Worldwide Mafia Wars Meetup: October 8th

I didn't see any solid plans for a Nashville, Tennessee meet-up, but if anyone knows of one in the Middle Tennessee area, please let me know. I know there're Mafia Wars players in my area; I always get excited when I see local hits to the blog :0)

October 8th, 2011 is the next Worldwide Mafia Meetup Day! 

Join us in the fun by planning your own Mafia Wars 3-Year Anniversary Meetup with other mafia fans. Go and tell your friends to RSVP now!  

Pair of Pet Tigers and 60% off Reward Points

Today's free gift, as you probably already know, is the Pair of Pet Tigers. Again, Zynga doesn't tell you the attack or defense stats of the item because they'd much rather tell you that Reward Points are 60% off. I wouldn't get too excited about the Reward Points sale, if I were you. I'll elaborate.

I went digging in my inventory to find the Pair of Pet Tigers, and you can see it has an attack stat of 88 and a defense stat of 66. This makes it marginally better than the new class of loot that was recently made giftable.

But back to those Reward Points--why flush your money down the toilet? That's exactly what Zynga is doing to the game, and it seems obvious (to me at least) that they are simply trying to wring every last dollar they can from us before tossing us away.

They haven't started listening to us. They continually nerf the game. And the numbers don't lie about player response, but Zynga isn't listening to that, either. And why do you think that might be? I don't think Mafia Wars is going to see its 4th anniversary, frankly. Zynga has obviously decided Mafia Wars isn't worth sustaining, because they are doing absolutely nothing to sustain it and everything to drive players away.

As if you should need one more reason not to buy Reward Points, I suggest you read Jennifer's post about the sale. Or rather, read why she doesn't feel that she can buy more reward points at 60% thanks to a royal screwing by Zynga on a prior and rather significant purchase.

I used to spend smaller amounts of money on the game regularly. My "allowance money", if you will. I stopped for awhile because my husband lost his job. He's back to work now, but suffice it say it's become glaringly obvious what Zynga thinks about Mafia Wars. I won't be investing a single penny and I highly recommend you consider the same course.

Getaway Cruiser

Today's Mafia Wars 3 year anniversary gift to its players was the updated Getaway Cruiser. I could be wrong, but I think they also want us to be Reward Points :D Just a guess.

In their haste to make sure you knew Reward Points are 50% off right now, they neglected to provide any attack or defense stats on the Getaway Cruiser. So here they are: 61 attack and 83 defense. And Zynga was kind enough to offer you the chance to buy another Getaway Cruiser for 15 Reward Points.

Considering that yesterday all loot with a top stat of 85 or less was made giftable, you would have to be pushing the stupid envelope pretty aggressively to purchase another Getaway Cruiser at that price. At any price, really.

:0)

Tactical Shotguns Revisited

If you got the not-so-awesome Tactical Shotgun of old a few days ago, and wondered why everyone else got the better Tactical Shotgun with upgraded stats--check your game again. I just got this pop-up and now I do have the updated Tactical Shotgun in my inventory.

Loot Upgrades, Mafia Wars 3-Year Anniversary Upgraded Classics

I guess they finally figured out that we didn't care for the old bullet-proof vests and tactical shotguns :0) I'm dubious about calling any of those items "classic", though. While the upgraded stats will come in handy for some, these are still rather sub-par... Anyway, also notice they indicate some Chicago loot will be upgraded as well.

Mafia Wars is celebrating its 3-year anniversary by giving away some cool throwback gifts! Play Mafia Wars everyday to receive a free classic item that has stood the test of time in Mafia Wars. We've already given away some of the originals, but we'll be switching to updated and upgraded versions today, so come back to see the old made new:

 

Mafia Wars 3-Year Anniversary Upgraded Classics
Bullet Proof Vest (63/89)	Getaway Cruiser (61/86)	Pair Of Pet Tigers (88/66)	Tactical Shotgun (87/68)

In other loot news, some rare Chicago items are about to receive an upgrade as well, with stats more deserving of items used by original gangsters.

Are You Serious, Zynga? A Tactical Shotgun?

This is really ridiculous. I could say more, but I know I'm preaching to the choir. Who at Zynga had this bright idea to give us complete and utter garbage? A Tactical Shotgun? For real, Zynga? ::facepalm:: This is more likely to make us question why the hel1 we're still playing!

I think Frances Andrews said it best: "If we're lucky, brass knuckles tomorrow!"

However, let me clarify for Zynga's sake, Frances is being completely sarcastic :0)