"New" Boss Fight?

Zynga never ceases to amaze me.  The timing of the ridiculous "New" Boss Fight with Mimi La Noir is impeccable.  Yesterday we witnessed what was probably one of the most epic fails the game has ever known.  Hundreds of items were suddenly giftable.  Some of those were stupidly made giftable (in my opinion), like gold treasure chest keys and knob wrenches. Of most interest to me were special parts and exotic animal feed (EAF), because I always need more.  But in classic Zynga fashion, they OVER corrected and took away MOST of the items' giftability.  No more gifting of special parts and EAF.  In half a day the trading community went through an entire life cycle - reincarnation, life, and death - déjà vu all over again. Coinciding with this catastrophe was the return of the family boss fight (FBF). What I find to be another FAIL is that nothing is really different.....

When rumors spread of the return of the FBF, I'd hoped there might be all new loot to fit in with the evolution of current loot stats.  But of course I was an idiot for thinking Zynga would do something rational.  With the exception of maybe a couple superior items that i don't recall seeing before, and of course the new holy grail item (the Quick Draw 203/203), nothing has changed other than the name.....Mimi La Noir (facepalm).  Even the top item is not that awesome.  With how much loot scores have shifted upward, I would have expected the top item to be higher than 203/203.  Hell, the crates in the market place offer items that are approaching 200.  Not like it matters though, since so few people have ever earned the top FBF loot item legitimately. I would only see my scores change by 65 points lol. WOW I gotta get one of those :P

In conclusion, I don't even care that the boss fights are back.  It's a big snoozefest.  I'll join the FBFs simply to hand out whatever buffs people are beggin for, but not even the 3.0 stamina/XP ratio interests me.  I'll keep using my stamina on the fightlist and my rivals.

Truly befuddled,

{ℳ} Қetąmῗиe Қῗd =Ʀ²Ƒ=

UPDATED Gifting Insanity

****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.

uh,

{ℳ} Қetąmῗиe Қῗd =Ʀ²Ƒ=

85 and under Loot Made Giftable, 426 items

The Zyngons have just announced that 426 more loot items have just been made giftable.

Mobsters!
We are happy to announce that we have heard your feedback and have increased the level of loot that you can gift! We’ve added 20 levels of awesome items, increasing the ceiling from 65 to 85! Making 426 more items giftable is something we’re excited to do as part of Mafia Wars’ 3-Year Anniversary Celebration! Now's a great time to dig into your inventory and share the loot!
- The Mafia Wars Team

To simply, they're talking about loot items with an attack or defense score of 85 or less.

Top Giftable loot

Here is a top giftable loot chart I threw together using Word. Let me know if there are any corrections to be made. Feel free to share.

top giftable attack weapon: Roman Legion
top giftable defense weapon: Spaghetti Western
top giftable attack armor: Armatura Ramarro
top giftable defense armor: Swiss Guard
top giftable attack vehicle: Marco Marino AF
top giftable defense vehicle: Jackal ATV
top giftable attack animal: Sea Eagle
top giftable defense animal: Italian Porcupine

loot updates

Barn Owl (51/98)

Bolt Pistol (100/46)

Climber Leggings (50/85)

Hang Man (86/48)

The Mafia Wars blog has posted another update about loot updates, listing new fight loot, which most of us already know about. It also mentions the Brazil 'ruby level loot', of which I still only have one item.

Of more interest to me was this blurb, citing the number of loots that were made giftable the other night. I knew there were TONS, because it took me several screen shots to show it all, but I never stopped and counted. So 'over 340' items were made giftable, according to the official blog!

Old Items Made Giftable
Over 340 previously non-giftable, non-unique items with attack or defense of 65 or less can now be sent to members of your Mafia via your Inventory!

new giftable loot

Wow, I JUST ran Inventory History a little while ago, and then the very next time I looked at the fan page, Feature Contributor Mike Shay had already sniffed out the new loot :D Check out all this loot that is giftable now! This is awesome! Mike says it's everything under 65 attack or defense. I'll have to take a few minutes to look at all this!