How To Work Both Factions In Mafia Wars Bangkok

11
Mar/100

With the release of the Bangkok expansion Zynga tossed a monkey wrench into the mix in the form of reputation based businesses. We were introduced to factions in the Moscow expansion in which we had to choose a side to fight for. Well in the Bangkok expansion we not only have a choice to make in doing jobs but in businesses as well. With a faction based expansion one might think that there is no way to become trusted with both but that thinking in wrong. Zynga stated the following in their Mafia Wars Bangkok FAQ.

“Q: Can I max out my reputation with both factions in Bangkok?

A: Yes, you will be able to reach the ‘Allied’ reputation level with both the Triads and Yakuza. During the beta phase, you may want to leave at least one choice point job unmastered in case you want to change factions. We plan to implement a better solution to switching factions after reaching Diamond mastery before the final release”

Today you are going to learn how to get started maxing out both reputations.

As it stands at the moment you cannot reach the maximum of 1500 reputation with both sides but you can end up with one faction at 1500 and the other at 1499 simply by doing jobs and fighting other players.

To get started you need to work both sides of the fence so to speak. Start out doing jobs for one side and then switch to the other. Completing a job for the Yakuza will award you with +3 Yakuza reputation and -1 Triad. Doing jobs for the Triad is just the reverse. You are going to do a great deal of bouncing back and forth to get you reputation to near maximum levels.

Another way to work both factions is through fighting players of the opposing faction. When you fight a player of the opposing faction and win you are rewarded with +2 reputation to the faction you are fighting for and -1 for the opposing faction. Using this method is easy if you set up a “whipping boy” character for each reputation. This method requires that you create 2 new accounts and level each until they can go to Bangkok and then make one Yakuza and the other Triad. You can then fight them repeatedly to work either reputation without worrying about losing.

As stated above you can not max out both factions using either of these methods. One will be 1500 and the other 1499. The way to finally reach 1500 in both is to use Godfather Points to purchase +50 points for the 1499 point reputation. Maxing out both Triad and Yakuza reputations is indeed possible.