To Twink Or Not To Twink

Let me start off by explaining the word “Twink.” Twink or Twinking is the process of obtaining items and equipment for a character that they could never have gotten at their level of expertise. The process of twinking has been around for many years, actually as long as there have been online games and the argument of twinking vs. non-twinking as been around just as long.

One side believes that giving a character items far and above their level is just fine since in most cases they have already paid the price of leveling and obtaining superior items once and should not have to do it again. The other side believes that twinking should not be allowed at all. The non-twink camp is usually but not always made up of people who do not have a higher level character and are getting there butts handed to them in PvP.

This ongoing argument has lead many gaming companies to attach level requirements to the drop items in their games. Fortunately for us this has not been the case in Mafia Wars or other Zynga games.

Just for fun I decided to start a brand spanking new character in Mafia Wars and turn him into a terror from day one. I have not yet started recruiting a mafia for him because I want him to be completely ready.

He was created over a week ago and I have not started the leveling process as yet because I want him to be ready to rock when I begin the process. He should be ready to start next week.

Over the last week or so I have been using more than a dozen other accounts to start feeding him items and consumables. I will start playing him when he has the following.

501 – Canonazo
501 – Armored State Car

Once these numbers are reached I will begin recruiting. First I will recruit select people to fill top mafia positions giving this character the best start possible. Other items I will have before I begin will be ample Politico Corrupto, Blackmail Photos, Illegal Transaction Records, Untraceable Cell Phone, Computer Set-up, and any other consumable that I can think of since I do not want to spend time farming them.

Doing all of the preliminary work with my other accounts will give this character a distinct advantage over other players his own level. How much of an advantage? Honestly I cannot give you an answer here because this is the first time I have tried this in Mafia Wars. Only time will tell if this character will become the hitlist monster that I am hoping for

Twinking works in many other games and I am quite sure that it can work in Mafia Wars as well. If you want to give it a whirl create a new character and begin feeding it all of the high level items that you can. Once you have 501 of the best offensive and defensive items start recruiting your mafia, but do it selectively. The first people you should recruit are those that you know will give you the highest bonus in your Top Mafia. Once you have them in place you can go on a recruiting binge. Do not start attacking others until you have at least 500 mafia and you should have a distinct advantage over most players your own level due to your advanced equipment.

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