Mafia Wars Union Hall partial roll out

According to Super Moderator Cerulean Master, Union Hall was pushed out to '95%'. I assume this means 95% of the rest of who didn't already have it. They are hoping everyone will have it by the end of next week.

Naturally, I still do not have it.

ETA...it was also mentioned that there is no ETA for a further roll out of Power Packs, they're still being "tested". It'd be nice if they could test them on my server. More on that later. 

Still no Union Hall, still no Power Packs

You know what really pisses me off? The fact that Zynga can be bothered with all these new crap events and features, but they CAN'T be bothered to finish the damn roll outs they started weeks ago!

I STILL do not have Union Hall. How long has that been out? THAT CAME OUT TWO WEEKS AGO. Zynga cannot keep sitting there lying to my face about ensuring stability. The fact is, they can't be bothered to finish the job. They don't give a crap about a level playing field.

And Power Packs? I've been asking to have this restored to my account, but all I've been told is that they understand my frustration. BULL SHIT.

Finish the freaking job, Zynga!

Mafia Wars Live recap notes

This past episode of Mafia Wars Live was the 9th broadcast, the first without Nate, and the first with Ben. It was also plagued by sound issues, and it was very difficult to glean any information from it. It was so bad that they didn't even bother posting the video, but they did post a list of the player-asked questions and the answers that Ben and Jeff provided during the broadcast.

MORE ZYNGA LIES:
"Getting a feature released to everyone has always been one of our priorities."

"We are pleased that you enjoyed the original Stamina Pack, but they were experimental in themselves."  

BULL!!! Where do they get off lying to our freaking faces!!

Igtenos asked: Why oh why do you hate Exotic animal feed so much? And Special Parts? We've complained countless times DO NOT TAKE THESE ITEMS OFF THE GIFT PAGE yet here we are yet again with the Exotic Animal Feed taken off the gift page.

Answer: Ah, the eternal struggle to properly stock the free gifts page. We are constantly reevaluating the mix of things that appear on it. We appreciate your continued feedback about what should be on it. 

. . .BLAH BLAH BLAH. How many freaking times have we complained about them bumping useful items from the Free Gifts page in favor of crap we don't care about? Nor do they appreciate our continued feedback, or this question wouldn't have even been asked.

• A fight loot "refresh" should be coming in a few weeks. They won't give us another double loot event because they want us to work hard for the new loot.
  
  
• The hit list won't be updated in the "foreseeable future".
  
  
• Loyalty program won't be updated any time soon.
  
  
• Family-related achievements will be coming.
  
  
• Future Union Hall updates will probably include an option to collect cash from properties.
  
  
• Ice Seasons are to be an ongoing event, but look for changes soon.
  
  
• There will be a new fighting feature that will make surviving attacks much more important. ★★You hear that, Health Haters??★★
  
  
• More bullshite about Power Pack "experiments".
  
  
• They liked IreneNP's idea about being able to find Family members by typing in their name, and said it was likely to be added eventually.
  
  
• Family mock wars are coming soon. Month is working on that feature now.

Don Jimbo asked: How soon could a feature be included, possibly in the inventory section, to identify the items used in defense when a player was last attacked or if that player were attacked at that moment?

Answer: We recall this coming up in a previous episode of Mafia Wars Live!, so this makes 2 people who want such a feature... or the same person asking twice? Unfortunately, we would need quite a bit more interest in such a feature to consider devoting the time it would take to create.

(So in other words no one at Zynga gives a crap about your idea.)

If you have any follow up or entirely new questions, be sure to ask them in the forum post for Episode 10 of Mafia Wars Live!, which will broadcast live at 3:30 pm PDT on Wednesday, September 7th.

This and Next Week "8/19"

The official Mafia Wars blog finally got around to releasing this week's update of This And Next Week. Or maybe they have changed the posting from Friday to Monday, who knows.

Anyhoo, the Released This Week portion I usually skip over. There's nothing of note there.

Bug Fixes this week does contain a noteworthy entry that I'm anxious to check out.

BUG: The Rivals list was not accurately displaying which players were iced.
FIXED: The Rivals list now more accurately displays which players are alive.

The rivals list was a great idea of Zynga's, but for the longest time we haven't been able to see which of them would be 'live targets', like we can see live or iced opponents on the fight list. You couldn't tell for sure until you actually tapped them with an attack. I haven't been making much use of my rivals list lately, but now that I've read this tidbit, I'm suddenly anxious to call on some old friends :0)

Coming Next Week*
*As far as currently scheduled, but things can change.
Epic Family Boss Fights
Some epic bosses are on their way and it's going to take the collaborative strength of your family to defeat them!
Boost Mastery Event: Arch Enemies
Draw strength from these boosts. Your will enemies quiver with fear.

So the Family boss fight is on the schedule again. Knowing that it's probably going to be just like the Raven and all the other boring boss fights of late, I can't say I'm excited about this one. Although, I guess it would be interesting to have a new set of boss fight combos to figure out.

The Boost Mastery Event, Arch Enemies, sounds like it's going to be very similar to the Freedom Fighters event we saw at the end of June. A gifting event, where the gifts are usable boosts. Fair enough, I didn't mind that one. Provided they keep spacing out the events.

Zynga's also still looking for player feed back on a couple of items. Read HERE for information on the Gold Mystery Bag survey.

It seems they're still pushing their player survey about the new property collection system "Union Hall" to be found on your Mafia Wars homepage. Why does that irk me? Because the bastages haven't bothered finishing the freaking rollout. I STILL don't have it.

Zynga Union Hall Survey

With the rollout of Union Hall comes not only a convenient place to collect all of your properties, but also finally, the option to collection Brazil properties separately - and thus have more control over when we use the extra stamina and energy we collect.

This IS on a slow rollout. I have seen plenty of people saying they don't have this. I myself don't have it yet either.

Soon we'll be able to use Rob Squad boosts to collect additional cash and consumables when clicking the Collect All button in Union Hall.

You can also ask for and send "Super Shipments" from the Union Hall. When you Ask for all parts and people click your post, it says you will receive "up to one for each of the construction properties you can own (the Chop Shop, Weapons Depot, Armory, & Private Zoo in NYC, the Black Market in Brazil, and the Port in Italy)".

Zynga has another survey for you, this one about the Union Hall. You can go HERE to take the survey.

Personally, I think it was stupid to put out the survey when many of us don't even have the damn feature yet. If Zynga's usual style holds true, we're pretty much screwed until they get around to finishing the rollout next week. We play the game over the weekend, but Zynga doesn't bother to accommodate that. 

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!

This and Next Week 7/29

This week's edition of This & Next Week seems to contain a bit more info than they gave us last week. A new addition is coming to Missions--mission boosts...? Great, something else to collect. The new mission event will be called Wild Things and will involve...robbing from zoos? Alright then. It'll be interesting to see what the Family Level Ups will entail, and the Union Hall property collector sounds useful. 


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

• Mission Mania

A new addition is coming to Missions. Use Mission boosts to help you finish your tasks more quickly and efficiently.

• New Mission Event: Wild Things

You'll need to steal from Private Zoos to build up your illegal exotic animals business. Take care of your pet felines and you'll be rewarded with the Golden Tiger (63 attack, 153 defense).

• Level Up Your Family

Socialism is making a comeback. Do jobs, fight, and more to earn Family experience points and level up as a Family. You will all be rewarded for working together.

• Union Hall

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