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Friday, September 2, 2011

Why Are We Still Playing?

Why are we still playing Mafia Wars when Zynga clearly doesn't give a rat's a$s about listening to a thing we say? That is a question that I've been asking myself more and more lately, and I have to admit, I'm almost at my breaking point for Mafia Wars.

Zynga is not interested in feedback, they don't care about fixing things, they nerf features continually, and we're supposed to just take it, because it's their game? Sorry, that does not compute. It might be their game, but we give the game viability.
 Zynga can feed me their bullsh*t about metrics all day long, they say it's about the numbers, but the numbers they care about are obviously NOT the players, and what they don't realize is, they can't continue to wring money out of us the way they are. They're chasing us off!! Natural game attrition can be attributed to some of the losses, but the simple fact is, the numbers wouldn't look like that if Zynga would stop spinning and lying. They must have an entire department devoted to spinning new bullsh*t and economy-sized reels of red tape.


And now they're also ignoring the Get Satisfaction thread that over 560 people had "liked" as of yesterday. 208 people have clicked +1, and I keep telling people that's the number we need, but the number of Facebook likes should have been a very good indication of how many people supported the thread. 

If Zynga irritates you, go to this Get Satisfaction thread and +1 it. Your "likes" no longer count in Zynga's eyes, they want to make people to go out of their way for the +1.

If you are pissed that they took away Stamina Packs, even after telling us that stamina packs were here to stay, go and +1 the Get Satisfaction thread.

If you never even had Power Packs and are mad about that - GO  AND +1 THE THREAD.

If you had Power Packs, and now you don't - GO AND +1 THE THREAD. 

If you have nerfed Power Packs, and thought they were better before the nerf - GO AND +1 THE THREAD.

Additionally, leave a comment on the thread. Comments are what keep the thread visible in the front page of Get Satisfaction.

Even if you've already left a comment, please go leave another comment. Tell Zynga what you think about them ignoring nearly 600 players who think Power Packs Should Be Put Back!

Otherwise? I might just throw my hands up and walk away from the game entirely. Zynga's game is no longer fun because they keep trashing it.

2 comments:

  1. The nerfing is endless. the problem is they were so intent on destroying the trade market in order to make the player get items through them only that they lost 2 million DAU. Last year the traders boycotted Mafia Wars, the DAU dropped 2 million in a weekend! Where do you think the lost sheep have gone and why? In their quest to stop "loot dealers" which was just code for killing trade as many ideas suggestions from the top trade sites went ignored, those of which would have made loot dealers a thing if the past without destroying the trade part of MW, they effectively killed the game for the traders/collectors/energy only players. The game is just MAFIA FIGHT anymore. The business aspect any money aspects of the game which were attractive to many players have been nerfed in favor of Fighters and Stamina players, clans etc. Please don't misunderstand me, Stamina players did need love and they got it, but it was at the expense of 2/3's of the Macro Communities in Mafia Wars. Now they are trying to get the STAMINA players, who could care less about LOOT collecting, money aspects, business strategies, to spend on items they cannot afford or simply will not pay for! Why do think the Stamina packs went through the Bullshit Testing Phases? When the packs came out Zynga said it was a "SLOW ROLLOUT" Then the packs were so popular the RP for stamina refills went in thetoilet and two days later they were nerfed and we were told it a 'TEST PHASE'. WHY DID they say it was on slow rollout to only bullshit us later with oh we are testing. If they stop trying to get the stamina players to purchase all the time and focused on where they went wrong with losing the traders/energy/collectors and balanced players and focused on bringing back trade/collecting and energy driven without destroying the new options available to stamina/fight/clan players SALES WOULD go through the roof! The DAU would stop falling to its eventual death.

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