****UPDATE: Zynga took action, probably too much action, and made many items back to being ungiftable. Gold Treasure Chest keys being among them, and of course the items needed for the limited time events such as mafia poker. Some of those are good to not be giftable. UNFORTUNATELY, Special Parts and Exotic Animal Feed are also among the items that are no longer giftable. Zynga can't get it right to save their lives. Morons. I RECOMMEND EVERYONE CONTACT CS AND DEMAND SPECIAL PARTS AND EXOTIC FEED BE MADE GIFTABLE AGAIN!****
Well, I am stunned by this recent gifting expansion by Zynga. It is LONG overdue. And it's also fraught with error. Either by oversight or apathy, Zynga has created an unfair advantage for certain players. Gold treasure Chest Keys are giftable. The items needed for ALL 3 current limited time events are giftable....which really leaves me scratching my head. The knob wrenches, the parts for Ripped Rims, AND Poker Cards are giftable....this is obviously a great thing for players with multiple accounts, and an even greater thing for people who have multiple accounts that actually get played often.
I am no judge of people with minis. I have several. I think minis are one of a few reasons the game survives - they drive the DAU number up considerably. I'd say AT LEAST half the DAU are mini accounts, if not more than half. My judgement, as always, is reserved for the idiots at Zynga.
I am, however, excited about the new life this has breathed into the trading community, which was all but dead. The trading community was a special part of Mafia Wars. Maybe some people who quit playing when trading died out will come back. I know I will be compelled to do some trading to get my hands on some of these damned treasure chest keys. I am also pumped that special parts and exotic animal feed are now giftable.
So my final thoughts are: I am saying "Way to go, Zynga" in two very different ways at the same time. One is very sincere, one is very sarcastic.
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