Nov 29, 2011

Another Property Request Change

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I've been closely monitoring the property part feed request for the past few days. Today a noticed a change that is to the players benefit. I'm not sure if this a bug or intended but when you post individual property requests, there is no longer a limit of 6 parts per request. This change only applies to the requests located on the View Parts Page. The any part requests on the Home Page still have a limit of 6 parts per requests. I'm currently on Level 9 and decided to ask for Plaster. I had 0/35 when I made the request.
I often check the progress so I can delete the post once I get 6 parts. I was a little surprised to see that I went from 0 to 22 parts from this one request.
To keep the request circulating in the new feeds, I converted the link into a tinyurl and reposted. To do this, just right click over words "XXX needs more Plaster to build a Botanical Garden", copy the link location, convert the link to something shorter via a url shortening service (ie, tinyurl.com) and paste the converted link to your news feed.
The parts kept rolling in and the request was active until I got the maximum number of parts I needed for the upgrade. This will make upgrading easier for the casual players who aren't on line every 8 hours. I'm hoping this is an intended change and Zynga is starting to see why we don't like these properties.

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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.
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8 comments:

  1. QNovember 29, 2011 at 5:23 AM

    Jen,

    This is not a change. This has always been the case. Requests for specific parts can be used endlessly until either 8 hours passes or you fill up. Previously you could even upgrade and continue using the request post.

    The only change here is that these specific posts started expiring after you upgrade the property. This is definitely not to the benefit of the players.

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  2. RoseNovember 29, 2011 at 5:54 AM

    What a shame....mine still says the same. Level 5 right now and I can't seem to get any help. It still occasionally says "This feed has expired" even when I haven't even upgraded. I barely get 3 hits a day. I hate these things. You should be able to collect past the amount. I wished I had the 1/35 on my account. Lucky, lucky, lucky. Just hope they roll it out BEFORE the time is up. Would make it a lot easier.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 29, 2011 at 10:16 AM

    I've been getting more than 6 parts per individual part link, since the first property. I dont think its new:S

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  4. Gloria SmithNovember 29, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    Woot! Well spotted Jen, thanks a million!

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  5. AnonymousNovember 29, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    thank heavens

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  6. Mafia Wars Loot LadyNovember 29, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    For those who say it's always been like this, it hasn't on my account or the accounts involved in the testing process. The feed requests were always expired once 6 individual gifts were received. I spent a lot of time and several people helped me to verify it all. Maybe some accounts were hit with the limit and some were and now we are all the same again.

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  7. setiabudi sky gardenNovember 29, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    wow nice info and i will to try it for my account

    setiabudi sky garden

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  8. AnonymousNovember 29, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    It has always been like that - or at least it has for me since these properties came out.

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