Smuggler's Haven: Nerfed Again!

Smuggler's Haven: Nerfed Again!

One of the things that makes Mafia Wars so much fun is that it is a living, evolving game. We work hard to release a lot of exciting content and extensively test every feature and event prior to release, but sometimes imbalances don’t become apparent until those features are in use by millions of players. Unfortunately, the XP/energy ratios of the Smuggler’s Haven Secret District is one of those cases and we have determined that they need to be adjusted again this afternoon to preserve the balance that keeps Mafia Wars fun for everyone. The ratios will be closer to those found throughout the rest of Brazil. We want to apologize for the inconvenience, so as a consolation, we will be increasing the stats of the loot received in Smuggler’s Haven. We hope you enjoy the better loot!   blog.mafiawars.com

OMG! According to the Official Mafia Wars Blog, they are nerfing the experience/energy ratios of the Smuggler's Haven jobs once again. They call it "balance tuning" but we all know what it really is. Here is a reprint of their lame attempt to try to make us understand. The same message can also be found at Customer Support and Rinzler breaks the bad news on the Zynga forums.  There is no indication that any accounts will be rolled back so don't be irresponsible and put out bad information or start false rumors until there is an official word from Zynga. For now it looks like all that is going to happen is the ratios will be adjusted.

One of the things that makes Mafia Wars so much fun is that it is a living, evolving game. We work hard to release a lot of exciting content and extensively test every feature and event prior to release, but sometimes imbalances don’t become apparent until those features are in use by millions of players. Unfortunately, the XP/energy ratios of the Smuggler’s Haven Secret District is one of those cases and we have determined that they need to be adjusted again this afternoon to preserve the balance that keeps Mafia Wars fun for everyone. The ratios will be closer to those found throughout the rest of Brazil. We want to apologize for the inconvenience, so as a consolation, we will be increasing the stats of the loot received in Smuggler’s Haven. We hope you enjoy the better loot!

Newsflash....the stats of the loot don't really matter if the loot doesn't drop!  Why increase something I can't get and try to use it as a consolation prize for poor planning? There are only 4 loot items that drop in the Smuggler's Haven. I will update you with the new loot stats and job ratios when they are released.

Thanks For The Update

Article written by Jennifer Patterson, Creator of the MW Loot Lady Blog, The Mafia Wars Loot Lady Facebook Fan Page and Co-Host of The Informant Podcast.