Let The Ices Begin: Results!

The results for the Family Icing Event: Let The Ices Begin has been released! Only the Top #10 families ice counts were released, though. The remaining ones can be found at the Spockholm Community Generated Ice Event List (list might not be correct as Team Spockholm has mentioned that some users were messing up the data by sending false ices). The results of the Family Icing Event might be really different if the Bully Throttle was activated to prevent Families from gaining ices even when they sit on their minis.

Congratulations to the families that were in Top 10! We all had fun sitting on each other, hitting our drones, sitting on families and more! Great to know that my 71-member Family came into Top 10 too, #8 to be exact! *Secretly laughing at those mini/drone attackers! No names were mentioned, right? ^^*

Without further ado, here are the results of the Family Icing Event. Only the Top 10 families are listed.

All members from the Top 10 Families will earn bonus prizes, in addition to the icing events' mastery reward. The Top 3 families - Mafia Wars Gods, Assassin-a-Nators, and ƒ๏ям๏ѕÂ 歡樂ƒůn團 - will receive the Skill Points and a Glass Blower(different masteries) as listed in the image below!
The remaining Top 10 Families that were not in Rank 1-3 are given free Skill Points, no Glass Blower will be given to these families.

Winner List was screenshot-ed from the Official Mafia Wars Blog.

Robbing Spree

The original article can be found on the Official Mafia Wars Blog.
Below, you will be able to learn more about the new Robbing Spree feature in the game. Enjoy!
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Mobsters,
A rich neighborhood is every robber's dream.You are the perfect person for the job. Rob houses and make a run for it. Be cunning or you could get caught.
Are you up for the challenge?
Learn more about Robbing Spree
 Q: How do I play Robbing Spree?
A:  Robbing Spree is a time limited game where you rob the houses in a Block, looking for awesome loot while trying to evade getting caught. You get caught when you trigger 3 Alarms for a Block.
You need 10 Knob Wrenches to enter a block and start the game. Mouse over a House and:

  - Click on the "Peek" button and spend Knob Wrenches to see what lies inside the House
  - Click on the "Rob" button and use Stamina to rob the House

You can take a chance and either Rob the House blind or Peek inside to make sure there are no alarms. A house can have up to two alarms and a Block may have multiple houses with Alarms.

Triggering three alarms will end your robbing spree, and cause you to lose your haul.

If you're satisfied with your haul, and you don’t want to risk losing it by triggering alarms, click on the "Grab Haul" button. Your game will end, and you'll ensure that your haul is safe.



Q: Is there a minimum level requirement to play this feature?
A: Yes, a player needs to be at least on Level 15 to be able to play this feature.

Q: Do I require any parts to play this feature?
A: Yes, you would require Knob Wrench to play this feature. You need 10 Knob Wrenches to enter a Block and 3 of them for each Peek.

Q: How can I get Knob Wrenches?
A: You can obtain the part - Knob Wrench through various modes which include Requests, Feeds, Jobs and buying the parts using Reward Points. Below are the details:

Requests: You can get 20 Knob Wrenches by accepting Requests from your friends. Once you have accepted 20 requests in a day, the excess Knob Wrenches lying in your request box will be converted to Blue Mystery bags.

Feed Posts: You can post a feed every 2 hours and get a maximum of 5 Knob Wrenches per feed when your friends click on it. You can earn up to a total of 20 Knob Wrenches per day. Please note that once you have collected 20 items from your feed posts in a day, you will still be able to post the feeds but will not receive the parts until the daily limit timer resets. The daily limit timers reset at 00:00 AM PST.

For example: If you posted consecutive feeds from 6:00 AM to 02:00 PM Pacific Time and collected 5 parts from each of them (5x4 Feed posts = 20 Parts), you will reach the daily limit. You will not receive parts any further till Midnight (Pacific Time) of the same day (as the daily limit timer resets at Midnight Pacific Time).

By clicking on your friends’ Feed posts: You can earn up to 5 Knob Wrenches per day by clicking on the feed posts published by your friends.

Jobs: You can get up to 5 Knob Wrenches per day as loot drops while doing jobs.

Q: Is this a time limited feature?
A: Yes, the event will last for 10 days starting July 18^th 2012. Knob Wrenches can be collected through requests, feeds and jobs only during the first 7 days of the event (till July 24^th).

Q: How many houses will be available in a block to rob?
A: There will be 25 houses available in a block to rob. Please note that your Stamina will be consumed when you perform robbing.

Q: Which items can I receive by robbing?
A: You can receive the following items from the rob blocks:

Knob Wrenches:  Use this to Peek, start a new game, or enter a new block.

Half Skill Points:  Find the other half before you click on "Grab Haul" to get 1 full Skill Point. Please note that you need to collect the other half part of skill point from the same Block. Once you click on “Grab Haul”, all the items from that particular Block will be collected and you will start all over again.



Energy/Stamina Refill:  Refills 5% of your maximum Energy/Stamina.

City Cash:  London Pounds to help you master the city of London.

Boosts:  3 Absinthe, 3 Jukebox, 3 Vampire Batting and 3 Ruthless

Items:  There are special items which you can Rob:

Falkland Islands Wolf


Gooey Choco

Lights Out



You can Rob the same item again (in the same Block) to increase the level of mastery.

Below are the different levels of Mastery:



Q: What is an Alarm?
A: When you Rob a house, it is possible that you trigger any one of the following alarms, please make use of Peek option to see what’s inside a house before you rob it.

Alarm:  Triggers a single alarm.



2x Alarm:  Triggers two alarms.



As soon as you activate an Alarm, the alarm counter on the top of the game window will be activated. If you activate 3 alarms, you will lose your Robbing Spree and your haul from that block.

Alarm Status:




Q: How do I use the Peek option?
A: The Peek option allows you to see what lies inside a house. Use it to detect alarms inside the house and evade them. Using “Peek” costs you 3 Knob Wrenches



If you happen to detect an Alarm, do not click on Rob. Doing so will activate the alarm.



If you discover an Alarm after using the Peek option, proceed to the next house without clicking on Rob.

Q: Is there a limit on the number of blocks I can Rob or the number of times I can use Peek?
A: There is no limit on the number of blocks you can Rob or number of times you can use the Peek option, as long as you have enough parts (Knob Wrenches) in your account.

Q: Will I receive the loot as soon as I Rob?
A: No, the items will not be credited to your inventory unless you collect the loot using “Grab Haul” button for every Block. Please remember that activating 3 Alarms in a Block will end the game and you will not be able to collect from that particular Block.

Q: How is the item mastery calculated? Will I get one of each Mastery item when I grab my haul?
A: If you are able to Rob an item more than once in the same Block, the mastery stats of that item will increase.

You’ll only receive one item with the maximum mastery level achieved:
For example: If you are able to Rob 5 Lights Out on the same block, you will receive the Emerald Level Lights Out and rest all Lights Out items (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Ruby) will be greyed out as shown below:



After you click on Grab Haul, the item(s) will be added to your inventory and a confirmation message will be displayed:



We welcome your feedback on this feature via this very quick survey and hope that you continue to enjoy Mafia Wars.
-The Mafia Wars Team

Recent Bug Fixes: 7/17/2012

The original blog post can be found on the Official Mafia Wars Blog.
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Mobsters,

We have some bug fixes to report! Before we get to the details, though, please continue to report any bugs you encounter in our "Report a Bug" forum, as it helps us prioritize their fixes for you. Also, detailed reproduction steps help us more quickly determine the reason behind an issue, so we always encourage you to include them.

Thanks again to everyone who submitted the bug reports that helped us close these issues!

- The Mafia Wars Team   

                                                                                                                                                         

Players receiving Multiple Rewards for a Single War
Issue:Players receiving Multiple Rewards for a Single War
Status: Resolved around 10:51AM on 31st May 2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

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Players not being able to open the Gold Treasure Chest with the Gold Treasure Chest Key
Issue:Some player reported that they were not able to open the Gold Treasure Chest with the Gold Treasure Chest Keys.
Status: Resolved around 5:49 AM on 30th May 2012.If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.  

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Players receiving popups of the expired New Year's Resolutions event
Issue:Some players reported that they were receiving popups related to the expired New Year's Resolutions event.
Status: Resolved around 3:29 AM on 6th June 2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there. 

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Players Unable to Finish the Wars
Issue:Some players reported that some of them weren't able to finish the wars no matter how many times a player is attacked.
Status: Resolved around 12:39 AM on July 12th. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

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User unable to master the job through "Ask Help" option.
Issue:Some players reported that they if a user asked for help to master the job,that job failed to complete 100%. This is by design.
Status: Resolved around 5:34 AM on July 3rd.If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

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 Daily Take Energy Boost Not Counted.
Issue:Some players report that energy accepted from the Daily Take that puts them over their maximum limit disappears.
Status: Resolved around 3:44 AM on July 3rd. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

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 User gets 'Player Iced Themselves' message when fighting an opponent.
Issue:Some players report that when fighting an opponent, the user gets a message 'Player iced Themselves'.
Status: Resolved around 2:09 AM on July 12th. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

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Missions missing for users.
Issue:Some players reported that Mission events were missing for them and they were unable to see them in the Missions bar.
Status: Resolved around 01:01 AM on June 14th. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

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Underboss unable to remove a Family member from the Family.
Issue:Some players reported that some of them weren't able to remove a Family member from the Family.
Status: Resolved around 3:34 AM on June 27th.If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

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 Error 500 When Gifting From Inventory.
Issue:Some players report receiving an "Error 500" message when sending gifts from their Inventory.
Status: Resolved around 11:26 AM on Nov 2nd, 2011. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

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Update on Power Attack

From the Official Mafia Wars Blog:

Mobsters,

We are giving you the power to do some real damage.
Power attacks will be worth 15 attacks per click for 12 hours from 07/06/2012 00:00:00 PST.
Please note that we would make this a permanent feature only after ascertaining the impact on player experience.

Watch this space for more updates.

- The Mafia Wars Team

Keep Playing Mafia Wars for Attractive Rewards!

From the Mafia Wars Blog:

Mobsters,
You will be rewarded with a Feral Horse (174/110) on 18^th June 2012. Grab your chance and ride on to victory!
Many players requested Mafia Wars Team to make the process of claiming their free rewards simpler.
We’ve taken your suggestion! All you have to do to claim your reward is to login to the game!
To claim Feral Horse, you’ll have to play Mafia Wars anytime between 18-22 June, 2012 by 11:59 PST and it will be automatically credited to your inventory.

Previously, you had to follow a set of procedure to add the reward to your inventory. Here’s an example. You can still follow this procedure if you are more comfortable with this.
Please Note: For players who received Feral Horse instead of an Admiral as a reward, we have granted them an Admiral which they were supposed to receive. 

Don't forget to play Mafia Wars on the above dates to get yourself a Feral Horse! 
 -The Mafia Wars Team

Removal of Family Chat

The Family Chat feature have been permanently removed from the game due to significantly less participation from the community and also due to variety of performance reasons. I'm not going to say i'll miss this feature since it doesn't even work for me.

This is the reprint of the post from the Official MW Blog:
Mobsters,

Family Chat feature will be unavailable from 1st June 2012.

The Family Chat feature in Mafia Wars had been providing instant messaging service to our players since July 2011. Currently, due to significantly less participation from our community in this feature and due to a variety of performance reasons, we have decided to turn OFF the feature permanently.

While we have taken a decision to shut down Family Chat, it is imperative that we make sure that it will not interfere with your enjoyment of the game.

We welcome your feedback on the above change via this very quick survey and hope that you continue to enjoy Mafia Wars.

-The Mafia Wars Team


If you would help, Zynga welcomes your feedback. Do this quick survey via - http://zynga.tm/42K.

Recent Bug Fixes (5/28/2012)

Mobsters,

We have some bug fixes to report! Before we get to the details, though, please continue to report any bugs you encounter in our "Report a Bug" forum, as it helps us prioritize their fixes for you. Also, detailed reproduction steps help us more quickly determine the reason behind an issue, so we always encourage you to include them.

Thanks again to everyone who submitted the bug reports that helped us close these issues!

- The Mafia Wars Team

                                                                                                                                                           

London Cash disappearing from the bank.
Issue:Some players reported that they had been losing London pounds even after banking them.
Status: Resolved around 9:30 AM PST on 05/17/2012.

Please note that for jobs that require cash, if you do not have cash then it is deducted from your bank balance. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.
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Player joining a Family without an invite or permission from Godfather or an Underboss .
Issue:Some players could join a Family without an invite or permission from Godfather or an Underboss and could remove the existing players from the Family.
Status: Resolved around 2:42 AM on 05/17/2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.
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Players not being able to remove themselves from the Family.
Issue:Some players reported that they were not able to remove themselves from the Family using the "REMOVE" button.
Status:Resolved around 5:58 AM on 24th May 2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

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XP reclaimed from bandits does not count for family progression
Issue: Some players reported that after eliminating XP Bandit, reclaimed XP does not count for Family XP Progress.
Status: Resolved around 12 5:23 AM on 8th May 2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

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Players were still receiving Italy parts as level up bonus
Issue:Some Player reported that they were still receiving Italy parts as level up bonus.
Status: Resolved around 12 3:45 AM on 9th May 2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

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Players not being credited for war wins in Missions.
Issue:Some players reported that wars they won were not being credited correctly in Missions.
Status:Resolved around 10:04 PM on 9th May 2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

SOURCE: Recent Bug Fixes (5/28/2012)

Fight Feature: Faster, Stronger and Better.

Dear Mafia Wars Players,
We have made improvements to the Fighting systems in Mafia Wars and you will now be able to fight faster, stronger and better.
While we're doing this, you may have experienced some issues & we are aware that some players are facing problems with the fight feature. We welcome your feedback on the issues you are facing in this form. Detailed steps to reproduce the issue you are facing would also help us quickly determine the reason behind it, so we encourage you to include them.
 FAQs:
 1. What are the changes that have been made to fighting in the game?
We have upgraded the technology used for fighting, to make it faster and more responsive. We have modified the code that controlled and enabled fighting. The rules of fighting have not changed. Fight logic, damage calculations, one-on-one fights, etc. will continue to work exactly as they did earlier.

2. What are the benefits of the changes in fighting and why are they required?
The new fighting technology allows you to fight faster, hit harder and tirelessly. The biggest benefit of the new technology is that the responsiveness of the game doesn't suffer when players are under heavy attack from others. The changes allow you to play the game irrespective of other players attacking you.
This technology improves the game responsiveness across the board when there is a lot of fighting going on.

3. I’ve been facing some issues with fighting over the last couple of days. Is this due to the change?
These are some of the issues that arose after the change that have either been fixed already or will be fixed soon.

• Ices/ Kills not getting counted towards family progression. (This has been fixed)
• Some players have infinite health.(This has been fixed)
• Power attack button not working properly.(This has been fixed)
• Brazil Crew was not being consumed, allowing people to fight without using stamina.(This has been fixed)
• Over-crediting of ices toward Fight Season Progress .(This has been fixed)
• Heal timers are not resetting in some cases. (See FAQ No 4)
• Losing large amount of health in fewer attacks. (See FAQ No 5)
• Losing health quicker than before. (See FAQ No 6)

If you notice any other issue other the ones mentioned above, please do let us know in this feedback form.


4. Why do the heal timers keep increasing?
There was no change in the calculation of heal timer. However heal timers are not resetting in some cases. This will be fixed soon.

5. Why do I see large amounts of damage from a small number of attacks?
The number of attacks being reported currently does not differentiate between a normal attack and power attacks. Therefore the attack count is incorrectly reported when power attacks are performed. We are working to fix this ASAP.
 
6. Why does my health drop faster now?
The health drop seems to happen when multiple players are attacking you. The new fight technology allows more concurrent fights and hence they bring your health down faster.

7. Can I opt in or out of the new technology?
The new technology roll out has happened across the game to all the players at the same time. Given the magnitude of the changes, it is not feasible to have only some players on the new technology and vice versa without significantly impacting the user experience.
-The Mafia Wars Team


Source: Fight Feature: Faster, Stronger and Better.

Recent Bug Fixes (4/23/2012)

Mobsters,

We have some bug fixes to report! Before we get to the details, though, please continue to report any bugs you encounter in our "Report a Bug" forum, as it helps us prioritize their fixes for you. Also, detailed reproduction steps help us more quickly determine the reason behind an issue, so we always encourage you to include them.

Thanks again to everyone who submitted the bug reports that helped us close these issues!
- The Mafia Wars Team

                                                                                                                                                          

Missing Collect' button
Issue:Some Players reported that the Collect' button disappears even for the family battles the user has participated.
Status:Resolved around 4:52 am on 04/05/12. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

Family battle ices and attacks on safe house are not changing the family score
Issue:Some Players reported that Family battle ices and attacks on safe house are not changing the family score or leader board ice count.
Status:Resolved around 04:07 am on 03/30/12. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

User's are able to get rewards for the family battles which they did not participate in.
Issue:Some players reported that they were able to get rewards for the family battles which they did not participate in.
Status:Resolved around 4:52 AM on 05/Apr/12. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

Fighting - Player receives large amount of London cash while fighting in London.
Issue:Some players reported that some were receiving large amount of cash while fighting in London.
Status:Resolved around 3:41 am (Pacific Time) on 3/26/2012.If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

Players do not receive family battle loot
Issue:Some players reported that they were not able to receive family battle loot.
Status:Resolved around 11:16pm on 03/Apr/12  By design: The members has to participate in the battle if they have to receive the reward. Just by being a member doesn’t entitle them to receive rewards.    If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

Player not able to click on "Report Abusive Behavior" link on player profile page.
Issue:Some players reported that they were not able to click on the "Report Abusive Behavior" link on player profile page.
Status:Resolved. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

Poker request feed expiring within seconds of posting.
Issue:Some players reported that their poker request feeds are expiring within seconds of being posted.
Status:Resolved around 1:04 am on 04/12/12. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

 Help counter fails to reset after 24 hours for the user in "Declare War"
Issue:Some players reported that if the user has helped 5 times in "War" on a particular day and after 24 Hours the user tries to help in war, it is observed that user is not eligible for the helper reward and the user can still help his friend with the particular "Declared War", but will not receive a helper reward again for the mentioned time.
Status:Resolved around 4:28 am on 04/17/12. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

"DoEndGame" for expired war not being computed.
Issue:Some players reported that if they have an expired war and then they declare war from the buttons on the fight page, or the buttons on the profile page, it wouldn't compute the "DoEndGame" for their expired war.
Status:Resolved around 4:28 AM on 04/17/12. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

Family Boss Fights - Failing To Receive Loot Rewards For Participation
Issue: Some players reported that they are failing to receive loot rewards at the conclusion of Family Boss Fights in which they participate.
Status: Resolved around 11:16 pm (Pacific Time) on 04/03/12. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

Family Battle - Missing Opponents
Issue: Some players reported that some opponent family members are not appearing in Family Battles.
Status: Resolved around 5:15 AM on 04/17/12. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

Family Battle - Can't See Self In Battle
Issue: Some players reported that they are missing from their own battle.
Status: Resolved around 5:02 AM on 04/17/12. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

User Not able to play the game once he joins a family
Issue:Some players reported that they are not able to play the game once they join a family.
Status:Resolved around 4:33 Am on 04/23/12. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

Property upgrade parts request feed expiring within minutes of posting
Issue:Some players reported that their property upgrade part request feeds are expiring within minutes of being posted.
Status:Resolved around 1:12 AM on 04/11/12. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

SOURCE: Recent Bug Fixes (4/23/2012)

Recent Bug Fixes (2/4/2012)

Mobsters,
We have more bug fixes to report! Before we get to the details, though, please continue to report any bugs you encounter in our "Report A Bug" forum, as it helps us prioritize their fixes for you. Also, detailed reproduction steps help us more quickly determine the reason behind an issue, so we always encourage you to include them.
Thanks again to everyone who submitted the bug reports that helped us close these issues!
- The Mafia Wars Team

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Money Disappearing From Bank Or Vault
Issue: Some players reported that city money had disappeared from their banks/vault.
Status: Resolved around 6:30am (Pacific Time) on 2/2/2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

Requesting Job Help Prevents Level Mastery In Brazil & Chicago
Issue: Some players reported that, if a friend helped them master a job in Brazil or Chicago and that results in them fully mastering the district, they didn’t receive a mastery popup or reward and they couldn’t proceed to complete jobs toward the next mastery level in the district.
Status: Resolved around 6:30am (Pacific Time) on 2/2/2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

Game Crashes to Whitescreen When Gifting From Inventory
Issue: Some players reported failing to receive their Level Up popup while fighting city bosses in New York.
Status: Resolved around 7am (Pacific Time) on 1/24/2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

No Level Up Popup While Fighting City Bosses In New York
Issue: Some players reported failing to receive their Level Up popup while fighting city bosses in New York.
Status: Resolved around 7am (Pacific Time) on 1/24/2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

Mafia Wars Shortened Links Changes

For some reasons, Zynga have been making changes to their shortened links recently. The shortened links went from; Zyn.ga --> Fun.Zynga.com --> Zynga.tm. I thought the first version of the shortened links, Zyn.ga, was great and short enough, but for some reasons, many users could not access links that are from zyn.ga.

Below is the copy and pasted text from the Official Mafia Wars Blog:

Mobsters,
Because we know that the validity of shortened game links is important to you, we wanted to give you a heads-up that, starting at 12:01am (Pacific Time) on Saturday, February 4th, the links we post to our Facebook fan pages will begin with "http://zynga.tm". These links come directly from us, so you can trust them as legitimate. We realize that we recently changed our shortned links once already. Switching to "http://zynga.tm" should be the last change we make to them for a while.
Thank you for your patience,
The Mafia Wars Team

Recent Bug Fixes (1/27/2012)

Recently, Zynga went on and asked players for some Known Issues which were missing from their lists(1). Today, a post was made on the Official Mafia Wars Blog, titled the Recent Bug Fixes(1/27/2012), showing some of the bug fixes Zynga have done over the past few weeks. For any players who are still experiencing a bug within the game, you may want to report them by posting on the "Report A Bug" Forum.

The team over at Zynga fixed some of the bug experienced by many people. Check out the fixes below!

Below is the reprinted post from the Official Mafia Wars Blog:

Mobsters,
Remember that blog post we published a little over a week ago asking, "What's Missing From Our Known Issues Lists?" Firstly, we want to thank everyone who answered that question by reporting additional bugs via that week's "Report A Bug" forum thread. Secondly, we want to keep hearing about the issues you encounter in the game so we can better prioritize their fixes, so please help us help you by continuing to report any bugs you encounter in our "Report A Bug" forum. Lastly, here's a list of issues we were recently able to identify, verify (thanks to the detailed reproduction steps you included in your bug reports), and fix for you!
Thanks again to everyone who submitted the bug reports that helped us close these issues!
- The Mafia Wars Team

Secret Districts - Not Receiving Ruby Mastery Popup or Rewards
Issue: Some players reported that they were not receiving the Ruby Mastery popup or rewards upon completing Secret Districts.
Status: Resolved on 1/22/2012 so that the issues would not be present in the next Secret District, The Slammer, which started at 5pm (Pacific Time) on 1/23/2012. If you experience any issues with Secret District: The Slammer, please let us know by reporting them in our "Report A Bug" forum.

Secret Districts - Loot Drops Don't Display After Ruby Mastery
Issue: Some players reported that, after mastering the Ruby tier of a Secret District, the job module wouldn't expand even though loot items dropped.
Status: Resolved on 1/22/2012 so that the issues would not be present in the next Secret District, The Slammer, which started at 5pm (Pacific Time) on 1/23/2012. If you experience any issues with Secret District: The Slammer, please let us know by reporting them in our "Report A Bug" forum.

Mission Events - Task Progress Not Counting Correctly
Issue: Some players reported that progress toward completing various tasks in Mission Events was not being counted correctly.
Status: Resolved around 7am (Pacific Time) on 1/24/2012 so that the issues would not be present in the next limited-time mission, Mission Event: Dasvidaniya, which started at 9am (Pacific Time) on 1/26/2012. If you experience any issues with Mission Event: Dasvidaniya, please let us know by reporting them in our "Report A Bug" forum.

Mission Events - Having Enough Items to Auto-Complete A Task Resulted in All But The Required # Being Consumed
Issue: Some players reported that, if they possessed enough of an item required by a Mission Event task before they had reached that task, all but the required number of the item would be consumed when the task showed up as auto-completed.
Status: Resolved around 7am (Pacific Time) on 1/24/2012 so that the issues would not be present in the next limited-time mission, Mission Event: Dasvidaniya, which started at 9am (Pacific Time) on 1/26/2012. If you experience any issues with Mission Event: Dasvidaniya, please let us know by reporting them in our "Report A Bug" forum.

Family Battles - Battle Score Not Updating With Each Safehouse Attack
Issue: Some players reported that their battle score was not updating with each Safehouse attack.
Status: Resolved around 7am (Pacific Time) on 1/24/2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

Can't Purchase Via Inventory If City Money is Banked/Vaulted
Issue: Some players reported being unable to buy items from item card/page with banked NY Cash or Italian Lira or vaulted Las Vegas chips.
Status: Resolved around 7am (Pacific Time) on 1/24/2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to this forum thread with your answers to the questions found there.

Temporary Issue with Official Links Posted on the Mafia Wars Facebook Fan Page

Mobsters,

You may have noticed that we recently changed the official Mafia Wars Facebook fan page links to begin with "http://fun.zynga.com/". You can trust links of this form as legitimate even though a recent error has temporarily caused them to be misidentified as abusive when clicking on those posted on the fan page. All links of this form and the older form (http://zyn.ga/) remain safe to use and will function as intended if you copy them into your browser's address bar. Posting to the fan page will resume once the issue has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

- The Mafia Wars Team

PS: In case you missed it posted on the official Mafia Wars Facebook fan page earlier, here's the link to claim today's FREE health point: http://fun.zynga.com/13A

Assassin's Academy: Extended by 24 Hours

Zynga have extended the Assassin's Academy property by 24 hours.. Reason was because Facebook had some issues displaying the feeds generated from Mafia Wars and all property feeds which were posted on Facebook, disappeared into thin air. Even though most players had the feed displaying issue fixed, some players are still experiencing the problem. Actually, 24 hours isn't enough.. If Zynga wants us to activate our minis to help in the property build, then they are wrong since Facebook already started mass blocking accounts, and requested for their personal numbers to reactivate their accounts again..



Mobsters,
We are aware that the progress of many Mafia Wars players was recently impacted by a game feed issue that was beyond our control. During the outage, any Assassin's Academy upgrade part requests you may have sent were not visible and/or functioning correctly. As a courtesy, we have extended the Assassin's Academy by 24 hours to give everyone a proper chance to fully upgrade the property via feed requests. You now have until 5:00 PM (Pacific Time) on Tuesday 1/24 to upgrade the property with the help of your Mafia sending you upgrade parts. We apologize for the inconvenience earlier and thank you for your patience. - The Mafia Wars Team

What's Missing From Our Known Issues Lists?

Mobsters,
We are aware of a number of player-reported bugs and are currently working on fixes. While we develop solutions for the bugs we know, we want to learn about any others you may have encountered. Please let us know if any bugs are missing from the list below by reporting them (including as much detail as possible, especially steps to reproduce the issue) via this week's "Report A Bug" forum thread. Note: Only forum moderators, administrators, and Mafia Wars developers will be able to see your post to that thread, so any information you provide will remain private.
Thanks for your help,
The Mafia Wars Team

Known Family Issues
Family Battle - Missing Opponents
Issue: Some players report that some opponent family members are not appearing in Family Battles.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Family Battle - Can't See Self In Battle
Issue: Some players report that they are missing from their own battle.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Family Battle - Rankings Not Updating
Issue: Some players report that their battle ranking is not updating.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Family Battle - Battle Ices & Safe House Attacks Not Counting
Issue: Some players report that Family Battle ices and attacks on safe house are not changing the family score or leaderboard ice count.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Family Boss Fight - Delay In Collecting Family Boss Fight Loot
Issue: By design there is a delay between finishing a family boss fight and being able to collect the loot.
Status: By design, but we’re investigating ways to make this more easily understood in the game.

Family Progression - New Properties Not Awarding Full Family Experience
Issue: Some players report that they are not receiving full experience from family progression when crafting from new properties.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Family Progression - Timer Not Resetting Daily
Issue: Some players report that their family progress timer is not resetting daily.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Known Feed Issues
Empty Facebook Game Feed
Issue: Some players report that the Facebook game feed is showing the message, "There are no more posts to show right now."
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: Visit this link to view your Mafia Wars Game Feed. Thanks goes to Herman for suggesting the link!

Feed Permissions Not Being Honored
Issue: Some players report that their feeds post to all friends instead of the group they specify.
Status: Developing a resolution.
Workaround: Opt into the Facebook timeline by following the steps in this article, then follow the steps in this post to set your permissions.

Known Free Gift & ZMC Issues
Only Receiving Blue Mystery Bags In Return
Issue: Some players report receiving only Blue Mystery Bags in return for sending free gifts.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Requests Remain On Facebook Game Requests Page
Issue: Some players report that some gifts remain on players' Facebook Game Requests page after being accepted.
Status: A fix is currently in development. This is a display issue only. Players are not losing any gifts; the gift list on Facebook is not updating correctly. Also of note is that clicking the "Accept" button on the Facebook Game Requests page no longer accepts the gift. Instead, it brings you into the game, where you can accept all free gifts via the ZMC. This is by design and has made a number of enhancements to the Request experience possible. Learn more here.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.
Free Gifts - Not All Gifts Sent By Friends Appear In ZMC
Issue: Some players report that not all of the Free Gifts sent are being received by their intended recipients.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Known Gifting Issues
Error 500 When Gifting From Inventory
Issue: Some players report receiving an "Error 500" message when sending gifts from their Inventory.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Game Crashes to Whitescreen When Gifting From Inventory
Issue: Some players report that their game crashes when attempting to send gifts from their Inventory.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Known Jobbing Issues
Secret District: Back Alley Business - Not Receiving Ruby Mastery Popup or Rewards
Issue: Some players report that they are not receiving the Ruby Mastery popup or rewards upon completing Secret District: Back Alley Business.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Secret District: Back Alley Business - Loot Drops Don't Display After Ruby Mastery
Issue: Some players report that, after mastering the Ruby tier of Secret District: Back Alley Business, the job module won't expand even though Loot items drop.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Known Loading Issues
Can't Load Mafia Wars - Infinitely Spinning Revolver
Issue: Some players report receiving an infinitely spinning revolver when trying to access the game.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Can't Load Mafia Wars - Partial Page Loads
Issue: Some players report that Mafia Wars only partially loads when trying to access the game.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Can't Load Mafia Wars - Error Message
Issue: Some players report receiving an error message when trying to access the game.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Can't Load Mafia Wars - Blank White Screen
Issue: Some players report receiving a blank white screen when trying to access the game.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Known Mission Issues
Mission Event: End Of Days - Task Progress Not Counting Correctly
Issue: Some players report that their task progress is not being counted correctly.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Other Known Issues
Mafia Poker Issues
Issue: Some players report that their "Draw" button goes missing. Others report that, even after understanding that we consider the Ace the highest card, not the lowest, they will sometimes lose with a winning hand, such as two pairs vs. the dealer having just one.
Status: We have determined that most, if not all, of these issues are the result of playing Mafia Wars 1) in multiple tabs/windows, 2) with scripts, and/or 3) while you have Greasemonkey activated in Firefox, even if you are playing Mafia Wars in a different browser. Please try deactivating Greasemonkey in Firefox (if you use it), disabling scripts (if you use any), and playing the game in only one tab/window at a time. If you still experience any issues with Mafia Poker after taking these measures, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: Disable scripts and play Mafia Wars in only one tab/window at a time. If you know of another workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Can't Purchase Via Inventory If City Cash is Banked/Vaulted
Issue: Some players report being unable to buy items from item card/page with banked NY Cash or Italian Lira or vaulted Las Vegas chips.
Status: Fix in development. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Daily Take Energy Boost Doesn't Stick
Issue: Some players report that energy accepted from the Daily Take that puts them over their max disappears.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Money Disappearing From Bank Or Vault
Issue:Some players report that city money has disappeared from their banks/vault.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

No Level Up Popup In New York
Issue: Some players report failing to receive their Level Up Popup in New York.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Mafia Poker Issues Addressed

Zynga have 'addressed' the issues most player have been experiencing with the Mafia Poker feature. Instead of finding the problem to the bug, they have decided to ask players to disable scripts and play Mafia Wars in only 1 tab. I can tell you this is bullshit! I've tried playing on Google Chrome Incognito Mode, which has all extensions, plugins, etc disabled, and i'm still experiencing the problems. LOL.



Hello Mafia Players,

We are aware that some of you are experiencing the following issue:
Mafia Poker Issues
Issue: Some players report that their "Draw" button goes missing. Others report that, even after understanding that we consider the Ace the highest card, not the lowest, they will sometimes lose with a winning hand, such as two pairs vs. the dealer having just one.
Status: We have determined that most, if not all, of these issues are the result of playing Mafia Wars in multiple tabs/windows and/or with scripts. Please try disabling any scripts you may be using and playing the game in only one tab or window. If, after doing this, you still experience any issues with Mafia Poker, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: Disable scripts and play Mafia Wars in only one tab/window at a time. If you know of another workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.
Thanks,
The Mafia Wars Team

Source: http://blog.mafiawars.com/2012/01/mafia-poker-issues-addressed.html

Family Properties and Lost Mafia Strength

A number of players are reporting that they've recently noticed sizeable reductions in their Mafia Attack & Defense strength. We wanted to assure you that your stats are not disappearing. In fact, they’re probably better than they used to be, even if they may fluctuate a bit more day-to-day. We hope the following explanation will put all of your minds at ease.

There are 2 reasons your Mafia Attack & Defense strength may be fluctuating:
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). Read our Family Property blog post for more details.

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.

We hope 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. Be sure to read our Family Property blog post for more details, and head to your family page to upgrade, defend, and repair your family’s Artillery Station to receive the maximum possible Mafia Attack strength Family Property Bonus from it!

Coming Soon: Bloody Christmas

To 'celebrate' Christmas, Zynga came up with a Marketplace Sale Event. Who would actually continue spending money on a Zynga game? Hmm..

Santa Claus is coming to town and, when he does, he'll have Zynga Gift Card & eCard redemption bonuses with him. If you're thinking strategically, that makes now a bloody good time to stock up on Zynga Gift Cards and eCards!

Mafia Wars is NOT Going Away in 2012

A serious rumor went around the Mafia Wars Community, stating that Mafia Wars would shut down in 2012. Zynga seemed to have taken notice of the rumor, thus they have published a blog post on their own blog stating that the game WILL NOT shut down.


Below is the copied-and-pasted text from the Official Mafia Wars Blog:
Recent rumors about the closing of Mafia Wars in 2012 are false. We are as committed to the continuation and expansion of Mafia Wars as we were 2 months ago.
- The Mafia Wars Team

Contest Winner Extravaganza!

Mobsters!
We've held a number of contests over the last few months. Thank you for waiting patiently to learn who won. Without further ado, below are the winners!
Winners of The Mafia Wars "Sweetest Halloween Treat" Contest

Winner	Sweetest Treat
A-Mark A.	Chemist (Ruby Level)
Billy B.	Coulrophobia
Diane S.	Voodoo Woman
Emil K.	Wolfman
Enrico P.	Perentie (Ruby Level)
Gabriel T.	Surge Bike
Greg "Don G"	Voodoo Woman
Jai J.	Voodoo Woman
Jean C.	Voodoo Woman
Jörg N.	Voodoo Woman
Joseph T.	Blind Tiger
Kat B.	Chemist (Ruby Level)
Kouznetsov M.	Voodoo Woman
Lisa B.	Sabertooth Tiger
Maksim G.	Coulrophobia
Manea D.	Arsonist
Max L.	Voodoo Woman
Rod B.	Gunsmith
Rubén F.	Deathbringer Xiii
Thomas D., Aka Fatboy Tommy	Voodoo Woman

Winning Taunts from The Mafia Wars Family Boss Fight Taunt Contest

Taunts Used For Silverio Fallaci

The only thing sweeter than the sound of my guitar, is your screams of agony. - James A. Slicing you up into a million pieces, will be sweet music to my ears. - bellockny Don't push me man or the next musical instrument u will hear is a angel's harp. - Ronald B.

Taunts Used For Clyde Axworthy

You can't whack death on the head, but I'm gonna whack your head to death. - Sam JB. Time is not on your side because I'm about to clean your clock. - Lorrie R.

Winning Entry from the "Think Outside Of The Box" Crate Design Contest

Retro Gaming Crates by Michael S.

Congratulations to all the winners!
- The Mafia Wars Team