Bangkok Consumables and Where You Can Find Them
May/100
One of the most enjoyable parts of running a blog on any subject is interacting with readers through email. This blog is no exception and I do my best to either respond to my readers through return email or in the case of multiple questions on the same subject, through a blog post to allow everyone to benefit from the answer.
This week alone I have received 4 email messages asking about consumables in Bangkok so I thought I would post a short message today that gives everyone information of them.
- Pirates
Pirates are acquired from the Bangkok Business “Privacy Operation”. In order to open up this business you will need to master the “Secure A Pirate Vessel” job which is in Bangkok Episode 3 that is aptly named Pirate.
You will need approximately 619 Pirates to complete Bangkok. If you plan to loot Lloyds Spectres you will need more.
10 Pirates may also be purchased in the Marketplace for the cost of 20 Reward Points.
- Drug Shipments
Drug Shipments come from the business “Drug Smuggling Ring” which may be unlocked by mastering the job “Buy Some Chemicals On The Black Market” which may be found in Bangkok Episode 4, Commandant.
About 555 Satellite phones are required to complete Bangkok.
You may also purchase 10 Drug Shipments from the Marketplace for 20 Reward Points.
- Satellite Phones
Unlike those consumables mentioned above, satellite phones are drop items. They may be found by completing the job “Hijack A Boat Load Of Electronics” in Bangkok Episode 3.
You are going to need about 470 Drug Shipments in order to complete the Bangkok expansion.
Satellite Phones are also for sale in the Marketplace in units of 10 for 20 Reward Points.
I hope that this detailed report on Bangkok consumables helps everyone finish Bangkok and be ready for Las Vegas.
Mafia Wars Bangkok Episodes 6 and 7
May/101
The folks over at Zynga are keeping the pressure on and are very nearly ready to release Mafia Wars Bangkok Episodes 6 and 7. While Zynga may lack in some areas, I must admit that they do a good job of keeping the content coming.
Here is the Zynga text regarding the new episodes.
“Thought you’d finished with Bangkok? Think again. Return to the Far East for two all-new episodes for Bangkok, where you’ll need to fight to re-establish your hold as a major Yakuza and Triad boss. Extent you influence and consolidate your power base. It’s only a matter of time until you will be the greatest criminal in Asia, and you’ll need to overthrow the Thai government to protect your criminal empire. These episodes will only unlock after you have completed episodes 5a and 5b.
Watch out though – power has a way of bringing some unwanted attention from some shadowy forces… With completely new jobs and Mastery items, there are new challenges and prizes that await. Are you ready to conquer the mysteries of Thailand?”
If you would prefer to read this text for yourself and see the graphics that go along with it all you need to do is mouse over the “? Help” area at the top of your Mafia Wars page and click on “Coming Soon.”
It is unclear if the additional Bangkok episodes will be released before Las Vegas but if I had to place a wager I would bet that these episodes do indeed come first. Many players have already mastered everything there is to do in the game and it is my belief that the new episodes are fillers to retain players until Las Vegas is ready.
As you can see from the official text, mastery of both episodes 5a and 5b will be required in order to unlock the new content. This requires that you get all warm and fuzzy with both the Yakuza and Triad. Next week I will give you some instruction on exactly how to do that.
With two new Bangkok episodes on the way you will need to hit the jobs list fast and hard and discover how to be on a first name basis with both factions. If you have not finished Bangkok yet get started so you are ready when the new content hits.
Bangkok Crates Have Arrived
Jan/100
With the beginning of the Bangkok Beta the folks at Zynga have of course come up with new crates to spend your Godfather Points on. Crates can be a very quick way of getting your hands on some decent gear in a hurry but in most cases the items that you can get simply by playing the game is better.
The cost of these crates is
1 Bangkok Crate: 12 Reward Points
3 Bangkok Crates: 35 Reward Points
Each crate has the same odds for rare items
- 10% chance for Rare
- 30% chance for Uncommon
- 60% chance for Common
Here is a break down of the items that you can get in the Bangkok Crates along with the rarity.
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Bangkok Crates |
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Item |
Attack |
Defense |
Type |
Rarity |
| Titanium Keris Knife |
26 |
15 |
Weapon | Common |
| Spitting Cobra |
46 |
28 |
Weapon | Rare |
| Yin Yang |
34 |
17 |
Weapon | Uncommon |
| Daisho |
31 |
20 |
Weapon | Uncommon |
| Sumotori Fighter |
17 |
25 |
Armor | Common |
| Hung Chu Enforcer |
16 |
24 |
Armor | Common |
| Lloyd’s Archangel |
32 |
24 |
Vehicle | Uncommon |
| Fugama Kondoru |
25 |
47 |
Vehicle | Rare |
Some of these items are quite nice but as I said above you can get better just by completing jobs.
For those of you who love to collect things these crates give you even more items to add to your prized collection.
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