Broken Missions "Out Of Control"

Ya know, it's pretty crappy that Zynga hasn't bothered fixing many of the issues with Missions. I guess they figure enough people do the missions so there's no need to fix anything?

I've been stuck on this mission for over 24 hours now. I'm stuck at 5/6, and when people click to try and help, they get the message that I'm maxxed. But I'm not. Clearly.

Oh, I could go to "Customer Support" and chat up the same old stupid customer service reps under the fancy new title of Zynga Player Advocate, and they would compliment my exemplary gaming skills, throw reward points at me, and finish the mission for me.

But screw that. Zynga just needs to fix their shit. I shouldn't HAVE to contact "Customer Support". If they can't be bothered to give me a functional feature, then I can't be bothered to mess with it any longer.

Mission: Get a Grip Walk Through

Time to grip the rope and climb up to the new district in Brazil... 


Don't : Declare war, 
        Craft anything in New York, or Italian Port
        Activate any slots in Brazil


Do: Have your energy packs and Leveling guide ready... the end is steep... even though it starts off really really really easy...


1. Nerve of some People


    4D 06:00 20 - Chase Away Thugs (20 energy)
    4D 05:30 1 - Declare War


2. Worse Than Expected


    4D 05:30 5 War Assists (I used wars in Family Chat)
    4D 04:30 1 Weapon Depot Build
    4D 04:00 1 Armory Build


DON'T BUILD IN THE CHOP SHOP - that is coming!


It took me 37 minutes to assist in 5 wars... all of them declared on family memebers who were off line.


Click the family chat out into a second window... leave MW open and idle in Brazil... if people loose when they hit you it could bring your more $$.


Then go about your Facebooking doing just about anything else... when you see a war click the link and the MW tab will refresh to the war and *cheesy poof* one less assist.


3. Out of Control


     4D 03:30 6 begging backpacks
     4D 03:00 40 fights - must be in NY
     4D 02:30 1 Chop Shop Build (see :-o)


4. Bait and Switch


     4D 02:00 Travel to Italy
     4D 02:00 10 - Replace the Doc Workers (1620 energy on Ruby)
     4D 01:30 1 Port Build


5. Source of Discomfort
    
     4D 01:00 1 Declare War (do first... will have to do again later)
     4D 00:30 12 fights - Spies (70 stamina)


6. City Tracking


     4D 00:00 Travel to Brazil
     3D 23:30 20 - Ask an Informant About Locak Crime Activity (1620 Energy on Ruby)
     3D 23:00 8 - Brazil Crew Activations


7. Smuggler's Haven


     3D 22:30 20 fights - Smugglers (160 stamina)
     3D 22:00 8 Begging Gift Requests
     3D 21:30 15 - Take Over a Shipyard (11,340 Energy on Ruby)


8. A Long Conversation


     3D 21:00 27 - Robs in Brazil
     3D 20:00 5 - War Assists
     3D 16:00 1 - Win War


Because this gains access to the limited time region I *MAY* use RP for that last war... I am leveling +20 times a week now... and I don't want to miss out on the new adventrues... 


That's Quite a carrot for them to dangle... isn't it!

Mission Event: Get A Grip

 The new mission event has hit the feeds, and this is one that even I'm interested in!
 As it says on your new homepage banner about the mission, the grand prize is "limited time secret district."

We know this much:

"Secret Districts are job tiers which will occasionally appear in Brazil for a limited time. While one is available, you'll be able to access it from a "Secret Districts" button on the Job page next to the normal Districts. These new jobs will drop exclusive new loot items, so get started as soon as you can!"

Kinda sounds like these will be an ongoing part of missions now?
I'm off to explore - I'm sure we'll have much more to say on the subject!

This and Next Week 8/6

This week's edition of This & Next Week feels like our busy week is finally behind us!


Properties are about to look like Atlantic City... and you can hope they don't reach around and leave you in the grip of a slow mission roll out:


Coming Next Week*
*As far as currently scheduled, but things can change.

• Union Hall

                   Collect, upgrade, and build from all of your 
                   properties in one central location.

• New Mission Event: Get A Grip

                   Your protected businesses are being 
                   targeted, your mafia members are being picked 
                   off, and your safehouse is under attack! The 
                   only way to get a grip on this situation is to 
                   set a trap with yourself as the bait!