Reputation and Money In Bangkok

I am progressing through the beta of Mafia Wars Bangkok and I wanted to let you in on something early so you can take advantage of it as soon as you get into the expansion.

Bangkok is like the Moscow expansion in that you have to choose between two factions and do jobs for them. The twist in this expansion is that once you choose a side each job that you do will raise your reputation for the chosen faction while simultaneously lowering reputation with the other.

As it stands I am very early into the expansion and cannot accurately report on which faction is best, but I do know that there is a way to raise both factions to maximum. Please note that this observation is not from first hand experience but I have seen screenshots that show both reputation bars at maximum. As soon as I learn how to do that I will get the information to you.

One thing that I do know is that purchasing and upgrading business are based on your reputation with either the Triad or Yakuza. In order to take advantage of all of the businesses you will need to have high reputation with both.

Another thing that is dependent upon your reputation with each group is the Mafia Wars store. In the beginning you can purchase basic items needed for jobs but as the episode progresses you will need to unlock more items by raising your reputation.

Bangkok is much like Moscow was when it first came out in that it takes large sums of money to progress at a rapid pace. One thing that you can do to start earning Baht (the currency of Bangkok or B$) is to keep an eye on your Facebook page for help postings from the members of your mafia who were lucky enough to get into the beta, especially for boss jobs. If you keep your eyes open and act quickly to each post you could very well enter Bangkok with a bank full of Baht. A buddy of mine told me that he earned over B$ 500,000 just for helping me on one of the boss jobs.

Bangkok thus far seems to be quite interesting and may be the best expansion to Mafia Wars thus far. New reputation based businesses, brand new collections, new loot drops and items mean hours of enjoyment.

With reputation based rewards, businesses and other features Bangkok should take much more time to master than either Cuba or Moscow. New twists on old features abound and I believe that you will enjoy it immensely.