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INTRO
Hi Gang, well this time we have so much information floating around that, we are glad you'll get this during the weekend.
First of all, there has been an update with the effort to bring the "message all members" feature. Somehow, the original intent to deal with Facebook directly has taken a back seat to setting up discussions with Zynga regarding the new fighting system and other such items. For more , please see the Infinity Initiative teaser and link below
The forums were a bit abuzz with discussions on the role of the PAC and, the way some members interact with the rest of the MW players. I also include the link to the that particular thread : http://forums.zynga.com/showthread.php?t=1050759.
And, you will also find the latest Zynaga /Clans conversation transcript at Simply Dominate where Zynga had an extensive conversation with Clans reps back in March 3rd (not exactly sure who these Clan reps were but, we include it here as further background for you at :https://sites.google.com/site/simplydominatemw/home/mafiawars/zyngachat). And, you will also find at the bottom, the opinion request from Zynga to the PAC. They also include the links to it so anyone may participate
For a list of PAC members (in case you are curious), here is a link shared yesterday by one of our Editor's at large Jennifer Patterson (A.K.A. MWLOOTLADY):
That is it, please enjoy the read and use this place as a as starting point in your quest for better gaming:)
Honor & Respect from all your friends at The Daily Post!
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Infinity Initiative
InfinityMW Toolbar
Re the new in-game tagging: so many problems... Infinity (like many other clans) refuse to pay 50 RP for something clearly not thought out all the way. A new note just for that soon / or covered in part four
★ Fixing the Game: Part Three @ http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150292175445185 // Share with your mafia, share with EVERYONE please! // List of supporting clans (200+ including most of the bigguns):http://www.facebook.com/notes/infinitymw-toolbar/list-of-supporting-clans-for-fixing-the-game/10150289889350185
@ ALL: based on an impromptu comment in room 4 by Pauline, the GM of WoA, we are starting a "Fixing The Game FFA" that ends Sunday at midnight EST. Go join up & let's get the party started! Open to all, bring your family!http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fixing-The-Game-FFA-ends-612/223427394353320
Crimeseekers
Keeping You Informed of Real Danger
Just spoke with State Rep Bill White's office out of Joplin and they can use any amount of teddy bears we can send for the kids that could use an extra hug affected by the tornadoes. Will be putting together a bear tagging party sometime after this weekend. Please message me if you are interested in tagging and or donating.
- Remains identified as Ricky Holland, parents charged | Lansing State Journal | lansingstatejournal.cwww.lansingstatejournal.com
Remains found Friday afternoon in the Dansville State Game Area are those of Ricky Holland. - www.wral.com
One day after the remains of a missing woman were found buried behind a Durham home, remains believed to be those of a missing 5-year-old boy were found at the home Thursday, a source familiar with the investigation told WRAL News.For more please visit: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_104020126302344&ref=notif¬if_t=group_activity
IN THE NEWS
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____________________________________Earlier today the Canoe Paddle, one of the new City Store items in Brazil, had stats of 46/78 . The stats have been drastically changed to 30/21. BeforeAfterThe new City Store items are now showing up on the Inventory Page. Earlier they were only visible on the Brazil City Store Page....
Source: MW Loot Lady
SCRAPPY CHIHUAHUA THE PODCAST!
By: Scott WelliverComing in the next "Da Scrappy Chihuahua Podcast" is the Zynga pop-up-meister... Spammy Z. We know you despise this jerk. So, maybe you can find some relief in Scrappy's humorous tribulations against him. Spammy was created by Podcast actress Cilla Albee. Enjoy meeting him on Youtube. Or not.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCFITib5kwg
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NEW RADIO STATION!
Dana Bufis
Have you ever been playing around and want some tunes while you were surfing or Playing Mafia Wars? We I am here to introduce you to Rock Monster Radio! I launched it today! Tune in and open it in another tab and enjoy the music and other programing while you do your usual shooin, and lootin' stabbin' and grabbin. S.D.M. F. has got is rock on so turn up the volume and rip the knob off!http://www.krykey.com/Radio/PRSPage.aspx?id=2322Be Strong!Stay Strong!Rock Out!
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Rock On!
S.D.M.F.
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CLANS,PLAYERS AND WALLS
S.D.M.F. Recruitment
| Subject: Join [SDMF] S.D.M.F. has been around approaching 2 years which is a long time for Mafia Wars Clan standards. The experience of the group is great and there is an opportunity to get a free name change in the game. Due to this we have an open enrollment and are looking forward to you being a part. We have been and will be around for a long time to come. Strength, Determination, Merciless, Forever!http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1606219954126&oid=228421522697&comments&ref=mfBe Strong!Stay Strong! SDMF |
THE BULLY BUSTERS
(We bring these from members submissions, walls etc. Please use your better judgement when deciding your reaction to the share and, their veracity.)Have one for y'all that is personally in my rivals list for life. During a war with NMC, one of their members verbally attacked myself and a few other players. However, he decided to make one of our members a personal victim. He continued to harass her, including telling her that God hates her, over her sexuality. It has gotten to the point that tonite I received a message from her sister, informing me that Tania has tried to commit suicide, and is now in a coma.
UPDATE:
I am posting this here at the request of Tania Lee....
i only hold myself accountable for my actions i am to weak to be able to deal with marlons words and the hate he displayed towords me i only ask that nmc and others see that words can hurt and they can kill i have no ill will towards nmc i wish them well as for marlon i hope he finds peace in himself and not treat others as he treated me peace and respect Tania lee
i only hold myself accountable for my actions i am to weak to be able to deal with marlons words and the hate he displayed towords me i only ask that nmc and others see that words can hurt and they can kill i have no ill will towards nmc i wish them well as for marlon i hope he finds peace in himself and not treat others as he treated me peace and respect Tania lee
If you would like to know more about The Bully Busters current mission please see: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_109891739058913¬if_t=group_activity
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NEW GROUP CREATED
People Against Hate Groups
"I believe that no none should be discriminated against, because of age,gender, sexual orientation, race, body image or whatever. Do as you will, but do no harm is my motto. Have fun and let others do the same without being mean."
Buzzing in the Forums
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By Jennifer Patterson, Editor at Large
- The votes are in and based on the results it looks like the new fighting bookmarklet will be called the Assassin-a-Nator. Check the Spockholm Mafia Tools Fan Page for updates. I think we will have a fighting script that is compatible withe the new Fight Module in the very near future. 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...Source: MW Loot Lady
- A few posts down, I said I couldn't wait to find out what the new Brazil Mastery Items would be. Our friends at the Mafia Secrets Blog have posted the names and images. Now we just need to wait for the stats. Thanks to Moe Skeeto for posting this link on the fan page....Source: MW Loot Lady
- A few posts down, I said I couldn't wait to find out what the new Brazil Mastery Items would be. Our friends at the Mafia Secrets Blog have posted the names and images. Now we just need to wait for the stats. Thanks to Moe Skeeto for posting this link on the fan page....Source: MW Loot Lady
- The new Fight Module is sloooooowly rolling out to all players. It was estimated by a developer that it would take about 7 days but it's now been more than 10. Zynga is working on speeding up the roll out at the same time they are working out the bugs and adding improvements based on player feedback....Source: MW Loot Lady
- If you haven't completed the limited time Mission called Crossing The Line, you have about 20 hours left to do so. Yesterday I told you about a new Mission loot item called Death's Head that showed up on the Inventory Page (1). If Zynga history repeats itself, we should expect to see a new Mission around 12 pm PST tomorrow....Source: MW Loot Lady
- I told you yesterday about the ad announcing that new Brazil Districts were "Coming Soon". Today, The Official Mafia War Blog gives us more information in a post titled Sneak Peek: New Brazil Districts!. The 3 new Districts are listed below: District 6: Rocinha District 7: CopacabanaDistrict 8: Taubate PrisonEach district will have 8 jobs and the 1 mastery item will be rewarded when you complete a tier....Source: MW Loot Lady
- The Family Module is done with the beta test phase and is now open to all players. To begin, use the "Join a Family" button on the Home Page Module, accept a request or go to your My Mafia Page. For all the details and instructions, go here. For a list of FAQ, go here....Source: MW Loot Lady
- As promised by CM, the timer has been adjusted and there are now over 3 days to complete the Challenge Mission: Staten Island (1). If you haven't read my post How To Get Lots of Ferry Passes, now is the time to do so. We get 40 Ferry Passes a day for free so that should net you 120 with the extension. Article written by Jennifer Patterson, Creator of the MW Loot Lady Blog,...Source: MW Loot Lady
- Many players are having trouble finishing up the Challenge Mission. Not enough Ferry Passes or energy is slowing them down. In the past, we have gotten a lot more time to finish these than we got for Staten Island. There is great news for those who are worried they won't finish before the timer runs out....Source: MW Loot Lady
- A few posts down, Leonard told you about the new City Store items available in Brazil (1). Obviously these are in preparation for the new Districts that are "Coming Soon". Eike noticed that one of the items, the Canoe Paddle, had a defense score of 78. That's pretty high for a City Store item....Source: MW Loot Lady
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The Mafia Chat and Trade Group “MCTG”
Robert Slade Russell, Business Manager
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=266033973058,
We are more than just a trade group. At the Mafia Chat and Trade Group we offer all our members lots of things to make your game play easier, Safer and Fairer. Please follow the link below for a list of some of the options we offer our members.
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=204395652394&topic=3033
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FROM THE OFFICIAL MAFIA WARS BLOG
THE POLL IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE
Three new districts will soon open up in Brazil, allowing you to venture even deeper into the underworld of Rio de Janeiro (District 6: Rocinha + District 7: Copacabana) and Sao Paolo (District 8: Taubate Prison). Each district will involve 8 new jobs, and the mastery items for completing the tiers will give you some of the most powerful weaponry of all destinations! Sneak a peek at some of the artwork below and head into Brazil to be ready when these new districts open up!
Mafiosos,
June 25th, 2011 is the next Mafia Meetup Day! Mobsters around the world are beginning to plan their exciting events and we know that you'll have a blast representing your family in A Meeting Of The Mobs!
Getting together with fellow Mafia Wars players and fans is already a lot of fun, but we wanted to sweeten the deal, so we've decide to send members of the Zynga Mafia Wars Team to attend the three Mafia Meetup events that collect the most RSVPs (at least 50) by 12:00 AM PDT on June 20th. We'll bring swag, goodies, and a touch of VIP to your June 25th Mafia Meetup, so start promoting your event now for a chance at getting to eat, drink, and chat about Mafia Wars with the team in person!
7,100+ attendees in more than 2,000 international communities attended the previous Mafia Meetup Day on April 8th, but we bet you can beat that. Your biggest competition comes from the five cities with the most RSVPs last time: Banda Aceh (Indonesia), Manila (Philippines), New York (USA), Denver (USA), and Salinas (USA). Here are some photos from the previous Mafia Meetup Day:
June 25th is approaching fast, so gather your mafia and organize the greatest Meeting Of The Mobs! To get you started, we've created a Mafia Meetup Kit. It includes a Meetup checklist, agenda suggestions, and art that you can print for use at your Meetup.
Good luck!
The Mafia Wars Team- The Mafia Wars Team takes player comments very seriously and looks for every opportunity to improve the game. As we make positive changes, we understand that there will always be areas upon which we can still improve, and we want to hear from you, the player community, to better understand what you think is most important.
To that end, we recently asked the Mafia Wars PAC (Player Advisory Committee) to compile a list of issues currently frustrating our player community. Below, we provide a status update on each of those and links to where you can go to continue the conversation with us regarding each individual issue.
PAC’s List of Player Questions & Complaints
1. Popups during fighting (except for ice/kill popups) are making me miss out on icing other players! Grrrr!
We totally agree that popups disrupt the fighting experience, so we’ve removed unnecessary popups to allow you to ice and kill uninterrupted. There may be a rare instance when a popup occurs, but, for the most part, you should notice that this issue has been greatly improved.
Please share your feedback regarding Popups During Fighting.
2. There are too many events, especially spammy gifting events. The pace is exhausting and all that gifting is obnoxious!
Since receiving this feedback, we are now, more than ever, building events around activities that you already enjoy doing: fighting, doing jobs, robbing, etc. There will always be some element of asking for and sending gifts, but we are moving away from the random requesting of gifts that do not contribute to game play. Our goal is to create events that enhance the gaming experience and we are always open to suggestions and ideas.
Please share your feedback regarding Events & Gifting.
3. It’s not cool that the fight page sometimes jumps to the fight or rivals list and back again when I am fighting, which often causes me to miss out on icing other players.
This has been fixed with the release of the new fighting system. We are very excited about the new Mafia Wars fighting experience, but it still has a few bugs that we must fix before we can extend it to everyone. We are working to get it out to every player as soon as possible.
Please share your feedback regarding Fight Page Jumping.
4. It is annoying to have to click 3 times to send a gift back to a member of my mafia. Can’t you make sending take only a single click?
We completely agree that 3 clicks is too many, but the current platform makes this a technical problem that is not easy to fix. We have begun to work on a solution, but it will be a while before it can be implemented. Improving this flow is a high priority and we want to release very soon. We look forward to being able to announce it once it is ready.
Please share your feedback regarding Clicking To Return Gifts.
5. There are too many Send/Accept Gifts popups!
Gifting is an important part of Mafia Wars. We are working to improve not only the functionality of the system, but also the quality of the gifts. We welcome all suggestions and feedback.
Please share your feedback regarding Gifting Popups & The Gifting System.
6. I don’t see many players on my fight list or they are all dead/iced. What gives? Also, sometimes a player shows up as active on my fight list, but no "Attack Again" button appears after the first time I attack them. What’s going on here?
These issues are mentioned each time we ask for player feedback. We understand how frustrating it can be when you want to fight and there is no one to attack. We are constantly making changes to increase the number of live players of an appropriate skill level that appear in your fight list, but the number will always vary, especially during times of high fighting activity. When the “Attack Again” button fails to appear, it means that the player was alive when you first loaded the fight list, but was killed/iced before you wanted to attack them a second time. Fights can end very quickly, but we are constantly looking into ways to keep the list as up-to-date as possible.
Please share your feedback regarding Fighting Dead/Iced Players.
7. When fighting a boss, my health sometimes decreases because I’m also being attacked by other players. Please make it so that other players can’t attack me while I’m fighting a boss, as it can prevent me from being able to ice the boss.
There are some challenges with this, but we are open to suggestions. The solution we’re currently considering is to essentially give you boss-fight-specific health. You would enter into a boss fight with a full bar of health and be able to fight the boss knowing that only they can reduce it. To reflect the fact that fighting someone in real life would leave you vulnerable to attack by others, you would still be able to be attacked by other players, but any hits you receive outside of the boss fight will only be reflected in your regular health. Because you can still be attacked and even iced while in a boss fight, you’ll still want to give some attention to building good attack and defense stats. The strategic balancing of stats is an important part of Mafia Wars.
Please share your feedback regarding Boss Fight Health.
8. Why can’t I save my boosts for when I really want to use them?
The new fighting system introduced the ability to enable and disable the use of boosts in each fight. While this does not let you pick and choose specifically which boosts you use and when, we did want to get the basic functionality out, and we will be making improvements in the future.
Please share your feedback regarding Boosts.
9. It takes way too many clicks to navigate over to the Chop Shop & Weapons Depot items I want to build!
This is one of the many items already on our To Do list. It will take quite a bit of development time, though, so we plan to include changes like this in a bigger project in which we reexamine chop shops, weapons depots, and all other properties as a whole. Currently, we do not have this scheduled for the near future, but as one of a number of properties changes coming later.
Please share your feedback regarding Clicking To Buy Items In Shops/Depots.
10. The red "War Declared" flag doesn’t always show up. Can Mafia Wars notify me in any other way when war is declared against me?
Notifications are tricky… how would you like to be notified?
Please share your feedback regarding War Notifications.
11. Whenever I level up, my energy, health, & stamina points refill, which is cool, but I lose any points I had remaining, which is not cool. My existing points should just be carried over and added!
This is related to the strategy aspect we consider integral to Mafia Wars. The effective use of one’s energy and stamina proves how cunning a mobster they are. While it can be frustrating to watch the unused points go to waste, the choice to sacrifice those points is still up to you. You can wait it out to maximize the benefit of the points you have, or use a pack to speed up the leveling up process. Each time you make that decision is another important step in your quest to becoming the baddest mobster you can be.
Please share your feedback regarding Energy & Stamina Points When Leveling.
12. I wish there were more customer support agents with whom I can chat live, as they always end up being the most helpful.
We are always making improvements within our customer support department, but live chat is not always available and not available to everyone. The Mafia Wars GetSatisfaction page is also a great way to get answers to common questions and player-wide issues.
Please share your feedback regarding Mafia Wars Customer Support.
13. I’m sick of the gifting page popping up whenever I enter the game. I know how to gift and if I have gifts waiting for me. I don’t need this annoying reminder!
How would you prefer to be notified that you have received gifts?
Please share your feedback regarding the Gifting Page Popup.
14. Some Mafia Wars events require that I add hundreds of friends so quickly that I risk getting pinked/banned by Facebook! This is ridiculous!
We removed the biggest issues with this and have been working with Facebook to improve player communications with each other. To our knowledge, this is becoming less and less of an issue.
Please share your feedback regarding Being Pinked/Banned By Facebook.
15. Is it a bug that, unlike with energy, I can't get up to 125% stamina? It causes me to miss out on stamina points received via boosts in mystery bags and from stamina-producing Brazil properties?
It *is* a bug. We’ve been looking into this issue and have discovered challenges to implementing a fix within our code that will require more development resources than we can currently devote to the issue. It is definitely on our radar, but we do not yet know when a solution will become available.
Please share your feedback regarding Stamina Capped At 100%.
16. It’s not fair that I miss out on leveling bonuses if I level up while I’m attacking someone!
We understand that this can be annoying when you are trying to get your next ice or kill, and we don’t want you to miss out on your bonus. What do you think would be the best way to receive leveling bonuses?
Please share your feedback regarding Leveling Bonuses.
Got more suggestions?
We want to hear your feedback! Please share what you think via the Mafia Wars GetSatisfaction page. And, if someone has already raised your question or issue, please be sure to comment or "Me Too" the topic so that it raises to the top as a hot issue that deserves our attention. BTW, all 16 of the questions above can be viewed inthis list on the Mafia Wars GetSatisfaction page. Thanks for helping us to craft a better Mafia Wars!
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