Yesterday I went over the Mini-Energy Packs (1) and today I'm not convinced I like them. It's been more than 24 hours since I used one and I have the screen shots on my blog to prove it. Today, when I went to use one, there weren't any so I had to ask my mafia to send them to me. Without a timer, I can see this being an extra step that will delay the time in which I can use them since I'll have to wait for my mafia to respond.
Energy Mini Packs
Updated 03/15/2011 at 18:15
What are Energy Mini Packs? Energy Mini Packs are a substitute refill to the regular Full Energy Refill. Multiple mini-energy packs can be used per day in comparison to the regular one-time daily energy refill. At the moment Mini Packs are only being made available to a small number of players. How many Mini Energy Packs Can be used per day? A maximum of 6 mini-energy packs can be used daily. How come I don't have Mini Energy Packs? The effectiveness of Mini Energy Packs is being determined by the Mafia Wars Team. Once the effectiveness is determined Mini Energy Packs my be made available to everyone or they may be removed from Mafia Wars. How do I get Mini Energy Packs? Requests to have Mini Energy Packs cannot be fulfilled. Players with Mini Energy Packs were selected entirely are random. Unfortunately Zynga Customer Support cannot activate Mini Energy Packs to any account. |
| Article written by Jennifer Patterson, Creator of the MW Loot Lady Blog, The Mafia Wars Loot Lady Facebook Fan Page and Co-Host of The Informant Podcast. |
i definitely do NOT like them. the idea was great - splitting up energy if i wanted too. the reality of having to spam/beg my mafia for 6 of them a day is terrible.
ReplyDeleteWell, except for the extra spammage, I like the idea. Until Brazil's lousy En/Ex ratios, I rarely used more than a third of my energy pack if I'd used up all my Energy and Stamina. So one or two should give me a new level, and a whole refill... repeat that three or four times a day, and I'm movin' on up... but the spammage could really suck. Hopefully someone will come up with a Loose Slots-like clan refill system.
ReplyDeleteI think they are great so far, I normally level about 5 or 6 times between fight fills and all the other resources available to us, since yesterday when I got the mini's and thanks to a couple of good world tourney wins I've managed to level 10 times... in 24 hours.
ReplyDeletedont't like the idea. stick with the old one ;)
ReplyDeleteThe whole idea of Zynga now is not to make the game better to your liking, it is to make it better to their liking. As you can see, to their liking means creating more spam on everyones Facebook wall so the non-game players on Facebook will try their games and get hooked. The more spam the better in their eyes. Just look at all the new mini-games and promos, they all have more and more spam with each one of them.
ReplyDeleteYeah only a few players have that option and im sure all the PAC members have it.
ReplyDeletei like the idea of splitting it up, but is just the begging is no good..
ReplyDeleteI hate them period. NO count down as to when you may be able to get another one, and when I looked on Atlantic city, the countdown said i had to wait another 18 HOURS for another energy pack, IMHO, should they make them permanent they need at least to add a timer so one knows when one can send/receive them, otherwise players will never know when or if they may get another energy pack, which for myself is a real let down as well as the extreme limiting of anything and everything you can send or receive.this used to be a social game where players sent and received gifts etc all day long, now it is a hunt and pick game where if you cannot send anything, no one will send you anything, yet you have to keep begging for anything and everything to move forward.
ReplyDeleteZynga took A donkey & turned into a winning race horse but at the end of the day it's still a donkey Eeeh Haaw! I have this it's craptastic!
ReplyDeleteif they let you post to your page and get them instantly like you used to with the regular ones, I'd love them.
ReplyDeleteEither there is a glitch in the program or these energy packs are the worst! I have had them for THREE DAYS with NO REFILLS. However, Zynga is more than happy to offer me a refill for $$$. I think its a way for them to make more money. Seems my 5 refills are gone too. Support wont chat and Im waiting over 24 hrs for an answer. I think they know the messed up!
ReplyDeleteI believe we should get the refills just like before, every 23 hours without having to send requests out. I am sure the requests will count towards our daily count. The idea is a good one if and only if we don't have to waste out time getting them. Zynga could fix this easily, oh wait.................. we are talking about Zynga.
ReplyDeleteSix packs to be used when you want is a great idea, too bad Zynga has to make it more difficult than it should be.
i got no friggin pack in 24h, my mafia SUCKS.
ReplyDeleteI gave everybody one who asked me and I did not received one in return, you should get one for giving...
i hate my mafia, all dumb fucks
I dont like it neither and this sucks big time now i have to wait for ever to go up lvl thanks zynga
ReplyDeleteSo there is no longer any automatic energy pack refill? The ONLY way to get one (or six in this case) is to ask your mafia for them?
ReplyDeleteIf so that is bullsh*t.
I like the idea of the 6 packs but not asking my mafia for them. thats pap !! it should be as before automatic refill after 24 hours. I have had 1 6 pack refill in 48 hours now that is PAP !
ReplyDeleteRant over :-)
losig interest in the game. really, really f***ing annoying. this is a big turnoff for me. begging for energypacks every day - how big a masochist they think i am? i want the old energy packs back.
ReplyDeleteplaying becomes a 24/7 job. pay me zynga!
ReplyDeleteI F***ING HATE THE D*MN things, it's already hard to get my mafia to send me anything, i would be luck to get 1 response in a week, now this would be a good idea if you got the choice of 1 full energy pack or 6 mini packs in a 24 time frame, and if it only took one of my mafia to give me 6 packs. I'm a level 296, and before i could level up about three times a day, now it's takes me 2 days to level up, this game is already becoming too dependent on your mafia, I'm about ready to say F**K IT!.
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS F**KING PISSING ME THE F**K OFF, MY F**KING MAFIA SUCKS F**KING DONKEY D*CK!!!!! IT'S F**KING PISSED ME OFF THAT I WASN'T F**KING ABLE TO FINISH ANY OF THE F**KING CLOSING MISSIONS(Cuba and all that sh*t), NOW I HAVE TO BEG MY F**KING PEACE OF SH*T F**KING MAFIA 6 F**KING TIMES A F**KING DAY, JUST TO LEVEL UP!!!!!! F**K THE F**KING F**KER!!!!. I'M F**KING QUITTING F**KING TONIGHT FOR F**K SAKE. THIS HAS PISSED ME THE F**K OFF FOR TOO F**KING LONG. I HOPE ZYNGA IS F**KING HAPPY, THOSE D*CK LICKING, CUM SUCKING, MONKEY F**KING, PEACES OF F**KING SH*T HAVE PISSED OF ANOTHER PERSON!
ReplyDeletenow i don't like these new energy packs or events(not to the degree of the person before me, how many times did he say F**K in that?) but at least it is giving something new and fun to do in the game. now what they really have to do, to make this enjoyable for all, is to make these energy packs and events less dependent on your mafia. I'm a level 687 mafia 501, with 21 mafia people that respond daily, but most people are not as lucky as me!
ReplyDeleteI too am part of the test group and have also experienced poor response from mafia members regarding mini-pack requests. I have noticed however that some members are making tiny URLs for them from cookies (since they are not on the free gifts page so they can be done with Link-A-Nator). I make tiny URLs every day but have no idea how to formulate one with a cookie. Anyone?
ReplyDeleteIS A GREAT IDEA BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE DONT HAVE THE TIME TO GET IN THE INTERNET AND USE THE ENERGY BACK SO THE IDEA TO SPLIT THE ENERGY IN 6 PARTS AND USE ANYTIME YOU WANT IS BETTER THAN YOU WAIT 24 HOURS TO USE THE BIG ONE
ReplyDeleteThis is rubbish. I had 5 proper energy packs stored, plus 4 requests waiting. Woke up this morning and all my 5 energy packs were GONE. My next 9 days were taken care of. Now bloody stupid Zygna have taken them all and given me these crappy things!!!!
ReplyDeletei just love this idea !
ReplyDeleteIdea is fine if you don't have to request each mini pack. Give everyone the 6 packs every 24 hours to use throughout the day. Otherwise, switch me back or this 2+ year player is outta here. I'm sick of the spam and begging. Totally sick of it.
ReplyDeleteI think they are the best thing since sliced bread! No more using a 3K energy fill to level up with maybe 1K experience left to get to the next level. Combining Crime sprees, toolbar mini packs, fighter energy refills and the new 25% energy packs gives me the opportunity to level up 8 - 10 times a day! A major part of the game is to work for and with your family so helping each other to supply energy packs simply enhances game play, unlike the fact that you can simply buy reward points to buy skill points, weapons, energy and stamina, making it a game of who has the most money wins! Spam attack is a totally different matter and irrelevant to this subject. Fantastic! Well done Zinga for getting something right! (for me at least)
ReplyDeleteIf there is an easier way of getting these mini-packs, this would have been one of the best improvement to the game in a long while, otherwise it sucks really BIG time. Logged into my mini account yesterday and found that i got it, all my mini packs were available though, not sure how, so no problem for me to use them whenever i need them and was like levelling 5 or 6 times in very short times. Was loving it to bits. Then i log in to my main account at night and had this option but my mini packs were empty. So had to send out so many reqs to get them filled and was waiting for these reqs to be answered. Crap, just know what that person who was using that F word every other word felt. Feel like swearing myself blue too. And agree with anonymous 2+ year player. If this doesn't get modified in the way of obtaining the mini-packs is made simpler, then this 1.5+ year player is outta here too. In fact not planning to log in bcos just cannot bear the system the way it is at the moment.
ReplyDeleteI am not using the mini packs. I won't beg.
ReplyDeleteI think Zynga messed up because I have high stamina and I used to play for a long time to fight and build up my stats. Now am playing for a short time and logging off.
This new feature is stupid. Bring the normal energy refills back!!!
ReplyDeleteWay to ruin mafia wars...
ReplyDelete... what about a bottom to choose between the old energy packs and the new mini energy packs?
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