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!

There are three ways to get your 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.

So, once you have your passport in hand, pack up your suitcase and go master Bangkok! Good luck to all! 

From,

The Mafia Wars Team, click here to play  

 

Mafia Wars is proud to unleash its newest city – Bangkok, a city overrun by crime and chaos as two gangs struggle for dominance over turf. Get ready – you’ll finally get the opportunity to continue expanding your Mafia Empire.  Do a brand new set of jobs, take over more businesses, battle with a new set of bosses, and earn even more achievements!

First, choose which side you’ll be loyal to – the Yakuza or the Triads. While the Yakuza place value in a good offense and in increasing their attack power, the Triads focus on strengthening their defenses to ward off attacks. Each faction has its own unique weapons and businesses to offer in exchange for your loyalty, and that allegiance will affect the rest of your game play. As you do certain jobs and fight against members of your rival faction, you’ll climb the ranks and earn respect within your own faction. Earning enough loyalty grants you access to special items at the Faction Store that are exclusive to that side.

In Bangkok, how you choose to spend your energy has never been more important.  Be careful how you choose to play – siding entirely with one faction is sure to anger the other. As you use your energy in jobs and fights to increase your street credit with one side, your reputation will decrease with the other side. If your reputation drops below a certain level with a faction, they’ll cut off your access to their select items, so get a game plan and play wisely!

One of the ways we’ve made Bangkok unique from our other expansions is to make it more accessible to newer players. As long as you are level 18 and above and have collected the Yakuza Sake, Triad Coin, and Thai Note found in the New York jobs, you can travel to Bangkok once you have obtained your Passport. For players between levels 18 and 200, we’ve created a sliding scale for energy costs and experience payouts for jobs. This means that lower-level players can complete new jobs and advance through Bangkok’s episodes, as jobs will require less energy to complete but have correspondingly lowered experience rewards. Players who are above level 200 will not be affected by this sliding scale.

We hope everyone will enjoy this latest addition to Mafia Wars. Stay tuned for the release and try to grab your Thai passport to start your crime spree!

From,

The Mafia Wars Team, click here to play

We’d like to announce that over the next few days, we’ll be making changes to the layout of the Mafia Wars home page. You’ll still be able to do everything you did before - send your gifts, play the lotto, and get energy packs like you normally do. We just want to make your game play as enjoyable as possible and make those actions easier and better.

One change you’ll notice is a message box on the right side of the home page that’ll contain all of your recent messages. It’ll show how many messages you have, and let you quickly navigate from one message to the next.  We’ll also be introducing a cool new feature – the Recommendation Box, which will suggest up to 3 different jobs in New York and Cuba for you to complete.

We’ll be switching our players to the new system in groups throughout next week, so please bear with us and be patient. We're planning on adding even more features and improvements to the new homepage in the near future, so it’ll get even better over time. We hope you enjoy the upgrade!

 

Sincerely,

 

The Mafia Wars Team

 

 

On January 12^th, 2010, Haiti faced a devastating blow when it got hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. The quake destroyed buildings, knocked down power lines, and caused major catastrophe for the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation. In light of the recent devastation the country has faced, Mafia Wars is committed to help the people of Haiti in their relief efforts. We’re proud to bring back the Haitian Drum to Mafia Wars – a Limited Edition item we had released last December to help fund school meals in Haiti.

Zynga and Mafia Wars have already been making efforts to aid Haiti through FATEM, a non –profit organization that works to provide economic advancements for the Haitian community of Mirebalais (www.fatem.org). This time, we’re planning on contributing on a larger scale – 100% of the proceeds from the Haitian Drum purchase will go toward the restoration of the most basic necessities of the people of Haiti who’ve suffered from the devastating quake.

Mafia Wars would like to thank the charitable spirit of our players for their support in bringing back the Haitian Drum for this most noteworthy cause. Together, we can help make a difference in the lives of the Haitian people who have been impacted by this disaster.

For more information on the cause and how you can help, please visit us at www.zynga.org.

Respectfully,

The Mafia Wars Team

Greetings,

We’ve been able to track all users affected by the issue that started on January 5th. Users that contact our support team and are verified through our systems will be assisted. We will do our best to proactively restore all affected users and get them back in the game as soon as possible.

We apologize to those who have had an interruption to their gaming schedule due to this occurrence. All teams are diligently working to rectify this issue.

If you need assistance, you can research articles or file a support ticket here: http://zynga.custhelp.com/app/answers/list/p/2

For users not affected by this issue, we appreciate your support as we give our attention to those users who currently are having issues.

We thank you all for your ongoing support!

The Mafia Wars Team