Mafia Wars New York Properties Upgrade

Facebook Mafia Wars is gonna start pimping the New York properties.

We'll be introducing some changes to promote the return of robbing!

1) We'll have properties switched to Flash mode, so make sure you have the latest version.

2) We'll be getting rid of 'undeveloped space'. The costs of undeveloped space will be folded into the costs of the updated properties. If you currently have any undeveloped properties, it’ll be sold off and you'll have your money returned to you.

3) Instead of owning 30 Mega Casinos, you will have 1 Mega Casino, but it will have been upgraded 30 times.

4) You won't be able to sell properties anymore, but you can continue to upgrade them. If you still haven't earned your "Cashing Out" achievement, do it soon!

5) All properties will have the same payout over time that they currently do, but some of the rates will change. They will take between 8 hours and 2 days to fill up. For example, say you currently owned 2 mega casinos. They produce $1,800,000 every 3 hours for you to collect. In the new system, you will now own a single level 2 Mega Casino, and it will produce $28,800,000 every 48 hours for you to collect.

6) You can only collect on your property once it is done producing. There will be progress bars and countdown timers letting you know how long it will be before you can collect on each property.

7) Properties will no longer "shut down". *Note: This only affects users who have started playing in the last few months.

8) People who have Rackets will be folded into the new system as well, but that change will take place a week or two after the launch of the new properties.

An important point we want to emphasize is that you will NOT be losing any money when we change the New York properties; it will all stay within the game. These upgrades are going hand-in-hand with the robbing feature that we'll be bringing back due to popular demand.

Hope you guys are looking forward to this change.

Facebook Mafia Wars Bangkok Passport System

Mafia Wars Bangkok is now officially in open beta! If you've already collected the 3 hidden items in the New York jobs and are level 18 and above, you're eligible to grab your passport and continue growing your Mafia empire in Thailand!

3 ways to get your Thailand/Bangkok passport:

See the clerk, ask your friends, or bribe an official. You can only see the clerk once a day for a passport drop. If you don't get one on your first try, don't give up - the clerk will grant you access soon enough if you keep being persistent. You can also post a request for a passport and see if some of your more well-connected Mafia members can hook you up. If you're really itching to get your travel started, bribing an official is your guarantee for instant access. Not only will you get a passport for yourself, you'll get 3 additional ones to hand out to some very lucky Mafia members.

Our goal for this passport distribution system is to maintain a steady flow of users coming into the new city to keep the Bangkok servers running smoothly for everyone. We want to provide exciting and uninterrupted game play for all, while giving you a fun and challenging obstacle to conquer.

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Mafia Wars Last Score of 2009

From December 28th and running through January 4th, the Facebook MafiaWars Last Score of 2009 Limited Time Job will be up and ruunning. This featured job will give you even more options than before including choosing different missions with different payouts."

Score some New Year's Loot!

This is a Limited Time Job.


Share Reward Points after finishing a Job!

* After every completed job, you can send 2 reward points to your Mafia.
* MafiaWars players can collect up to 10 Reward Points for this event.


New Year's 2010 Jobs and Payouts:

Steal a Shipment of Champagne
Champagne Bottle (Boost)
Stats: +25 ATTACK
Chance to Loot: 10%
Mastery: 1%
Bonus Payout: 2x Champagne Bottle
Time to Wait Between Jobs: 5 minutes

Crash the Mayor's NYE Party
Party Balloons (Vehicle)
Stats: 6 ATTACK 18 DEFENSE
Chance to Loot: 50%
Mastery: 7%
Bonus Payout: 1x Party Balloons
Time to Wait Between Jobs: 4 hours

Steal the NYE Manhattan Ball
Manhattan Ball Drop (Weapon)
Stats: 19 ATTACK 30 DEFENSE
Chance to Loot: 100%
Mastery: 15%
Bonus Payout: 1x Manhattan Ball Drop
Time to Wait Between Jobs: 8 hours

So there you have it. Go do your jobs and have a Happy New Year!

MafiaWars Closing Thoughts for '09 and Preview for '10

First of all, I would like to thank you guys for supporting Facebook MafiaWars.

Anyways, here are a few words Justin, our General Manager:


Overall, 2009 was a great year for Mafia Wars. And although we experienced some issues towards the end of the year, we were able to fix most of the bugs while prepping many of the exciting features that promises to make 2010 a banner year for Mafia Wars. Some of the features we have in store for you in the coming months:

New Years Job: We're heading into 2010 in exciting fashion with a featured job starting December 28th and running through January 4th. This featured job will give you even more options than before including choosing different missions with different payouts.

Release of new city - Bangkok: Originally slated to debut in December 2009, Bangkok will finally make its premiere in January 2010. We intentionally delayed Bangkok to fine-tune it for an improved game experience.

Multi-item gifting: We're making it easier for you to make your mafia stronger by providing multi-item gifting.

Translations: For our many international players, we will be adding translations of Mafia Wars in many different languages in addition to our current offering.

Robbing: We heard you loud and clear, we're bringing back robbing in a new and improved format.

In addition to features, we are also enhancing community outreach through various initiatives:

Developers Days: A series of intimate meetups between players and Mafia product team members where idea generation and candid conversations can take place.

Exclusive Betas: Preview, testing, and feedback of features by users before full release.

Weekly Giveaways, Rewards, Contests: Bigger and better giveaways, contests, and rewards.

Thank you very much for supporting Mafia Wars and making it the best game on the web. We feel very lucky and fortunate to have you as players and feel humbled to be building features for you all.

Have a happy holidays and a wonderful new year!

On behalf of the Mafia Wars Team,
Justin, General Manager

Special Charity Item: Haitian Drum

Limited Edition Item: Haitian Drum

Mafia Wars players, did you know that Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and the 7th poorest in the world? Buy this week's Limited Edition item, the Haitian Drum and 50% of the proceeds will be contributed to FATEM to help build school kitchens and establish school meal programs for children in Haiti who might otherwise have no source of food to help their young bodies to grow and learn.

Haitian Drum
44 Attack 46 Defense
Buy This For: 25 REWARD POINTS

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Facebook Mafia Wars Bangkok Travel Loot Requirements

Since Bangkok is almost ready, get a head start by collecting these loot items required to unlock Bangkok.

Here are the requirements to be able to get to Bangkok.
All of these are found as loot of NY (New York) Job Tiers.

Just look for the ELEPHANT symbol to find out which job gives off the item.

The Thai Elephant is at large.

Bangkok Required Loot: Triad Coin
New York Job Tier: Soldier
Job: Asian Museum Break-in

Bangkok Required Loot: Yakuza Sake
New York Job Tier: Enforcer
Job: Smuggle Thai Gems

Bangkok Required Loot: Thai Note
New York Job Tier: Hitman
Job: Repel The Yakuza
The THAILAND PASSPORT will be given on the Mafia Wars Bangkok Launch.

There you have it. See you in Bangkok!