Customer Support is still updating their page so you may not get there for a bit. I was able to get a reprint of the details for the new gifting event called the Mafia Wars Underworld Showdown. From what I've read this sounds a lot like the Big Game Event and shouldn't be that difficult or time consuming. We should see it later today and it will last until March 8th. Click on the title link to check for updates.
We're down to the final two fighters for Underworld Showdown. Will you and your friends have what it takes to win it all? Which fighter do you think will win it all Cara "Carnage" Carnivalo or Derek "Iced" Van Meurs?
Pick a fighter to own (or both if you're ambitious). Collect 10 weapons for that fighter (Game Face weapon or Cold Snap weapon).
For every 10 weapons you collect for the winning fighter, you will receive a Showdown Trophy. You can collect up to 5 sets (1 set = 10 weapons) of weapons for each fighter for a maximum of 5 Showdown Trophys for the winning fighter.
(Items names and attack and defense values are tentative)
Game Face (W) 31/43
Cold Snap (W) 43/31
Grand Prize: Showdown Trophy (W) 90/95
There is no limit to the number of weapons you can collect up until 9pm PST, Monday, March 7th. After that time, all uncollected weapons become Mystery Bags. Weapons can be collected via free gifts, wall posts, or purchased for 1 Reward Point each. On Tuesday, March 8th, players will receive automatically receive a Showdown Trophy for every 10 weapons they own for the winning fighter (up to a maximum of 3 Showdown Trophys)
FAQs
Q: When does this event start?
A: This event starts late Tuesday night, March 1st. As with all gift events, the release will be gradual to ensure
stability. (Not all players will have access initially)
Q: When does this event end? What happens to unclaimed weapons when the event is over?
A: Unclaimed weapons become regular mystery bags after 9pm PST, Monday, March 7th (before the Underworld Showdown voting closes). Showdown Trophies will be awarded automatically sometime on Tuesday, March 8th. (Dates are subject to update)
Q: How do I know which weapons I should collect or what the winning fighter will be?
A: The winning fighter in Underworld Showdown event will be the one the majority of the players vote for.
Q: Is it possible to collect sets of weapons for both fighters?
A: Yes. This would be one way to ensure you receive Showdown Trophys no matter the outcome of the game.
Q: Is it possible to collect more that 50 weapons for a single fighter?
A: No. weapon #51 (and above) for any given fighter will turn into a Mystery Bag.
Q: I have to collect 100 weapons in 5 days?! That's going to be a little hard!
A: This is by design. We purposely want players to commit to a fighter in order to have the best chance of collecting 5 full sets for the winning fighter. You will only have needed 50 weapons if you correctly predicted the winning fighter.
Q: If I only collected weapons from the fighter that lost, can I still receive Showdown Trophys?
A: Unfortunately, no.
Q: How can I follow the progress/status of the vote?
A: The voting is top secret.
| 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. |
same junk different name
ReplyDeletepeople are really bored of these events
where are the old times when we had once a month a event and we were not suppose to keep begging mafia for gifts
this game became a junk!
Agreed! I yearn for the old days when we did JOBS and won loot the old fashioned way... we EARNED it... This shit is getting old.
ReplyDeletewhy collect 50 of each when you can only receive 3 trophy's??
ReplyDeleteFor every 10 weapons you collect for the winning fighter, you will receive a Showdown Trophy. You can collect up to 5 sets (1 set = 10 weapons) of weapons for each fighter for a maximum of 5 Showdown Trophys for the winning fighter. ~~~
On Tuesday, March 8th, players will receive automatically receive a Showdown Trophy for every 10 weapons they own for the winning fighter (up to a maximum of 3 Showdown Trophys)
I'm done...that didn't take long. Mwah ha ha!
ReplyDeleteIm so tired of playing gifting wars
ReplyDeleteSeriously...please pass along to Zynga we would love to see ALL these "events" go away for a few months!!
ReplyDeletehow about NOT PLAYING IT? wow, would be a good one if everyone not touching that silly Event, right?
ReplyDeleteThey screw things up before they start a new event.They appear to be profesionals.
ReplyDeleteHere is one they can fix:
ReplyDeleteSomething has gone wrong. This error has been logged and we're looking into it.
I am soooo sick of this continual run of event-after-event-after freakin' event. Do people really LIKE these? They just irritate me anymore and are the stuff of my nightmares!!! LOL
ReplyDeleteI liked it when they had these events only on long weekends or holidays (well... kind of ... though who the heck wants to feel tied to an online game during a **long weekend** or **HOLIDAY!!!** Always thought THAT was kind of screwed up too. LOL). The whole thing makes me feel like a rat in a giant marketing experiment to see just how far they can push us before we'll quit playing. Or that the people running the game have the mindset of a child.
Thing is, these events trash up your gift box and waste an *incredible* amount of time just wading through it. I still have dead bees hanging around (literally) and not enough time to open up all the stupid gifts - especially since I try to return them when I can (even if only a mystery bag - which often has nice yields). And just when I get going on a good, steady pace of making progress in clearing out my gift box, I hit the irritating gift limit. If they're going to insist on constantly having these events that require gift spam, then they need to lift the gift limits.
And even if you choose to not participate, your gift box *still* gets trashed. If you have a really large mafia (I do), it quickly turns into gift h*ll.
But still... it's sure not the relaxing, easy-going game it used to be (even *with* hard fighting - LOL). Rather, MW has become this manic run for a ever-shifting finish line filled with an onslaught of events and energy- &/or stamina-sucking missions that often yield low quality loot.
The whole thing is making me feel old as crap and terribly out of shape! =)
It's also making me wonder why I keep playing a game that I find increasingly irritating. :(
Especially with all the bugs. Guess Zynga loses money if they slow down and do the work RIGHT the first time. Or FIX what is BROKEN.
Apparently Zynga thinks their audience is a bunch of people who have the attention span of a gnat so they must keep us doing these events so as not to lose our interest. :(
And ***SERIOUSLY*** - they need to fix that error on the gifts. Almost half of my gifts end up that way - or at least, a whole LOT of them. Very irritating and a huge waste of time (which I really don't appreciate). Another reason they shouldn't have the gift limit.
Got it showing on mine but when trying to send the special gifts needed they show as mystery bags and person collecting gets the 'something has gone wrong error', they could have made the stats better as well, more junk to fill our inventories with that is no use to a lot of people.
ReplyDeleteGlitched already says I have completed 5/5 rounds won when I have not got one of the special items yet see image here
ReplyDeletehttp://img96.imageshack.us/i/26193764.jpg/
LOL-finally a zynga glitch in my favor....5/5 on both & I havent been playing for 2 days-So glad I can skip the hamster wheel this time!
ReplyDeletedouble gifts not seem to be working now. BUMMER
ReplyDeleteto all haters! if you will post your complaints and annoy everyone, why don't you just quit the game. we do not want you here! i mean there are millions of players the loss of a 100 will not matter... just quit!
ReplyDeleteRe: gifts
ReplyDelete"Something has gone wrong. This error has been logged and we're looking into it."
And Support is down too LOL
Seems to be working now, but need 15 items not 10 for each
ReplyDelete@Stormwatch, yeah, WTH up with that?? everything I read says "10" well tell that to my game then!
ReplyDeleteGetting so sick of these as well, bring back the mini cities, at least you have to use some energy, and work at getting the rewards.