05) to ($0.02), based on a share count of approximately 803 million to 813 million shares.

• Bookings are projected to be in the range of $125 million to $150 million.
• Adjusted EBITDA is projected to be in the range of ($30) million to breakeven.
• Non-GAAP EPS is projected to be in the range of ($0.09) to ($0.05), based on a share count of approximately 803 million to 813 million shares.

It will take Don Mattrick, the Savior, at least through the next Quarter to prove that he is what Zynga is paying him for. I remain skeptical because a company is much larger than a single man. If Mr. Mattrick can’t make believers of the employees then the shareholders and users of Zynga’s services won’t retain any faith either.

Enter Las Vegas Tournaments Every 1 Hour

 

Zynga has just announced that Las Vegas Tournaments can now be entered into every hour. Here’s a copy of the announcement from the Mafia Wars Facebook Fanpage

http://zynga.tm/fy6 Mobsters! Now, you will be able to enter a tournament in Las Vegas every ONE hour. Yes, we have reduced the timer for Las Vegas tournaments from 4 hours to 1 hour!

Bamboo Crates Coming Soon

 

Shanghai and Hong Kong, China were both possible destinations that we could have been traveling to soon since both were options in the survey Zynga asked back on February 4th.2013. By now, since Mafia Spirit broke the unofficial news, most should know that South Africa won out. The Bamboo Crates, that are coming soon, will give us a taste of China. Take a look;

Bamboo Ink Artist | Bam-Boutique | Bam-Boom | Tri-Bam | Bamboozle | Shoot Slice | Bamboo Lemur | Boo-Drive

Larger views of the loots are as follows;

 

 

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Rand Rand Everywhere Rand – Travel To South Africa Soon? Yes We Will!

 

Since Zynga announced a Survey To Vote For The Next City players have been axiously awaiting an announcement as to which destination will, in fact, be the next destination in Mafia Wars. Many have speculated and guessed and cast their votes.

Zynga heated things up on July 9th, 2013, when clues to the new destination began being posted. The first clue was accompanied with the following caption;

Was he at the wrong place at the wrong time? Or was it the right place?

On the Official Mafia Wars Blog the image when a cursor hovered of the image the words SouthAfricaSplash_Landing_BG1 were revealed. This caused some to speculate (or assume) that South Africa will be the next destination.

Then on July 10th, 2013, Zynga released a second clue that was accompanied with the following caption;

He found what he was looking for, only to lose it again. Life is worth more only in death when there's a fortune to inherit!

When a cursor hovered of the image the words MexicoSplash_Landing_BG1 was revealed.

This suggested that either South Africa is the next destination and Zynga was attempting to cover-up the error. Or, Zynga was attempting to play a game with the players to cause us to start guessing the destination and they were eliminating the destinations.

A third image was posted giving us another clue. It was accompanied with the following caption;

When you strike gold, do you stash it or cash it? What do you think he’s going to do next?

When a cursor hovered of the image the words PragueSplash_Landing_BG1 was revealed.

This only enhanced the speculations.

On July 22 Zynga released more information when they released the first Caption Contest. The Caption Contest asks players to submit suggestions of potential captions for the following image.

If you would like to see the submitted suggestions (or make one of your own [while you still can]) you can visit the Mafia Wars Forums here; http://www.zyngaplayerforums.com/showthread.php?1828806-MW-Caption-Contest-I

Now that we’ve explored the hints and clues we can lay to rest any further speculations. Allow Mafia Spirit to be the first to unofficially announce that South Africa WILL be the next destination in Mafia Wars.

We can now expect to say ‘Welcome To The Family South Africa’ very soon.

 

Zynga Second Quarter Conference Call Scheduled For July 25, 2013

 

Zynga Second Quarter Conference Call

Zynga will hold a conference call to discuss financial results for its second quarter on Thursday, July 25, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time), following the release of its financial results after the close of market. The live webcast of Zynga’s earnings conference call can be accessed at investor.zynga.com. Following the call, a replay of the webcast will be available through the website.

Basically, On July 25thh investors and gamers and those whom are interested will get to see the starting point for Dan Mattrick, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors at Zynga, effective July 8, 2013.

Don’s Starting Salary will be one million dollars ($1,000,000) per year, less deductions and withholdings and payable on the Company’s regular payroll schedule. It will be subject to annual reviews for possible increases (but not decreases) by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “ Committee ”).

Don’s Annual Bonus . For FY 2013, will receive a guaranteed annual bonus equal to the greater of (a) two hundred percent (200%)  times his annual base salary (pro-rated for the number of days you are employed by the Company in FY 2013) and (b) the average annual bonus earned percentage for the other executive officers of the Company for FY 2013, times your annual base salary (pro-rated for the number of days he was employed by the Company in FY 2013).

For FY 2014, he will be eligible for an annual bonus, with a target amount equal to two hundred percent (200%) of his annual base salary, and a maximum amount of four hundred percent (400%) of his annual base salary.

Don’s Signing Bonus: $5 million.

 

WOW! With numbers like those I wouldn’t expect the Q2 Conference Call to look very pretty. It implies that Zynga is in trouble to feel the need to have to bring in a Name-Dropper Who Flies A Private Jet To Work And 'Lives Like A Saudi Prince (from Business Insider).

We will find out on Thursday just how bad Zynga’s Q2 was.

Caption Contest–Could It Be For Jobs In The New Destination?

http://zynga.tm/ixl Mobsters! We are back with another Caption Contest. Here's your chance to win up to 150 RPs!
Caption Contest I is now Open and here's today's image
For more details on how to submit your entries, visit this link-->http://zynga.tm/gwF

 

With a new destination looming many players are getting anxious waiting for it’s unveiling. Zynga is stirring the pot with a ‘new’ Caption Contest. The images, in the past, have been images that have been associated with jobs within the destinations.

There are no real clues contained within the image other than whichever district, or job, the image will be associated with a military theme. There is, however, a map on the wall that resembles Africa.

We are not saying that Africa will be the destination. We do have reasons to believe that the destination will be South Africa. Of course Zynga could be trying a ‘switch-and-bait’ with the clues and other evidence. Until there is something to confirm what destination we will be travelling to we will go along with the game of suggesting captions for this and the next 2 images of the Caption Contest.

The following information is from the Mafia Wars Forums;

Hi Mobsters,
Are you set to face an exciting challenge! Here’s your chance to win up to 150RPs!
Yes, we are back with a caption contest. So, let your creative juices flow & pen down your captions for this image now.
The captions will be judged by MW team and the most creative caption wins. There will be two more images posted over the course of this week & each contest will run for 3 days.

PRIZES:
- The first prize for each of the 3 Caption Contests will be 150RPs
- Second prize for each Caption Contest is 100 RPs
- Third prize is 50RPs for each Caption Contest
Caption Contest I image:
Contest 1.jpg

RULES:
- The first Caption Contest starts today & entries will be accepted only till 24th July 2013, 11.59 PM PST.
- We will post 2 more contest images over the course of the next few days. The best caption chosen by our team for each image will be announced winner. Each caption contest will have one winner.
- Players can post more than one caption in every contest, but the same caption SHOULD NOT be posted more than once. Spamming your entry will not be allowed & may lead to disqualification.
- Copying of other player’s entries will not be tolerated. If we find that your entry is not original, we hold the right to disqualify you at any stage during the contest!
- No insulting or making negative comments about other contest entries. This will not be allowed and may result in the disqualification of your entry.
- Please keep your caption as short as possible (only one line preferably).
- Please enter only your submissions under this ENTRY THREAD ONLY. No discussions about the contest will be allowed on this thread. To discuss the caption contest, POST HERE.
Good luck!

-The Mafia Wars Team.

Bronze Hot Wing Won With 4 Free Spins

A friend and follower of Mafia Spirit has provided us a screen shot where he was/is on a Lucky Streak. William won the Bronze Hot Wing with just 4 free spins.

Congratulations William!

 

Keep Spinnin’ those free spins because you could win a Hot Wing too, soon.

Family Inheritance 6 – Guess Who The Leaders Are (Or Will Be)

The 6th Installment of the Family Inheritance reruns have started.

And, yes, we are as excited about these leaderboard type of events as much as Fred “Rerun” Berry expresses in the image of him above. We all continue to wonder ‘What’s Happening’ to Mafia Wars? The problem has been the same for years. Zynga caters to those few who have deep pockets. Those few are paying to win these perks and prizes. They are the only ones who we see as competitive in these events. And that is why these events SUCK! Ultimately, this kind of practice WILL kill Mafia Wars. Nobody wants to chase a dream forever! Eventually people grow weary of the chase and move on to something more attainable.

Those players at the top, who may be the ones winning these rewards every time, will tell me that if I don’t like it then I should quit! They will tell me to stop my whining. They will tell me I have no right to say anything since I didn’t pay anything.

Since it is the same players who repeatedly win these types of events over and over and over again that gives me the right to say something about it! Why? Because it makes them too strong to compete with! It gives them an unsurpassable advantage in the game. It hinders the competitiveness of the game. It drives players away from the game. And most of all, it IS insulting to my intelligence!

Zynga could easily make these types of events better by simply rewarding the top 10 players in each family the reward points as opposed to those select few who are at the top of the global leaderboard’s each time. This would make the game more competitive overall as opposed to giving those few at the top dominance over the rest of us. More players would participate in these events if they actually had a chance to compete in them. More players might even purchase more RP’s, if they had a reason to. But why bother when the cost is burdening.

Even the requirements to earn the loot item is too difficult for too many players. The 6500 Crests requirement has never been met by many players nor families in Mafia Wars. It’s not for a lack of trying neither. Most of us simply don’t have the time to sit and play this game from dawn ‘til dusk. When a game takes more work, even with the use of scripts, the game developers have failed the players. The game developers have failed themselves.

In the end this will be yet another event that too many will sit and watch while they hope for the best. Let’s just hope they don’t grow too bored watching the ‘Rerun’!

Collectable Stat Cards Set 20 – Flight Of Fancy

Collectable Stat Cards Set 20 is dubbed ‘Flight Of Fancy’.

Not exactly a name that one would expect in a Mafia, or macho tough guy, themed game. It’s a wee bit on the soft side, if you ask me.

We were hoping for something much tougher sounding like ‘Friend Or Foe’ or ‘Fear Of Flying’ or even ‘Freedom Of Flight’. ‘Birds On The Wing’ may have even been acceptable. Why not ‘Flying High Again’?

But nooo, we have to somehow have Rainbow’s and Unicorns in a Mafia game.

Whatever…….

 

If you happen to be interested, or maybe you are just curious, the following are the images that will be revealed for each card as you purchase this set of collectable stat cards;

	A Chance To Loot
	A Chance To Loot
	A Chance To Loot
	A Chance To Loot
	A Chance To Loot

 

Once you’ve collected all of the cards in the Flight Of Fancy Set (20) you will be rewarded with an Pied-Popper.