Mafia Wars Godfather Points – How to Use Them and Get Your Hands on More
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Mafia Wars Godfather points are how players get limited edition items and equipment in the game. They are also the way that Zynga monetizes Mafia Wars. Hey that’s not all bad, a company has to make a living somehow. At least you aren’t paying a monthly fee to play Mafia Wars.
Last time I wrote about the seedier side of Mafia Wars reward points and how not to get them. This time I am going to let you in on how you can actually get them without opening up your email to sales pitches or your computer to possible threats.
Mafia Wars Godfather points are the means that players use to purchase special items and obtain favors from the Godfather himself. These points are earned naturally throughout the game by leveling a character and sometimes with achievements.
Points awarded through leveling come one every 2 levels and the things that you can do with these points is varied. Below you will find a list of the favors that the Godfather will bestow upon, along with my thoughts on each.
Cost Varies – Limited Time Offers including weapons, armor, and vehicles
Some of these items are pretty nice, but with Godfather points being so hard to come by they are hardly worth it.
20 points – 1 Unknown Crate
55 Points – 3 Unknown Crates
To be totally honest I have never seen anything come out of a crate that was better than random loot items that you can get just by doing jobs. Purchasing them is a total waste of Godfather points in my opinion.
10 Points – A variable amount of money
A tempting option at lower levels but resist the urge. Money is too easy to come by in Mafia Wars.
20 Points – 4 Extra Family Members
Once again useless. You can build a mafia of thousands in a few days.
10 Points – Full Energy Refill
Learn how to manage your energy and you will never need this favor.
10 Points – Full Stamina Refill
Stamina might be a necessity for the bounty hunter types but for the rest of us there are better uses for 10 points.
10 Points – Full Health Refill
Use the hospital, it’s easier to earn money than points.
15 Points – New Name
This might be an attractive option for those who have made more than a few enemies in the game. You know the type; they rob the same player 10 times in a row, mercilessly attack someone who is not on the hitlist, and are just a general pain in the ass.
14 Points – 4 Skill Upgrade Points
In my opinion this is the ONLY thing that you should be spending your Mafia Wars Godfather points on, and even then only for more energy.
Like I have already shown, the process of acquiring more points can be an agonizingly slow process, but there are other ways to get them.
1.) Buy them from Zynga.
The cost breakdown goes like this.
21 points – $5.00
42 points – $10.00
85 points – $20.00
215 points – $50.00
700 points – $150.00
Zynga has to make a profit somehow and the prices are pretty fair. If you have the cash this can be a quick fix option.
2.) Complete Offers
Zynga uses the offer model to monetize their products. The offers can bring in a large number of points very quickly. The offer point rewards range from just a few points for free offers through over 1,000 points for some of the higher priced ones.
Some of the offers are pretty good and if you are in the market for them anyway why not use them to further your criminal exploits in Mafia Wars. One offer that can pack on the points and be coupled with a real world savings is the DirecTV offer. The reward from Mafia Wars is 1,020 Godfather points and I believe that DirecTV is currently offering $100 off your bill if you join under a current subscriber.
Here is fairly painless strategy to get points through offers.
1.) Set up a junk email address – You will need it to handles the sales email that you will get.
2.) Pick some offers that are either free or if you want more points ones that offer free trials.
3.) Sign up for the offers
4.) Get your Mafia Wars Godfather points.
5.) Remember to cancel any trial offers that you don’t want BEFORE the trial period ends.
Mafia Wars Godfather points are the way that Zynga earns money with Mafia Wars and are very useful to players. There are many things that you can do with them but in my opinion the only truly useful thing is to up your energy. Getting them is slow but with some creative wrangling you can earn more by taking advantage of offers that award points. Once again…don’t forget to cancel trial offers that you do not want.
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3:05 pm on October 15th, 2009
Hi Phillip,
I was just wondering, in this article you said not to use Godfather points on energy refills, and rather on 4 skill points.
However, whenever I use up all my energy, and then buy an energy refill (which, remember, is 4 GF points less that the skill points) I easily reach the next level and start the process over again.
I would love to hear your thoughts on this! This isn’t to detract from your wonderful blog though! You’ve got a real gem here. BTW, have you ever considered monetizing it? E.g., with Google Adsense?
Nicolas
3:07 pm on October 15th, 2009
Oh, and I forgot to add, when you reach a new level you get 5 skill points – 1 more than 4!