Path of Destruction

You’re in the Path of Destruction. Grab these attractive deals now because it's survival of the fittest!!

How Path of Destruction Deal Works:

1.  Unlock a better deal each day, for the next seven days.
2.  Each deal offers you more items for the same price:  Day 1 Deal has 1 item for 40 RP; Day 5 Deal has 5 items for 40 RP.
3.  Once unlocked, you can purchase a particular deal as long as you have purchased at least one more previous deal.
Example:  In order to buy 2 of the Day Three deal, you need to have purchased 2 of the Day Two deal.
4.  This event will end on April 22 at 23:59PDT.

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Family Properties and Lost Mafia Strength

Have you noticed sizeable reductions in their Mafia Attack & Defense strength? The Mafia Wars team made an explanation this.  Here it is:

1) Because any items you add to your Family Properties are removed from your personal inventory, their Attack & Defense strength is no longer applied to you personally, but to your Family Property instead (so choose those items carefully).

2) Building the first Family Property, the Artillery Station, grants you a Family Property Bonus of 1,000 Mafia Attack Points, but only when its health is at 100%. The Family Property Bonus you receive is reduced when the property is damaged as the result of rival families robbing from it, so you'll want to repair it to keep its health (and the Family Property Bonus) at 100%. Also, 1,000 Mafia Attack Points is just the bonus for a Level 1 Artillery Station; you can increase the maximum possible Family Property Bonus awarded by each property by upgrading them to higher levels.

The Mafia Wars team hopes this explains what the recent shifts in your Mafia Attack & Defense strength. In reality, the biggest changes are likely from a rival-family robbing your Artillery Station and reducing your family bonus.

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New Feature: Family Properties

So what is Family Properties feature in Mafia Wars?  The idea is as simple as you need to build and defend Family Properties: for the Family Property Bonus!  A good example is the Artillery Station,  it nets you a 1,000 point bonus to your Mafia attack (when its health is at 100%).  There are 10 levels to each Family Property and, in the case of the Artillery Station, each level grants a 1,000 point Mafia attack bonus. A Level 10 Artillery Station, then, will grant you a 10,000 point bonus to your Mafia attack!

When rival families rob from your Family Property, its health decreases and the Family Property Bonus you receive is reduced. Keep your Family Property fully repaired and maximally defended to maintain 100% of the bonus its level can grant you.

Here are the 3 main things to do when you built a Family Property in Mafia Wars:

Upgrade it. This increases the max Family Property Bonus the property can grant you. Upgrades are performed with consumable parts, which are available from robbing rival families' properties (max. 30/day) and from requests & gifts (max. 20/day).  Damaged properties cannot be upgraded until they are fully repaired.

Defend it. This makes it harder for rival families to reduce the Family Property Bonus the property is granting you. Each family member can add up to 5 items to a Family Property (higher defense stats = higher property health), but be sure to choose carefully, as the items you select will be removed from your personal inventory and cannot be recovered, even if you decide to better equip the Family Property later on. Items of all classes may be contributed; try combinations to earn a bonus.

Repair it. Restoring your Family Property's health recovers any Family Property Bonus reductions resulting from rival families robbing the property. Family Properties do not heal themselves; repairs, like upgrades, are performed with consumable parts, which are available from robbing rival families' properties (max. 30/day) and from requests & gifts (max. 20/day).

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New Mission Event: Family Gatherings

There's a new mission event in Mafia Wars, the  Family Gatherings. Rumors of the meeting of the Dons in Italy are flying like swallows in spring time. One Capo discovered a planned attack on the Dons Meeting and wound up dead. It's now up to you to prevent the attack, even if it means breaking into the Dons Meeting yourself.

Complete Mission Event: Family Gatherings by 4:00 PM (Pacific Time) on 11/29 to earn the Chomp Rocket (92/159)!

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Retro Gaming Crates

Retro Gaming Crate Loot Chance Table
Uncommon
Blue Hedgehog (84/123)		Expert Sword (126/86)		F7-Asteroid (130/87)
Rare
Flame Flower (92/140)		Kong (144/95)		Ruins Raider (101/149)
Superior
Tetromino Shield (112/158)		Ms Pac (161/115)

Retro Gaming Crates are now available in the marketplace!  Check out!

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New Limited-Time-To-Request-Upgrade Parts NYC Property: Ciderhouse

The Ciderhouse is our Mafia Wars' limited-time-to-request-upgrade-parts New York City property. You have until 12:00 PM (Pacific Time) on Thursday 11/24 to upgrade it to its maximum potential through feeds/requests. The Ciderhouse will retain the level to which you are able to upgrade it by the time the countdown timer reaches 0:00:00, after which the only way to upgrade the property will be by purchasing the remaining parts you need with RP.

The Ciderhouse will allow you to craft some fermented loot, including the Cider Truck (100/75 +3 Attack at ruby level) as you upgrade the property with the help of your Mafia sending you upgrade parts!

Start your Mafia Wars Ciderhouse now!

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Requesting Help From Your Mafia Is Now Easier Than Ever!

 
Sending & requesting gifts and asking your Mafia members to join your City and Mission Crews has received an upgrade to make getting help from your Mafia easier than ever! Here are the recent changes to the Requesting experience:

A New Look

The Facebook-style list and buttons that previously appeared in the Request window have been replaced to better match the look of Mafia Wars. (See the Crew Request window at left as an example.)

Select More Recipients
The maximum number of recipients you can select at a time has been increased to 50, and you can send gifts and requests to multiple batches of 50!

Fewer Clicks Required
You can now check a box that allows you to skip seeing Facebook's request post preview and second "Send Requests" button when you send requests to the same recipients in the future!

How To Send Requests With Fewer Clicks.

When you receive the Facebook request post confirmation window the first time you send a request with the new system, make sure that the box next to "Don't ask before sending Mafia Wars requests to..." is checked before clicking Facebook's "Send Requests" button. This whitelists the recipients so you aren't presented with the Facebook request post confirmation window when sending requests to them in the future. Whitelist your entire mafia and you may never have to see that Facebook request post confirmation window ever again!

A Note About Mafia Wars Requests on the Facebook Game Requests Page

The enhancements above were made possible by shifting the handling of Mafia Wars requests to be entirely in-game. Another change that results from this is in the behavior of Mafia Wars requests on the Facebook Game Requests page. Before, you were able to accept Mafia Wars requests on that page. Now, the "Accept" buttons bring you into the game, where you can accept all gifts, etc. in the ZMC. Also of note, handling requests entirely in our system means the error codes KE-29, AF-77, and MC-24 sometimes encountered when accepting gifts through the Facebook Game Request page will cease to be problem! These error messages will become a thing of the past once all old requests are cleared out, which should happen within approximately 30 days.

[via Official MW blog]

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Family Boss Fight: Jimmy Lechon

Silverio Fallaci is being pushed out* by Jimmy Lechon, the new Family Boss who thinks there's not enough room for the both of 'em. Use the collaborative strength of your family to show him that he's not as dangerous as he thinks he is, and be among the top contributors to the fight for a chance to recieve the Death Card (200/200) when your family beats him!

Family Boss Fights pit your entire family against an epic boss. In the case of Jimmy Lechon, you'll have 7 days to reduce his 1,125,000 health to zero. (You may have more or less time to take out future Family Bosses.) Whenever the timer runs out on a Family Boss Fight, the boss' health resets and you will have another chance to prove your family is in charge.

*Note: If your family is currently engaged in a Family Boss Fight with Silverio Fallaci, you'll have to complete that fight in order for Jimmy Lechon to become available.

If you're not familiar with how Family Boss Fights work, check out here.

[via Official MW blog]

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A Note About The Recent Limited-Time-To-Request-Upgrade Parts NYC Property: Botanical Garden

In the course of preparing future limited-time-to-request-upgrade-parts New York City properties, the Mafia Wars Team accidentally turned on the Botanical Garden this afternoon. They have disabled the property, as it is not due for release until the beginning of December. When it is officially released, you will be able to request upgrade parts for 14 full days and any progress you may have made in the approximately 2 hours it was available today will already be in place.

The Mafia Wars Team apologizes for the mix-up.

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This & Next Week - 10/28/2011

Released This Week
The Mafia Wars "Sweetest Halloween Treat" Contest

Win an in-game item of your choice!*

New Mission Event: Money On The Water

Show the City of Traverse's owner you mean business to earn the River Otter (159/90).
Zombie Apocalypse Fight Event

Fend off Zombies as a Survivor or try to turn Survivors into more of your kind as a Zombie. Braaaaiins never tasted this good!

Chicago Districts 4-6
Become a legend 3 more times in 3 new Prohibition-era Chicago districts!
Deals Of The Dead
Reward Points are on sale today (10/28), and exclusive Halloween items can be found in our Marketplace sale (10/28-11/1)!

This Week's Major Bug Fixes
We jumped on a bunch of Zombie Apocalypse Fight bugs that revealed themselves as you played the brains outta the new event. We also addressed an issue with some property feeds posting as expired. If you are experiencing feed issues of any kind, please let us know via the Bugs & Support forum, where you can get the latest updates on known issues, fixed bugs, & solutions in development.

via MW Blog

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October Collector's Edition Items

The Mafia Wars Team have discovered an error in their previous Collector's Edition Item Schedule Update post. Contrary to what was previously reported, there will not be a Collector's Edition Item released on Friday, 10/28. The next Collector's Edition Item will be available on Friday, 11/4, which means there will also not be one on Tuesday, 11/1. 

The team apologizes for the error in their reporting. On the image is the updated schedule for October. Stay tuned for the November schedule to be posted mid next week.

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Mafia Wars 1 In The House!

This statement was published on Official MW blog.

Thank you, Mafia Wars players, for your concern about the fate of Mafia Wars 1. To be clear, our dedicated team continues to pour its heart into the game. We are very excited about all of the new content and updates we have planned, and about our renewed focus on the top concerns we continue to hear from you, our players. Some of the things on which we are focused include:


    • Bugs & performance issues that impact your game play -- especially those related to fighting.
    • The number & rate of new features and events. We have heard your feedback about there being too much to do in too short a time. We remain dedicated to keeping the game fresh, but will try to do so without making it overwhelming. In fact, you may have already noticed longer timers, fewer events, and breaks between them.
    • The gifting experience – You’ve told us it’s frustrating, difficult, and takes too much time; we aim to improve it.


We can’t fix everything overnight but, rest assured, we will be focusing on these items and any additional player concerns as they arise while also developing new content. We continue to be excited about the future of the original Mafia Wars, and we hope you are too! We are also excited about the addition of Mafia Wars 2 to Zynga’s collection of crime games and encourage you to give it a try. Thank you for your continued passion for Mafia Wars. We look forward to continuing to receive your feedback via the Mafia Wars forum.


- The Mafia Wars Team

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New Mission Event: Money On The Water

There's a new mission event in Mafia Wars:  The Money On The Water.

You're running an illicit horserace betting gambling operation, but the police get wind of it and shut it down. The City of Traverse seems like a good place to reopen the business, but getting a grip on the territory won't be easy. Show the City of Traverse's owner you mean business in Mission Event: Money On The Water by 5:00pm PDT on 11/8 to earn the River Otter (159/90)!

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Mafia Wars Zombie Apocalypse

Mobsters!

It's time to put your fighting skills to the test in a battle for humanity. For approximately 1.5 weeks beginning tomorrow afternoon, October 26th, fight as either a Survivor fending off Zombies or as a Zombie trying to turn Survivors into more of your kind in the Mafia Wars Zombie Apocalypse Fight Event!

Collect Ices Just Like Ice Seasons, But Otherwise Different

    • Instead of a 1-2 week "season," multiple zombie "waves" will occur until the event ends approximately 1.5 weeks after it begins. Each wave ends when the Zombie plague has overtaken the vast majority (~90%) of the population, which should occur multiple times by November 4th. The exact number of zombie waves that will occur isn't certain, however, as each could take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours, depending on the number of people icing at any given time.
    • At the beginning of each wave, you are assigned the role of Survivor or Zombie and your role is visible to all as an icon next to your name in fight lists. The color of your pop-up windows' borders will remind you of your current role, which will switch at the beginning of each new wave. If you are a Survivor, there is also a chance that you will be turned into a Zombie any time you are iced. In the event that you are turned into a Zombie mid-wave, the ices/points accumulated while you were a Survivor continue to count toward mastering that wave. The item you can receive at the end of each wave is based on your role at the time the wave ends.

Each Role's Goal + How to Maximize Your Score
The goal as a Zombie is to convert Survivors to Zombies by icing them. The goal as a Survivor is to stave off the Zombie Apocalypse by icing Zombies while keeping yourself alive. To help you accomplish this, Zombie Protection and Antidotes will be available for purchase on the fight page and on select pop-ups. While your score will increase for each person you ice during this event, you will receive bonus points for icing players on the opposing side.

Zombie Apocalypse Fight Event Loot
There are many opportunities, depending on your score, to collect loot drop and mastery items for both sides. Collect enough ices to master all 4 of the tiers as a Survivor to earn the Ruby level Apocalypse Bike (125/85), and collect enough ices to master all 4 of the tiers as a Zombie to earn the Ruby level Brain Cage (76/117). The item you can receive at the end of each wave is based on your role at the time the wave ends.

Remember to keep your brain with you at all times,
The Mafia Wars Team

via Official MW Blog

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Mafia Wars "Sweetest Halloween Treat" Contest

Hey Mafiosos!


It’s Halloween, you’re gathering treats in an awesome mobster costume, and it looks like you’ve come to the right house! Mafia Wars is treating 5 lucky fans from each of the English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Facebook fan pages to 1 (one) in-game item of their choice!* (30 fans/players/winners total)
*See the Inventory filter below to learn which items are eligible as prizes.

To enter, send the following to coolcontests@mafiawars.com by 11:59pm PDT on Halloween night (10/31/2011):

1) Email Subject: Mafia Wars Sweetest Halloween Treat Contest Entry

2) Your name, for use in the winner announcement if you win.

3) Your answer to this Trivia Question: What was the major** travel destination most recently added to Mafia Wars? (**not a Secret District) (Hint: It is a city in the United States of America.)

4) The name of the Mafia Wars Facebook fan page of which you are a fan:
• The English Mafia Wars Facebook fan page
• The French Mafia Wars Facebook fan page
• The German Mafia Wars Facebook fan page
• The Italian Mafia Wars Facebook fan page
• The Portuguese Mafia Wars Facebook fan page
• The Spanish Mafia Wars Facebook fan page

5) Your Facebook profile link (examples: http://www.facebook.com/username or http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=4444444444444444)

6) The name of the 1 (one) in-game item you’d like most from those listed in the inventory after applying the following filter: All Items, All Types, All Qualities, Originating from the Marketplace:

Mafia Wars "Sweetest Halloween Treat" Contest Eligible Item Inventory Filter

Download the Mafia Wars "Sweetest Halloween Treat" Contest Official Rules and Guidelines.

Good luck!
The Mafia Wars Team

via Official MW Blog

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How To Leave Feedback For The Mafia Wars Team

The "Feedback" link in the Account menu that drops down from the upper right corner of the Mafia Wars game window will no longer trigger the Get Satisfaction feedback tool, but we still want to receive your feedback! The in-game "Feedback" link will now take you to the Mafia Wars forum, where we invite you to post all the questions, bug reports, ideas, praise, and add mafia requests you may have been posting to Get Satisfaction. As part of retiring the Mafia Wars Get Satisfaction page, we also removed the Get Satisfaction tab from our Facebook fan page and will soon have the Mafia Wars Get Satisfaction page forward visitors to the Mafia Wars forum. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your continued feedback.


~The Mafia Wars Team via Official MW Blog

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New Limited-Time-To-Request-Upgrade Parts NYC Property: Cemetery

After the release last week of Martial Arts Dojo,  the Cemetery is Mafia Wars' newest limited-time-to-request-upgrade-parts New York City property.  We have until 12:00 pm PDT on Thursday 11/3/2011 to upgrade it to its maximum potential through feeds/requests. The Cemetery will retain the level to which we can be able upgrade it by the time the countdown timer reaches 0:00:00, after which the only way to upgrade the property will be by purchasing the remaining parts you need with RP.

The Cemetery will allow us to craft some ghoulish henchmen, including the Mummy (100/62 +4 Stamina at ruby level) as you upgrade the property with the help of your Mafia sending you upgrade parts!

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New Fight & Slot Machine Bonus Wheel Loot

 

Check out the 14 new loot items on Mafia Wars.  Drop items from fighting or from the slot machine bonus wheel! Let's discover from which they drop and each of their names & stats. 

Good luck!

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Mafia Wars Update: This & Next Week - 10/14/2011

Released This Week

Mission Event: La Casa Grande
Imagine getting thrown in the big house. Now imagine getting thrown in the big house in Brazil! Escape by 5:00pm PDT on 10/21 to earn the Jaguarundi (87/159).

Secret District: Leticia, Colombia
Uncover the secrets of this jungle hideaway before it closes at 4:00pm PDT on 10/25!

October Collector's Edition Items (Updated)
The October Collector's Edition Item schedule is complete.

A Note About Limited-Time-To-Request-Upgrade-Parts NYC Properties
Being unable to request upgrade parts for the Sports Bar, Venetian Condo, Tad's Gun Shop, and Biker Clubhouse is not a bug. Learn why in this article.

Coming Next Week*
*As far as currently scheduled, but things can change.
Fight Loot Refresh
Slots Bonus Wheel Loot Refresh
The Next Limited-Time-To-Request-Upgrade-Parts NYC Property
Episode 12 of Mafia Wars Insider


via Official MW blog

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New NYC Property: Biker Clubhouse

 

Following last week's Tad's Gun Shop, the Biker Clubhouse is our fourth limited-time-to-upgrade New York City property. You have until 12:00 pm PDT on Thursday 10/6/2011 to upgrade it to its maximum potential through feeds/requests. The Biker Clubhouse will retain the level to which you are able to upgrade it by the time the countdown timer reaches 0:00:00.

The Biker Clubhouse will allow you to craft some cool biker-related items, including ones with skill points when you've upgraded the property to higher levels.

We will be releasing a new limited-time-to-upgrade NYC property each week for the next few weeks, so stay tuned and get your Mafia to help by sending you upgrade parts!

via official MW blog

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