Bangkok Beta : Mafia Wars Bugs

Still we're facing Bangkok Beta version..

Mafia Wars was down for maintenance and yes there are some bugs that appear.. For example, we can gain Bangkok collection when we're doing jobs.. or when we help on our mafia's job.. even when they help us on our job.

And this one is a bit strange..

Our friend here was asking for help of his Mugging job. And he got this bonus after his mafias helping him.

Mugging job is located in New York, Street Thug job tier. Job's in New York and he received a Moscow Collection & Vault Egg.

Not only that, when he clicked on Home again, that pop up comes up again. Each time it appears, he'll receive another $63, 2 experience points, and Egg (not only Pansy).

This happened just after their maintenance.. and he keep doing that til he's tired..

Not only on job help, the bug also appear on War. Some of you can not attack your target.. the screen went blank, etc..

Here is the answer from Zynga about this matter :

"There are a few situations that we’ve found result in game items not loading correctly or completely. These include Server lag, Ajax request timeouts, or simply an incorrectly cached copy of the data on your local machine.

If you are missing items or your Mafia Wars game is not loading correctly, please clear your cache. This will remove your temporary internet files resulting in increased browser speed and performance. It will also ensure that you are not referencing local files in place of files that have been updated on our servers. Bla bla bla..."

So, if the bug is annoying to you.. try to do their suggestions.. if still not working, submit a ticket! If still not satiesfied with their answer.. go to Zynga forum and send a PM (Private Message) to the admin or developers there.
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Bangkok Business Upgrade!

 Hi guys,

This is the info business upgrade in Bangkok..

We have 4 business that we can get right away (of course if you have enough Baht to buy them) and 2 business require you to have Trusted Reputation on both factions.

Just like other cities, each business can be upgraded and require some amount of Baht. Here is the fully upgrade for 4 businesses..

And below is the screenshot of faction businesses.. one of my best mafia has unlocked these businesses and still need to upgrade all..

Unlike the 4 businesses above which produce Baht, these 2 faction businesses able to produce new boosts! Yes, just like Politico Corrupto from Cuban businesses. See the boosts and stats below :

What's the best strategy to manage your Baht money? Do you we have to buy businesses and upgrade them all?

Or just keep the Baht and spend them all to buy the requirements?

For you who is low level and doesn't have much Baht, you have no choice but only have ability to save your money and spend them on buying the job requirements.. 

But if you have lots of energy to do the jobs and can master each level and episodes, of course you can start making business in Bangkok and upgrade them all to the fullest!

Happy gaming then! 
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Which Faction Do You Choose?

NEW FEATURE – CHOOSE A FACTION FOR BEST LOOT

This is the single biggest change over Moscow.

Whenever you choose a side and do a job for that particular side, you receive experience that sways which the balance of the faction you side with. There are several progressive levels you can get to for whichever side you choose.

If you have chosen Yakuza, each time you do the ‘Yakuza’ specific job, you received 3 XP points towards the Yakuza faction; you also lose 1 XP point from the Triad faction. The same formula works in reverse.

Note : CELL Phones play a big Role here – YOU WILL NEED CELL PHONES!

The purpose of this is to allow the purchase of faction specific loot which has better attack and defense than any Moscow weapons. This loot can be purchased ONLY if you have progressed to the required faction level. You buy it with the cash you earn from doing jobs and opening businesses. The loot by comparison is very expensive and will take a long time to accumulate in quantity.

At this stage it appears as though the special faction loot is NOT giftable. Let's see if they launch Bangkok in full version.

At this stage you CANNOT fight in Bangkok yet.

Example: Yakuza OR Triad Faction - 1500 XP required to reach highest level, that's 500 jobs MINIMUM

Faction Levels -> Hostile - Suspicious - Neutral - Trusted - Honored - Allied

Faction Requirements

Hostile: 1-199/1500 faction
Suspicious: 200-399/1500 faction
Neutral: 400-699/1500 faction
Trusted: 700-999/1500 faction
Honored: 1000-1400/1500 faction
Allied: 1401-1500 faction

These are the various levels you get to depending on the XP you accumulate, as mentioned above, 1500 XP is required to achieve allied status. You can only gain this XP by doing the Yakuza or Triad specific job over and over. The rewards are good however ...

Yakuza is Attack - best Faction loot item - Yakuza Assassin 50 Attack 26 Defense
Triad is Defense - best Faction loot item - Shaolin Bodyguard 27 Attack 51 Defense

How to master each faction?

Each time you do a job for one faction, you gain +3 and only lose -1 from the previous job. As a result, with some work, you can actually max out both factions.

I chose Yakuza as my first faction to master, because I don't wanna get confuse with the additional +3 and -1 of each faction. You can try to max on Triad first, that's fine.. and then you can try to max on the next faction..

Basically it doesn't matter on which faction first.. one of my friend tried to choose Yakuza on first level and then Triad on the second level until he maxed out both factions. You can do that too!

In this way, you can figure out which faction can give you lower energy or else.. but I just don't have time to figure it out.. 

So again.. have fun in Bangkok, guys! 

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Frog Man!

Bangkok Beta has been launched.. we're crazy about it for now!

And here comes new limited time offers from our beloved GodFather..Frog Man!

First I thought it's an armor.. because I don't wanna buy item that has less stats than Moscow top loots..

Then I asked about this to one of my best mafia, she said it's a WEAPON! Geez.. perhaps because this Frog Man hold a harpoon or is that a weapon? No idea.. 

But let's skip this.. unless if you are a COLLECTOR who has lots of Reward Points.. 

I need my points to refill energy so I can finish some jobs in Bangkok! 
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