Public Enemies Loot Event – Facts and Trivia
Dec/090
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Zynga runs many events and for the most part we just look at them as a way to get new items or level faster and could care less about the story behind the event. I don’t know about you but I like to know what is behind the event. Call me nosy if you will.
Since Zynga is running the Public Enemies Loot Event I thought I would dig up some interesting trivia on the main character, John Dillinger.
- John Herbert Dillinger was born on June 22nd, 1903 in Indianapolis, IN to John Wayne Dillinger and his wife Mary Ellen (Mollie).
- Dillinger’s first bank robbery took place on June 10th, 1933 in New Carlisle, OH and netted him a whopping $10,000. That was quite a large amount in that time.
- On June 22nd, 1934 John was given a very special birthday present by the United States, he was named Public Enemy #1.
- Over the years Dillinger worked with a number of notable criminals including Lester Joseph Gillis (Baby Face Nelson), Homer “Wayne” Van Meter, and Charles Arhur “Pretty Boy” Floyd.
- The United States Justice Department offered a whopping $15,000 for the capture of Dillinger or $5,000 for information leading to his arrest. In 1933 the average family income was $11,342.
- In about one year Dillinger and his associates held up dozens of banks and took c lose to half a million dollars. During that time they killed 10 and wounded 7 others.
- Dillinger was killed after being set up by the infamous “Woman in Red.” The woman was Anna Sage (real name Ana Cumpanas) who was a former brothel owner from Gary Indiana.
- Allegedly the Feds cheated Anna Sage out of the $70,000 that they promised her to fingering Dillinger.
- Dillinger was killed after watching the movie “Manhattan Melodrama” starring Clark Gable and William Powell with his girlfriend, Dolly Hamilton at the Biograph Theater located at 2433 N. Lincoln Ave.
- The Biograph Theater went out of business in July of 1974.
- Melvin H. “Little Mel” Pervis was the FBI agent who lead the manhunt for Dillinger. He committed suicide on February 29th, 1960.
- Dillinger was shot 4 times. The FBI Agents credited with shooting at Dillinger were Charles B. Winstead, Clareence O. Hurt, and Herman E. Hollis.
- Dillinger died with $7.70 in his pocket.
- Dillinger’s body was taken to Alexian Brother Hospital and was pronounced dead. The agents laid his body on the lawn in front of the hospital while waiting for the Cook County Coroner’s Office to pick it up.
- According to the Library of Congress and Bowker’s Books in Print Database 16 songs have been written about Dillinger along with 17 books.
- On July 25th, 1934 John Herbert Dillinger was laid to rest at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis Indiana.
While these facts may not be helpful when playing Mafia Wars they give you a bit of insight into the may who was Public Enemy #1 in 1934 and has been the subject of many songs, books, and motion pictures over the years.
Mafia Wars Public Enemies Loot Event
Dec/090
On Sunday December 6th at 12:01 AM (Pacific Time) the Public Enemies Loot Event Began. This event is rather short and is only going to be around for 3 days, ending on December 9th at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time).
This event is being rolled out with what seems to be a move on Zynga’s part to create even more income streams by selling videos. The video for this loot event is of course Public Enemies starring Johnny Depp.
Here is a list of the items that you can get your hands on during the event along with their stats.
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Public Enemies Event Loot |
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Item |
Attack |
Defense |
Type |
| Agent Purvis’ Rifle |
44 |
29 |
Weapon |
| Dillinger’s Pistols and Holster |
36 |
18 |
Weapon |
| Dillinger’s Wooden Gun |
12 |
45 |
Weapon |
| Fur Coat |
12 |
28 |
Armor |
| Locket of Billie |
10 |
36 |
Armor |
| Prison Stripes |
15 |
24 |
Armor |
| Public Enemy #1 Newspaper |
6 |
30 |
Armor |
| V8 |
13 |
26 |
Vehicle |
Some of the items are re-issues of current items while others are new and reflect the movie and John Dillinger himself.
If you want to get these items you need to act quickly since the event is only three days long. Zynga says, “all jobs and fights have a chance to give you special Public Enemies themed loot items.” With this statement in mind you might want to head back to New York and the Street Thug Tier and do Mugging.
I conducted a test that determined which was more effective. In this test I did 100 jobs and 100 fights so I could give you the best avenue to build up large amounts of these items in the short time that the event will be active. Here are the results.
- Jobs – 4 drops in 100 jobs or a 4% chance of getting an item.
- Fights – 3 drops in 100 fights or a 3% chance of an item drop.
It seems that doing jobs is the better way of the two. My suggestion is to go back to New York and do the “Mugging” job on the Street Thug tier if you want to build up these items for use by your mafia.
Racketeering in Mafia Wars – A Primer
Dec/090
Recently Zynga has been experimenting with Rackets as an eventual replacement for properties. At this time not all accounts have access to them. Some established accounts have been converted and a percentage of new accounts come equipped with rackets instead of properties.
Out of over a dozen established accounts none of mine have been converted to rackets and as a test I created 6 new accounts and only one was given rackets instead of properties, so it would appear that this feature is being tested on a very small percentage of accounts.
Rackets are different than owing properties in that you must return within a specific time period to collect your cash. The time frames are 4, 8, 22, 24, and 65 hours. In my opinion requiring players to return within a time frame or risk being busted by the cops (lose all money) will make it more difficult for some to earn money. Many people only log into Mafia Wars once or twice per day. Perhaps rackets and their time frames is Zynga’s way of getting their advertising in front of members more often.
Along with the implementation of rackets we have been given another skill pool to divide our skill points among. Influence is the new pool and is the “currency” used in racketeering. Each racket costs a specific amount of influence in order to run. Many players, my self included believe that this additional pool will cause characters to be weaker since there is less to spend on attack and defense.
When starting out you will have access to a few rackets that you can run. You must master each of them to open up new rackets. Some rackets are only available based on level and again must be mastered to open up more advanced versions.
Here is a quick list of the rackets that are available along with their prerequisites and rewards.
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Cash Rackets |
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4 Hour Rackets |
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Name |
Prerequisite |
Payout | Mastery Payout |
Influence Cost |
| Three-Card Monte | None | $6,600 | $10,000 |
5 |
| Backroom Poker | Master Three-Card Monte | $330,000 | $495,000 |
16 |
| Executive Game | Master Backroom Poker | $39,000,000 | $58,500,000 |
38 |
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8 Hour Rackets |
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Name |
Prerequisite |
Payout | Mastery Payout |
Influence Cost |
| Numbers Racket | None | $5,200 | $15,600 |
7 |
| Illegal Sportsbook | Master Numbers Racket | $576,000 | $864,000 |
21 |
| Fixed Horserace | Master Illegal Sportsbook | $76,000,000 | $114,000,000 |
53 |
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22 Hour Rackets |
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Name |
Prerequisite |
Payout | Mastery Payout |
Influence Cost |
| Strip Club | None | $15,000 | $22,600 |
10 |
| Massage Parlor | Master Strip Club | $900,000 | $1,350,000 |
26 |
| Escort Service | Master Massage Parlor | $110,000,000 | $165,000,000 |
75 |
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24 Hour Rackets |
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Name |
Prerequisite |
Payout | Mastery Payout |
Influence Cost |
| Customs Scam | Level 8 | $25,000 | $37,600 |
17 |
| Import/Export Scam | Master Customs Scam | $1,500,000 | $2,250,000 |
44 |
| Dockyard Scam | Master Import/Export Scam | $170,000,000 | $255,000,000 |
128 |
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65 Hour Rackets |
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Name |
Prerequisite |
Payout | Mastery Payout |
Influence Cost |
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Crooked Rental |
Level 12 |
$36,000 | $54,000 |
25 |
| Crooked High-rise | Master Crooked Rental | $2,200,000 | $3,300,000 |
66 |
| Crooked Suburb | Master Crroked high-rise | $245,000,000 | $368,000,000 |
188 |
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Attack Rackets |
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Name |
Prerequisite |
Boost | Skill |
Influence Cost |
| Hardware Store | Level 25 | Handy Man | 38 attack skill |
25 |
| Knife Shop | Master Hardware Store | Throwing Kinfe | 65 attack skill |
66 |
| Gun Shop | Master Knife Shop | Hollow Point | 100 attack skill |
188 |
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Defense Rackets |
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Name |
Prerequisite |
Boost | Skill |
Influence Cost |
| Garbage Dump | Level 30 | Boxer | 38 fight defense |
17 |
| Scrapyard | Master Garbage Dump | Bullmastiff | 65 fight defense |
44 |
| Toxic Waste Dump | Master Scrap Yard | Mr. Hot Sauce | 100 fight defense |
128 |
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Job Rackets |
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Name |
Prerequisite |
Boost | Skill |
Influence Cost |
| Taxi Stand | Level 40 | Free Ride | -3 job energy cost |
5 |
| Trucking Company | Master Taxi Stand | Truck Driver | -6 job energy cost |
16 |
| Shipping Company | Master Trucking Company | Political Favor | 60 robbing defense |
38 |
Personally I find that I both like and dislike rackets. I dislike them because they seem rather slow and clunky to start as well as weakening my characters because they have to spend skill points on yet another skill pool. I like rackets because once you attain higher levels and advanced forms of them the boosts are pretty handy. Getting boosts without having to re-vault items makes things easier.
When it comes down to it my opinion is irrelevant. If you have access to rackets spend some time learning how to make them work for you. Since rackets are in beta feel free to post you thoughts on the Mafia Wars forums. Love them or hate them, let Zynga know what you think.
Understanding Attack and Defense Numbers in Mafia Wars
Dec/090
A have received a few emails lately asking if I would talk a bit about attack and defense statistics and what they really mean. I will do my best to explain and show you which items you should be concentrating on.
Weapons, Armor and Vehicles are important when attacking and defending but they are not the only things that you need to have. The most important item that you can have is a full strong mafia of 501 members. There are many ways that you can grow your mafia and I discuss them in detail in The Ultimate Mafia Wars Leveling Guide.
When attacking or defending each of your 501 mafia members brings 1 weapon, 1 armor item, and 1 vehicle and you must provide the items. When attacking your members will be using the items that you have with the best attack score. If you do not have 501 of the best items the game some of your mafia will be given lesser items in descending order. The same holds true for defending. The game will hand out the best defensive score items that you have and then work its way down. As you can see having the best of both offensive and defensive items is paramount if you want to control your own destiny in Mafia Wars.
To help you find the best items in the game I have listed them below. You will find a list of the top 25 items of each type, offensive and defensive. Since not everyone wants to fork over real money for Godfather Points or has been around for crates or holiday events I have also included a version that displays the top 25 looted items for each stat.
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Top 25 Attack Items |
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Item |
ATT |
DEF |
Location |
Tier |
| Cazador Assault Rifle |
60 |
25 |
Cuba | El Cacique |
| The Drakon |
54 |
22 |
Moscow | Pakhan |
| Avispa Machine Gun |
54 |
24 |
Cuba | El Jeffe |
| Boss Karpov’s Pistol |
50 |
38 |
Moscow | Boets |
| Ex-KGB Bodyguard |
48 |
30 |
Moscow | Brigadir |
| Chariot |
48 |
12 |
Crate | Colosseum |
| Che’s Beret |
46 |
34 |
Cuba | El Patron |
| Shturmovik |
45 |
28 |
Moscow | Avtoritet |
| Shturmovik |
45 |
28 |
Special | Moscow Reward |
| Liger |
45 |
12 |
Holiday | Tigers Unleashed |
| Jaguar |
45 |
24 |
Limited Loot | GF Points |
| Kodiak |
44 |
28 |
Limited Loot | GF Points |
| Zoloto Sports Car |
43 |
22 |
Moscow | Pakhan |
| Ubijca Assault Rifle |
43 |
18 |
Moscow | Vor |
| The Sneak Attack |
43 |
22 |
Limited Loot | GF Points |
| Laser Squirrel |
43 |
12 |
Holiday | Halloween |
| TNT |
42 |
20 |
Cuba | El Padrino |
| Cocodrilo APC |
42 |
56 |
Cuba | El Padrino |
| Canonazo |
42 |
22 |
Cuba | El Cacique |
| Parl Handle Revolver |
40 |
10 |
Crate | Woodsman |
| Jet Ski |
40 |
14 |
Limited Loot | GF Points |
| Inferno SAM Launcher |
40 |
25 |
Limited Loot | GF Points |
| El Rey Roadster |
40 |
34 |
Cuba | El Soldado |
| Curare Gun |
40 |
12 |
Limited Loot | GF Points |
| CM Dragon |
40 |
18 |
Crate | Cuban |
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Top 25 Attack Lootable Items |
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Item |
ATT |
DEF |
Location |
Tier |
| Cazador Assault Rifle |
60 |
25 |
Cuba | El Cacique |
| The Drakon |
54 |
22 |
Moscow | Pakhan |
| Avispa Machine Gun |
54 |
24 |
Cuba | El Jeffe |
| Boss Karpov’s Pistol |
50 |
38 |
Moscow | Boets |
| Ex-KGB Bodyguard |
48 |
30 |
Moscow | Brigadir |
| Shturmovik |
45 |
28 |
Moscow | Avtoritet |
| Liger |
45 |
12 |
Holiday | Tigers Unleashed |
| Zoloto Sports Car |
43 |
22 |
Moscow | Pakhan |
| Ubijca Assault Rifle |
43 |
18 |
Moscow | Vor |
| TNT |
42 |
20 |
Cuba | El Padrino |
| Cocodrilo APC |
42 |
56 |
Cuba | El Padrino |
| Canonazo |
42 |
22 |
Cuba | El Cacique |
| El Rey Roadster |
40 |
34 |
Cuba | El Soldado |
| Aguila HV .50 Sniper Rifle |
40 |
16 |
Cuba | El Jeffe |
| Osa 17 Snowmobile |
38 |
24 |
Moscow | Vor |
| Guerrilla Commando |
38 |
35 |
Cuba | El Capitan |
| Track Loader |
37 |
32 |
Cuba | El Cacique |
| Shchuka Speed Boat |
36 |
22 |
Moscow | Brigadir |
| Ru-78 Heavy Machine gun |
36 |
12 |
Moscow | Avtoritet |
| Ronin Motorcycle |
36 |
14 |
Crate | Yakuza |
| Hu-9 Helicopter |
36 |
27 |
Cuba | El Padrino |
| Barsuk SUV |
36 |
52 |
Moscow | Baklan |
| ASC45 |
36 |
18 |
Cuba | El Patron |
| Razoritel Grenade Launcher |
34 |
15 |
Moscow | Avtoritet |
| Para 322 |
34 |
14 |
Cuba | El Jeffe |
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Top 25 Defensive Items |
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Item |
ATT |
DEF |
Location |
Tier |
| ZPR Palemut |
28 |
64 |
Moscow | Vor |
| Cocodrilo APC |
42 |
56 |
Cuba | El Padrino |
| Barsuk SUV |
36 |
52 |
Moscow | Baklan |
| Tiger Tank |
18 |
48 |
Holiday | Tigers Unleashed |
| Cossack Armored Vest |
18 |
48 |
Moscow | Avtoritet |
| Russian Bear |
22 |
45 |
Limited Loot | GF Points |
| Executive Overcoat |
22 |
45 |
Moscow | Pakhan |
| Galea |
18 |
45 |
Crate | Colosseum |
| Dillinger’s Wooden Gun |
12 |
45 |
Holiday | Labor Day |
| Zmeya Carbon Blade |
28 |
44 |
Moscow | Pakhan |
| Guerrilla Bodyguard |
25 |
44 |
Limited Loot | GF Points |
| Konstantin Cargo Carrier |
18 |
44 |
Moscow | Pakhan |
| Low Rider |
12 |
44 |
Crate | Street |
| Klyk-9 Machine Pistol |
21 |
43 |
Moscow | Vor |
| Armored State Car |
30 |
42 |
Cuba | El Padrino |
| Articheskij Gus’ |
22 |
42 |
Moscow | Vor |
| Tesla PD Gun |
18 |
42 |
Limited Loot | GF Points |
| Ghillie Suit |
16 |
42 |
Crate | Cuban |
| Capone’s Armored 341A |
14 |
42 |
Holiday | Labor Day |
| Kraken |
24 |
41 |
Holiday | Halloween |
| Fugama Gureihaundo-X |
22 |
41 |
Limited Loot | GF Points |
| Orel Armored Helicopter |
24 |
40 |
Moscow | Avtoritet |
| Arana Net Gun |
16 |
40 |
Limited Loot | GF Points |
| Private Jet |
12 |
39 |
New York | Boss |
| Boss Karpov’s Pistol |
50 |
38 |
Moscow | Boets |
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Top 25 Defensive Lootable Items |
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Item |
ATT |
DEF |
Location |
Tier |
| ZPR Palemut |
28 |
64 |
Moscow | Vor |
| Cocodrilo APC |
42 |
56 |
Cuba | El Padrino |
| Barsuk SUV |
36 |
52 |
Moscow | Baklan |
| Cossack Armored Vest |
18 |
48 |
Moscow | Avtoritet |
| Executive Overcoat |
22 |
45 |
Moscow | Pakhan |
| Zmeya Carbon Blade |
28 |
44 |
Moscow | Pakhan |
| Konstantin Cargo Carrier |
18 |
44 |
Moscow | Pakhan |
| Klyk-9 Machine Pistol |
21 |
43 |
Moscow | Vor |
| Armored State Car |
30 |
42 |
Cuba | El Padrino |
| Articheskij Gus’ |
22 |
42 |
Moscow | Vor |
| Orel Armored Helicopter |
24 |
40 |
Moscow | Avtoritet |
| Private Jet |
12 |
39 |
New York | Boss |
| Boss Karpov’s Pistol |
50 |
38 |
Moscow | Boets |
| Armored Limousine |
16 |
37 |
New York | Boss |
| Armored Briefcase |
25 |
36 |
Moscow | Brigadir |
| Volk Luxury Sedan |
24 |
36 |
Moscow | Brigadir |
| Guerrilla Commando |
38 |
35 |
Cuba | El Capitan |
| Gaff Hook |
20 |
35 |
Cuba | El Jeffe |
| Che’s Beret |
46 |
34 |
Cuba | El Patron |
| El Rey Roadster |
40 |
34 |
Cuba | El Soldado |
| Camofalge Body Armor |
18 |
34 |
Cuba | El Capitan |
| Track Loader |
37 |
32 |
Cuba | El Cacique |
| Si-14 Cargo Plane |
31 |
31 |
Cuba | El Padrino |
| PNV |
21 |
31 |
Moscow | Boets |
| Ex-KGB Bodyguard |
48 |
30 |
Moscow | Brigadir |
With these lists you now have the knowledge to head out and start building up the best offensive and defensive weapons available. If necessary stop leveling and spend some time farming items to make you the best that you can be.
Mafia Wars And More – Express Your Opinion
Dec/090
Facebook is undoubtedly one of the most popular social networks today and you can play many fun and exciting games. Today I want to know what you think and which games you play.
A list of the most popular games on Facebook can be found at http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2009/08/03/the-top-25-facebook-games-for-august-2009/. Do you enjoy any of these games? If so which ones? Maybe there are other games that you like and would love to have more information about.
If you are like me you have become addicted to playing social network games. In my opinion social games are so popular because they do not require a monthly subscription fee such as World of Warcraft, Eve Online, Warhammer Online, or other MMOPRG (Massively Multi-player Online Games).
They also do not require the time commitment that is involved in many online games. Another attraction is that the games do not need to be installed on your computer. This makes if easy to play at work. Most employers will not allow any installed software on their computers so social games are the way to go.
Social networks give users the functionality of keeping in touch with friends and family as well as access to games and other applications that make life so much more fun.
If you play other Facebook games or even games on other social networks let me know which ones. The reason that I ask this is because I love to help others and am considering starting other blogs related to the social gaming phenomenon that is taking the world by storm. Give me you opinion and I may start a blog for your favorites games.
Leave your comments and suggest games that you would like to read about. When I set up new blogs I will be sure to tell you where you can find them.
Experimental Crates – New Weapons, Armor and Vehicles in Mafia Wars
Dec/090
Right now you can get your hands on some very nice items by purchasing Experimental Crates. They went on sale on November 10th and it is unknown when the sale will be over.
The cost for these crates must be paid in Godfather Points (Reward Points) and are as follows.
One Crate – 20 Points
Three Crates – 55 Points
In the crates are weapons, armor and vehicles. Some are good and others so-so.
When purchasing an Experimental Crate you have the following chance of finding the best items.
60% chance for common items
30% chance for uncommon items
10% chance for rare items
The chance remains the same regardless of purchasing one or three crates.
Here is a quick list of items that may be found in the crates.
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Experimental Crate Loot |
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Item |
Att |
Def |
Type |
Rarity |
| EMP Bomb |
4 |
32 |
Weapon | Uncommon |
| Gravity Gun |
35 |
20 |
Weapon | Uncommon |
| Vortex Ring Gun |
12 |
33 |
Weapon | Uncommon |
| Chevalier Exoskeleton |
18 |
43 |
Armor | Rare |
| Gene Splicer |
27 |
14 |
Armor | Common |
| Ocular Implants |
25 |
26 |
Armor | Common |
| Baloon Boy |
10 |
28 |
Vehicle | Common |
| Executoner Drone |
42 |
22 |
Vehicle | Rare |
Most of the items are not that great, as it seems to be with all crates but the Chevalier Exoskeleton and the Executioner Drone are quite nice. Unfortunately the only way to get these items is to spend Godfather Points and as we all know these points are earned very slowly by playing the game or by purchasing them.
I have never purchased points and never intend to, but you never know, something truly wonderful may come along and I could change my mind. If you have points built up and want to take a chance on getting some fairly unique loot then maybe crates are your cup of tea.
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