Tuesday, June 14, 2011

WELCOME TO TDP’s MW/FB OVERNIGHT JOURNAL Overnight Series~June 13-16th

WELCOME TO TDP’s

MW/FB OVERNIGHT JOURNAL


Overnight Series~June 13-16th

MEET UP IN MIAMI

If you are in the Miami area and would like to join a few of us for a little directed gaming at a local watering hole please, message us at the post for details on how to register!
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Please like us on fb at our new Central Station:

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And, please do check ou our external page. There you can play MW and even Atlantic City away from FB while using our private chat room to organize your raiding parties. You will also find some other games and, our most current issues.
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We are not affiliated in any way with either Facebook or Zynga. TDP is a completely voluntary & cooperative publication.
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Editorial

Hi Gang, as you know, we have always had as guding principle, our commitment ot helping any and all of our fellow players and community members. We do so without the blessing of either Zynga or FB, we just do it.  We try very hard not to take sides and to speak from experience or research and, not from here-say or gossip. We are definitely not perfect so, do expect us to mess up every so often. But, we are honest, transparent and committed to you, our community. Please feel free to send in any questions, comments , suggestions, or announcements you would like to distribute through us. It is a free service and the only is condition is that you adhere to good manners and, be mindful that children play among us (yes, you can take that a couple of way and both would be right LOL!). We post to some 45 walls (about  some 7o thousand members) and direct message some 8 thousand recipients (for now any way,  since as you know our old pages are soon to be archived) so, your announcements are bound to get a couple of extra views :)
We also bring you a few new community items. First we welcome U.C. of Mafia Wars ~ Hosting Family {TUT},  Bully Busters and  Crimeseekersas permanent additions to this and our Justice Alley page. These great community groups have taken it upon themselves to offer their time and effort to help players with game play conflicts between players/groups  (U.C.),  Verified Bullies and bot abusers beware, Bully Busters are here to gather all of like and honorable minds to face and expose each one of you,... one by one one. And last but by no means least, CRIMESEEKERS will take lead on all the really important news of cyber crime, missing individuals and special real world alerts (also in association with our own Emergency Bulletin Board at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_218991648117798 ).
That is it for now, happy hunting!
Honor & Respect to you and yours  from all your friends at The Daily Post!

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U.C. of Mafia Wars ~ Hosting Family {TUT}

A community group with no prejudices or affiliations to Zynga or the Player Advisory Committee. They do their thing, we do ours, they deal with player issues between players and Zynga, we concentrate in issues between players and, represent  only those who specifically ask for our mediation. This Wednesday we'll bring our mission statement and, the mechanics of how we plan to work with you for a better, safer and,  enjoyable community experience!
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Crimeseekers

Keeping You Informed of Real Danger

Also , do check:

If you missed last night's show you can listen here as well as the 2 previous episodes in this series. :)
 http://www.blogtalkradio.com/behindtheyellowtape/2011/06/11/a-serial-killer-in-jennings-louisiana-part-3

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 IN THE NEWS

Game News direct to Mafia Wars Blog 

Clicking Game News under Account will now re-direct you to Mafia Wars Blog. instead of the Old Release Notes
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ZYNGA LETS IT ALL HANG OUT WITH THE LAUNCH OF NEWEST MOBILE GAMEHANGING WITH FRIENDS

For the full story\folow the link at the end of this teaser...

A New Twist On A Classic Game From The Creators Of Words With Friends

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - June 6, 2011 - Watch out Words With Friends fans, your new obsession is almost here! Today Zynga announced the rollout of Hanging With Friends, the next game from the Zynga With Friends team and the latest addition to the "With Friends" family of titles. Hanging With Friends takes the classic game of Hangman and introduces new elements of creativity, strategy and entertainment for all ages. Beginning today, Hanging With Friends is available in Canada via the Apple App Store and will be available widely in the coming days. Hanging with Friends comes on the heels of two recent Facebook platform launches for Zynga: GagaVille in FarmVille and the new social combat game Empires & Allies
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Empires & Allies Launches Strong Thanks to CityVille’s Influence

By AJ Glasser

Zynga’s newest Facebook game, Empires & Allies, got off to a strong start in monthly and daily active users, landing at the top of our fastest-growing games by MAU within 10 days of launch. This is easily one of Zynga’s fastest-growing Facebook games to date.

Note: All figures in this analysis are collected from our social game traffic tracking service,AppData.
When Empires & Allies launched June first, Facebook experienced some reporting delays that obscured the very early launch picture. Even when traffic number reports came back online, the game appeared sluggish in growth for the first full week of June 2011, not quite breaking 1 million MAU. It wasn’t until the weekend of June 10 that the game took off, reaching its present-day levels of 9.6 million MAU and 6.9 million DAU as of June 11.
For the full story: http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2011/06/13/empires-allies-launches-strong-thanks-to-cityvilles-influence/
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FROM THE OFFICIAL MAFIA WARS BLOG

For more on all these tips, please visit and bookmark :  http://blog.mafiawars.com/

    • Fighting Performance UpdatesAs was posted last Friday, we've been implementing updates to improve the performance of the new Mafia Wars fighting experience. We are excited to announce that we are continuing to tweak the system based on your valuable feedback! (please visit the blog to see the rest!)
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      Mafia Wars LiveMobsters, it's time to ready more questions for the Mafia Wars team! At 3:30 pm PDT on Wednesday, June 15th, "Blue Eyed Nate" and "Crazy Dragon" will be hosting the fourth LIVE broadcast from the Mafia Wars studio! They'll be talking about new features coming soon and answering some of thequestions you post to the forum!
      As always, here's where you'll want to tune in on Wednesday:http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mafia-wars-live1
      Until then, we'll see you on Mafia Wars!
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    • Hey Mobsters,

      Tonight we will be releasing speed and performance updates to the new fighting module. We are working hard to optimize the performance of this exciting new fighting experience and release it to more players. Thank you for your patience and your feedback!
    • Mission: A Family Affair
      It appears that there are some bad seeds in our Big Apple! Reports are coming in of toughs in town running protection rackets in our territory...
      For more on all these tips, please visit and bookmark :  http://blog.mafiawars.com/
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 SCRAPPY CHIHUAHUA THE PODCAST

SCRAPPYSODE II opens this weekend!

By: Scott Welliver
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCFITib5kwg]
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NEW RADIO STATION!

Dana Bufis
I don't get a lot of chance to pimp or to tell you enough about the breeze blowin' around here but this is what's up! I started a Web Radio Station and if you like hard driving rock and roll then you will love monster rock Radio. You can listen right from Facebook and I would appreciate you support. Also we got some folks who need Mafia and I am happy to help as long as I can message you all.This is Monster Rock Radio:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Monster-Rock-Radio/190988800952068?sk=app_190322544333196
and the people who are dyin' to get into your mafia are:
http://www.facebook.com/JABIRUPILOT.JASON
http://www.facebook.com/FAWISTT
http://www.facebook.com/Domil
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1825766297
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000053253433
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000559540455
Let's get out pimp on and our ROCK ON!
Be Strong, Stay Strong,
Join The Coffee House! http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_154410397954060&ref=notif&notif_t=group_activity just ask, I will let you in!
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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=mf

Be Strong!Stay Strong!SDMF
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Buzzing in the Forums

Mafia Wars Live: Part 4

Hey Mafia Fans,The newest question thread is open and ready for posting.
http://forums.zynga.com/showthread.php?t=1050571
Thanks,
Cerulean Master
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YOU SAY YOU WANT TO BE HEARD?

JOIN THE ZYNGA FORUMS!

These discussions were ongoing at the  time of this posting:
Get into your bullet proof limo, make sure your bodyguards are armed, and instruct your chauffeur to to bring you here. This is where the Dons gather to discuss business.
Threads83,797Posts1,046,662
Ciao, Olá, Hola, Salut, Hallo, Hai, Merhaba!
2331,354
So's you street thugs think you can be mafioso? Maybe you can if you get through training!
4,75925,911
Sometimes there are situations where you can't whack someone, send 'em a peace offering instead.
86,558946,829
Taking over New York or Bangkok? Find out the best strategies and tips for conquering in each Mafia Wars territory.
3,78442,894
Help each other, or help the developers locate issues causing problems for players.
13,99586,315
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MW LOOTLADY

Jennifer Patterson

By Jennifer Patterson, Editor at Large

    • We often get a good gauge on how long it takes us to burn through our stamina regardless of how we utilize it. Tea Spockholm knows some us would prefer exact times rather than estimates and they have delivered. The next time you use Robber BG Beta, look in the upper left corner of the script, focus your eyes and you will eventually notice a tiny yellow dot (keep looking, it's...
    • It's been 13 days since the new Fight Module started rolling out (1). Many players still don't have it and there is no official word from Zynga as to how long it will take. We have seen two blog posts on the Official Mafia Wars Blog informing us of performance updates (1), (2). I have noticed that since the first update, fighting does seem a little smoother. The latest blog post informs us that we can now...
      Source: MW Loot Lady
    • When fighting manually, you end up seeing the Revenge popup a lot. Due to the frequency, it's super annoying. To make it even worse, it sticks and you can't get rid of it. When you close the X in the upper right corner, nothing happens. When you click on Attack or Back to Fight List, you can see the bottom of your fight page but you can't get to the attack buttons....
    • Yesterday, The Challenge Mission: Staten Island was removed from the Travel Bar and is no longer available. In previous Challenge Missions, old consumable gifts were converted to Mystery Bags. This is not the case for Staten Island. You can see I just accepted a Ferry Pass and unfortunately it's still a Ferry Pass....
    • Five days ago, I told about a new loot item called the that was most likely going to appear on the Free Gift page (1). Today it's here and as I predicted (Zynga is too easy), it's to promote a new series on TNT called Falling Skies which will premiere on June 19th. In addition to the Home Page Ad, there is a POS loot item called Falling Skies Technical on the Free...
    • It's no secret that many people have quit playing Mafia Wars. It may not directly affect your game but the impact on you is a growing list of Facebook friends who no longer play Mafia Wars. We all want a way to easily identify these people and remove them as friends....
      Source: MW Loot Lady

      Earlier, I showed you a method to get rid of your Facebook friends who don't play Mafia Wars (1). One of the problems of doing this is you were left with a lot of mafia members who are no longer your Facebook friends. Zynga does have a link to remove them but it's less than ideal....
      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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This blog is dedicated to all Mafia Wars players around the world.
Find all the strategies, tips & tricks, cheat, Add Me - Invite Me page, and update infos about the game!
Happy gaming!
Please help us to get unbanned on Facebook!
Follow this link for instructions

http://mafia-wars-maniac.blogspot.com/2011/06/p

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

The Daily Post ~Overnight Series~Weekend June 10-13th 2011

WELCOME TO TDP’s

MW/FB OVERNIGHT JOURNAL

Overnight Series~Weekend June 10-13th

MEET UP IN MIAMI

If you are in the Miami area and would like to join a few of us for a little directed gaming at a local watering hole please, message us at the post for details on how to register!
http://www.meetup.com/mafiawars/ 
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Please like us on fb at our new Central Station:

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And, please do check ou our external page. There you can play MW and even Atlantic City away from FB while using our private chat room to organize your raiding parties. You will also find some other games and, our most current issues.
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We are not affiliated in any way with either Facebook or Zynga. TDP is a completely voluntary & cooperative publication.
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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

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Crimeseekers

Keeping You Informed of Real Danger

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 IN THE NEWS

New Brazil Districts Coming Soon!
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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
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 SCRAPPY CHIHUAHUA THE PODCAST!

By: Scott Welliver
Coming 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
[youtube 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!
and
Rock On!
S.D.M.F.
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CLANS,PLAYERS AND WALLS

S.D.M.F. Recruitment

Dana Bufis
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.
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
If you would like to know more about The Bully Busters current mission please see:  http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_109891739058913&notif_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."

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Buzzing in the Forums

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MW LOOTLADY

Jennifer Patterson

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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This blog is dedicated to all Mafia Wars players around the world.
Find all the strategies, tips & tricks, cheat, Add Me - Invite Me page, and update infos about the game!
Happy gaming!
Please help us to get unbanned on Facebook!
Follow this link for instructions

http://mafia-wars-maniac.blogspot.com/2011/06/p

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FROM THE OFFICIAL MAFIA WARS BLOG

THE POLL IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

  • New Brazil Districts Coming Soon!
    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!
    New Brazil Districts Coming Soon!
    New Brazil Districts Coming Soon!
    New Brazil Districts Coming Soon!
    New Brazil Districts Coming Soon!
  • Mafia Meetup Day - Meeting Of The Mobs - June 25, 2011
    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:
    1st Mafia Meetup Day - April 8, 2011
    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!
    Mafia Meetup Day - Meeting Of The Mobs - June 25, 2011