>Limited Edition Halloween Loot Items

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Well here is another Halloween Loot Promotion and this really has good loot. Do Jobs and fight to collect your Spooky Loot Items. There is a limit it seems of 10 per loot item. But that is still good. 


Here Is A Complete List.

Devil Costume 55A 27D get from jobs
Pantomime Costume 57A 31D get from jobs
Ghost Costume 32A 56D get from jobs
Zombie Costume 27A 59D get from jobs
Skeleton Costume 29A 31D get from fighting
Vampire Costume 58A 28D get from fighting
Witch Costume 60A 29D get from fighting

When you get all 7, you get the Vampire Bat 67A 34D


So click here to get started on your haunted adventure. 

 http://tiny.cc/jdsmz

>ALERT !!! BUG WITH ITALY !!! READ NOW !!!

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There is a bug with Italy where it is showing you haven’t mastered jobs even when you have. This has been reported to Zynga and they are fixing it so please do not redo the jobs as you are only wasting your energy or stamina. You will not get extra skill points for re-mastering the jobs as they were already mastered. Would of been nice though !!! 

There is a thread open on it on the forums http://forums.zynga.com/showthread.php?p=7278697#post7278697

UPDATE !!! ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED 

>This Weekend From Mafia Wars / Haunted Halloween Missions

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Well Halloween is upon us once again and so is Haunted Halloween Missions for us all this weekend from Mafia Wars. 


You have to complete these missions to earn new Halloween loot like an Exploding Pumpkin or a Super Charged Hearse. Plus it could be a great way to pick up those mission achievements. 


Yes we all know the loot hasn’t been the greatest with the missions lately but maybe they have been holding back and things will be better with this event. I just hope they don’t throw in the previous years crappy Halloween loot with this event. 


So remember the more missions you do, the more Halloween Loot you will receive and you will get closer to finishing all the mission achievements. I just pray we all get Treats instead of Tricks from Mafia Wars. So give it a try and Click Here for your chance to get your ghoulish loot. 


To read more on this event check out The Official Mafia Wars Blog. 

>Halloween Limited Edition Loot Coming

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Halloween is right around the corner and of Mafia Wars is coming out with their version of spooky loot items in the marketplace. While the loot is good, they are expensive. 


Here is what will be available the Bone Cycle, with 39 attack and 76 defense, or the Hell Sickle, with a 36 attack and 77 defense.  For attack you got the Doom Gauntlet with 76 attack and 41 defense & the Nightmare is an animal that brings 77 attack and 37 defense.


You can see the full post in “The Official Mafia Wars Blog” and to play Mafia Wars click here :  http://tiny.cc/jdsmz

>MWDD’s Helloween Dawn of the Dead Mock War

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MWDD will be 1 year old October 21, 2010. 

They will be hosting a Free for All Mock war the weekend of 10/29/2010 7pm EST - 10/31/2010 4pm EST the end time is so that parents with small children can take their children trick or treating that evening. 


If you would like to join them for this celebration and fun weekend please fill out the form below and join the Mock war page for that weekend.


Here Is The Sign In Sheet You Must Sign Up To Be In Mock:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dGtOZmc2dkt2MnpIYWRNbVZtT0YyckE6MQ#gid=7

Group Page: 
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=119515291438718


Helloween Dawn of the Dead Mock Weekend, They have prizes to give away such as lotto sets, collection sets (diamonds, belts, rings, don room, etc….), a special package for the clan with the most ices/kills at the end of the mock war to give out to their members. They also have 5 $10 Mafia War gift cards to give away. There will also be Random prizes given away for participation so you must be on at the time to win. So Enjoy Everyone !!! 

>Here Is More From Itally / Oh By The Way It Is Now Open

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I know alot of you are just getting into Italy today but here is a another sneak peek in to the Mafia Wars new destination Italy. 


This will help guide you to where you need to go and get your consumables, what you can get for updating your Port ( which is like the weapons depot, armory & chop shop all in one.) you will want to update that first. But make sure you get the other properties unlocked to so you can start earning Lira which you will need. The Best Items come when you get it to level 8 and 9.


So if you want to see some great screen shots and charts to find all the consumables check out the official blog by Mafia Wars.


If you want to keep up to date on Mafia Wars then keep checking out my blog and “The Official Mafia Wars Blog”


So have fun and to play Mafia Wars click here: http://tiny.cc/jdsmz

>FarmVille and FrontierVille Cross Promos!

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This In From Mafia Wars !!!

Coming Soon Mafia Wars will be having 2 new crossover events coming out. 


These usually have a decent loot item for you to gain. So look forward to it coming next week.




This is what their post will look like coming next week. 

We’ve lined up some cool cross promotions coming your way soon! Mafia Wars has teamed up with FarmVille and FrontierVille for the much anticipated launch of Italy. When players play FarmVille during the cross promo, they can receive a special notification directing them to Mafia Wars. From there, they’ll have a chance to earn an Italian-themed Limited Edition item after leveling up 3 times and reaching level 8, as well as the opportunity to enter Italy!

For the FrontierVille cross promo, players playing FrontierVille will be able to enter Mafia Wars through a notification where they will work on mastering the job “Find an Old Family Friend” in the Palermo region (District 2). Once they complete their task, they’ll be handsomely rewarded with another great Limited Edition item.

Get ready for the cross promotions and play Zynga’s FarmVille and FrontierVille! More details to follow…

Click here to play Mafia Wars today: http://tiny.cc/jdsmz

Make sure to read for kool new updates on the game “The Official Mafia Wars Blog” 

>A Preview Of Italy

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Hi Everyone, I just wanted to give you a quick preview of Italy. You really need to have lots of energy and stamina for this one. The ratios of experience spent vs experience earned isn’t that great. But the overall first impression is that I have of it is good. 

Italy is very expensive but you make Lira quickly so that is ok. There are 5 sections to complete right now with sections 6-8 coming this winter sometime. 

They have made it now that if you choose an energy path vs the stamina path you will master the job and not have to go back and do both and they have also changed that for Vegas now as well. So in other words if you are an energy account and you do all the energy jobs you will master the tier that way now and visa versa. This does take away from building a better character and those that had to go thru Vegas the old way will not be happy.   


Remember you can still do it the old way of doing the energy jobs, the fight jobs & the social jobs just make sure you don’t fight the boss before you finish the other sections or you will miss out on the other bonuses / loot.


Now the properties are good make sure you open them all right away and upgrade them so you can earn the Lira you will need to get thru Italy. 

The collections are very good and offer some nice rewards, a +10% loot drop, +10 attack & +10 defense  to your skill points, +50 to your health & +15 to your energy & +15 to your stamina. 

The loot items so far are ok not great but I am still going thru it so we will have to keep you informed on that one. The tier loot is very good though. Nice bonuses. 


Some of the screen shots of Italy are from Jeremy “Da Irish Kid” Barnes from Mafia Wars Wiki I would like to thank him for sharing them with us all. And to play Mafia Wars. 

>The New Show Is Up Everyone

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Hi Everyone the show is up & we have Nate from Zynga on giving us the latest news on Italy, AC, Missions, The Forum, the toolbar issue & much more plus we went over all the new changes on Facebook. We also have Tre” York GF of CLF on talking about his great Mock War Coming on the Pinnacle War Page Oct 21st – 23rd That Our Show is Sponsoring for him. And he has a special contest for our listeners so you dont want to miss this show & please if you missed any shows go ahead and listen to all our show in the archives. Thank You All.
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>Here Is All The Info On Italy Coming Out October 21st For Everyone

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Here are the the facts on the new destination Italy. This is reprinted from Zynga Customer Help

http://zynga.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2095/cissues/1

Italy ‘Regions’ are like Vegas ‘Districts’. There are 5 initial Regions in Italy’s release – Roma, Palermo, Venezia, Milano, and Napoli.

This winter we will release Regions 6-8 – Calabria, Città del Vaticano, and All Roads Lead to Rome.

The 6 initial properties are – Villa, Winery, Fishery, Auto Boutique, Soccer Stadium, and Port

This winter we will release 1 new property – Resort.

Building Parts common to all properties are – Italia Hardwood, Marble Slab, Stone Column, Terracotta Tiles.

Property – Exclusive Part, Region (Job)

Villa – Volcanic Bricks, Roma (Connect with La Familia)

Winery – Wine Barrel, Palermo (Build the Winery)

Fishery – Fishing Net, Venezia (Smuggle Goods Through a Fishery)

Auto Boutique – Motor Oil, Milano (Rob a Collector)

Soccer Stadium – Football Player, Napoli (Trash a Rival Camorra Stadium)

Port – No exclusive part

Resort – TBA

Region(Job) – Job consumable required

Roma (Send a Message to the Di Rossi Family) – Severed Pinky

Venezia (Bug the Don’t Train Car) – Rail Pass

Milano (Bug A Confessional) – Smart Phone

Milano (Infiltrate A Seven Star Hotel) – Smart Phone

Napoli (Snag A Lucrative Disposal Contract) – Cooked Books

Napoli (Take Out A Troublesome Carabinieri) – Smart Phone

Napoli (Link The Camorra To The Police) – Smart Phone

Napoli (Break Out An Incarcerated Lieutenant) – Smart Phone

Napoli (Support Your Local Hooligan Firm) – Hidden Charges

Napoli (Blow Up A Police Station) – Hidden Charges

Region(Job) – Job consumable produced

Roma (Intercept a Handoff in the Colisseum) – Severed Pinky

Roma (Assassinate a Corrupt City official) – Severed Pinky

Palermo (Track Down Don Adriano) – Rail Pass

Milano (Free a Professional Assassin) – Smart Phone

Milano (Blackmail A Track Official) – Cooked Books

Milano (Interrogate A Lackey) – Cooked Books

Napoli (Snag a Lucrative Disposal Contract) – Hidden Charges

Region – Job items needed

Roma – Service Revolver, 42 Special, Ciao 55, Italian Double Agent

Palermo – Pocket Pistol, Farmer’s Sickle, Machinna, Unficiale, Palermo Cart, Italian Double Agent

Venezia – Machinna, Gondola, Sub-Compact Pistol, Great Coat, 9mm Whisperer, Carnival Mask

Milano – Arma Assassino, Milano Dio-Z, Tristezza Handgun, Enzo 2

Napoli – Fucile De Caccia, Eli Cottero, XC48 Superboat, Capuchin, Motociclo, Soccer Hooligan

Calabria – TBA

Città del Vaticano – TBA

All Roads Lead to Rome – TBA

Region – Loot Drops (non-giftable)

Roma – Arma Polizia(W), Tradire(V), Scutum(A), Asino, Vachelli CP(W), Italian Wolf(An)

Palermo – Fucile Lungo(W), Gallo(An), Casco di Grande Guerra(A), Italian Wolf(An), Cavalletta(V), Goshawk(An), Teppista (A)

Venezia – Rapier(W), Water Taxi(V), Man-of-War(An), Teppista(A), Neoprene Vest(A), Venetian Blinder(W), Luxury Sailboat(V)

Milano – Eagle Owl(An), Maglietta(A), Marsican Brown Bear(An), Luxury Sailboat(V), Milano Foil(W), Diavolo Piccolo SMG(W), Avanti Tutta(V)

Napoli – Cinghiale(An), Pugno(W), Fenzi Tuorno(V), Avanti Tutta(V), Pulcinella(A), Meadow Viper(An), Corpo Armatura(A)

Calabria – TBA

Città del Vaticano – TBA

All Roads Lead to Rome – TBA

Port Level – Item Crafted, Cost (Benefit)

1 – Escalation (W), 63000

2 – Officer’s Jacket (A), 71000

3 – Osprey (An), 81000

4 – Conchiglia (V), 132000 (+1 Energy)

5 – Coccodrillo (An), 144000 (+1 Stamina)

6 – Un Tuono (W), 148000

7 – Water Truck (V), 164000 (+5 Health)

8 – Antiproiettil (A), 170000

9 – Bolla (An), 203000 (+2 Attack)

10 – Fanteria (W), 254000 (+2 Defense)

Region – Boss, Mastery Item

Roma – Antonio Di Rossi, Di Rossi’s Shotgun(W)

Palermo – Don Aldo Adriano, Aldo’s Palermitan Horse (An)

Venezia – Don Del Brenta, Del Brenta Cane Sword (W)

Milano – Volovino Twins, Italiano Gazzeti (V)

Napoli – Don Enzo Casazza, Enzo’s Monocle (A)

Calabria – Don Vittorio Messino, TBA (W)

Città del Vaticano – Commandant Ebersold, TBA

All Roads Lead to Rome – Don Rafael Di Rossi, TBA

Collection Name – Items, Vault(Item=Bonus)

Dinner Is Served – Toasted Ravioli, Traditional Pizza, Calzone, Gnocchi, Meatballs, Gelato, Cioppino, Vault(Old World Recipes = +10% item drop in Italy)

Roman Standards – Capitoline, Castle, Centurion, Eagle, Flag, Palm, Vault (Romulus = +10 Attack, +10 Defense)

The Great Inventor – Bones of Man, Mother With Child, Portrait, Helicopter, Vitruvian Man, Tank, Crossbow, Vault (Da Vinci’s Notebook = +50 Health)

Famous Rulers – Marius-The Great Man, Caesar-The Statesman, Augustus-The First, Nero-The Madman, Trajan-The Kind Soldier, Constantine-The Unifier, Justinian-The Last, Vault(Et Tu Brute? = +15 Energy, +15 Stamina)

Achievements – Criteria

All Jobs Lead to Rome – Visit Italia

Viva Italia! – Complete Bronze Mastery of Chapters 1-5 in Italia

Vintner Experto – Level 10 Winery

The Deadliest Catch – Level 10 Fishery

Bread and Circuses – Defeat 1000 opponents in Italia

Centurion – Own 500 Fucile De Caccias

Rome is Burning – Rob 900 properties in Italia

Mediterranean Maestro – Level 10 Villa

Rome, Sweet Home – Level 1 in all Italia Properties

Hail Caesar! – Complete Ruby Mastery of Chapters 1-5 in Italia

Boosts (Benefit)

Olive Oil (+150 Robbing Defense), Wine (+100 Defense), Swordfish (+100 Attack)

FACTOIDS

Factoid: Italy ‘Regions’ are like Vegas ‘Districts’. There are also the same 4 tiers of Mastery (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Ruby). Each Region will have 2-3 paths (Energy, Fight, Social).

Factoid: You will no long need to master all paths to finish a tier. Beating a boss will automatically advance you to a fully unmastered map on the next tier.

Factoid: Italian Boss fights are designed similarly to the Beat the Feds event. In theory, a really strong player could beat a Boss all by herself, but very few players will be able to do that. The Boss fights were purposely designed to encourage cooperation with your mafia to take down the Boss(es) together. You cannot use two Boss Fight consumables in a row (Health Kit, Shiv, Grenade, Stun Gun) Boss Fights will be timed and the boss will not heal until that timer expires, at which point, he will heal to full strength. Each Boss has a different timer.

Factoid: You can request help on a Social Job every 8 hours

Factoid: Some job consumables will be harder to obtain and may require doing multiple jobs (like New York City required Concealable Camera Loot as a consumable requirement for the job that produced Blackmail Photos)  You will need Cooked Books (from Milano) to do the job (in Napoli) that produces Hidden Charges.

Factoid: Like Vegas Properties, each level will require more parts.  There are ten levels, depicted with Roman numerals (I-X)

Factoid: Port is similar to Chop Shop, but instead of Car Parts, it will cost Lira to craft items.

Factoid: Italy does not have a buildable vault like Vegas. However, it is Italy, and there will be a laundering fee again for the bank.

Factoid: Like Bangkok and Vegas, Energy and Stamina requirements for jobs will vary depending on a player’s level.

Factoid: There are no tournaments in Italy.

FAQ

Q: What level do I have to be to get into Italy?

A: Level 5

Q: Are there any loot requirements for entry into Italy?

A: No, there isn’t. However, Italian Satchel of Lira will be available, just like Envelope of Thai Baht and Vegas Rack of Chips, as a form of currency.

Q: How many Regions are there?

A: Five, initially. Regions 6-8 will be released this winter.

Q: How do I get access to Italy Beta? When will be Italy be released for everyone?

A: In order to improve the stability of the release, a only a small percentage of players will have access to Italy Beta on October 18th (evening, San Francisco time).  Beta is scheduled to go live on Beta on the evening of October 18th, pending the results of internal testing.

For players without access, Italy will be fully released on October 21^st (evening, San Francisco time)  Beta is scheduled to go live on full release on the evening of October 21st, pending the results of internal testing and stability of the Beta performance.

Q: When will robbing be available?

A: Three days after full release, to give people some time to build up their properties.

Q: How do Italy Boss Fights work? (Question added 10/14)

A: Italy Boss fights work a bit differently than Vegas Boss fights.  When you start a Boss fight in Italy, a timer starts for that fight.  The Boss will not heal until that timer expires, at which point he will completely heal.  Until then, you can come back into the fight as many times as you want.  Your friends will also be able to help you attack the Boss.  Unlike Vegas, you will not be able to use two Boss fight consumables in a row (health kit/shiv/grenade/stun gun).  Remember, once you beat the boss, the tier will be completely mastered, so if you still have jobs you want to do for the skill point, master those jobs first.

Q: Will Italy collection items be revaultable? (Question added 10/14)

A: Like Vegas collection items, Italy collection items can only be vaulted once.  When we stopped the revaulting feature, we noticed there was a substantial increase in the gifting of extra items, which is the intent.

Q: I think I found a bug, what do I do? (Question added 10/18)

A: Our apologies.  We try to release our features with as few problems as possible, but sometime unforeseen errors occur and this is much more likely to happen to during the Beta period.  If you encounter a bug, please provide our customer support agents with as much information as you can accurately recall about the steps/actions you were in the middle of that led up to error.  Our customer support agents cannot change the game/account coding, but they will eagerly pass on the error information to our quality control team to fix.