It’s a well known fact that Zynga doesn’t like what they refer to as “Bots”. The problem is they fail to define what their definition of a bot is. Java script is common to automated and non-automated tools and Mafia Wars players are still in the dark on what it acceptable. Obviously if the scripts we’ve been using for the past 3 years were not secretly “authorized”, most of us would have been banned. Instead, we saw myself and representatives from Team Spockholm and PlayerScripts invited to be a part of the PAC. When it comes to Hidden Chronicles, the message is more clear. The following warning was posted on the Hidden Chronicles Customer Support Page (1).
Although this page is directed at Hidden Chronicle players, there is a pretty strong statement that applies to all Zynga games and that would include Mafia Wars.
“The use of "Bot" programs such as bonus collectors that automatically collect rewards from feeds/posts or 3rd-party scripts that automatically perform actions on your computer, whether in a game or on a website, is strictly prohibited. This applies to Hidden Chronicles or any other Zynga games.”
Zynga even goes so far as to tell Hidden Chronicle players how to report cheaters (1).
We have the same setup in Mafia Wars but when you try to use it a funny thing happens. The “Report Abusive Behavior” link is on any players profile page located to the bottom left of their characters name.
In Hidden Chronicles, you are directed to a email page in which you need to fill out the following information about the alleged cheater.
In Mafia Wars, when you click on the “Report Abusive Behavior” link, you are directed to this page. Go ahead and try it for yourself.
This must be Zynga’s way of saying that cheating is ok in Mafia Wars. Many players took advantage of a serious exploit for over a month and now have boosted skills and equipment scores (1). Zynga has yet to do anything about it. They expect players who spend money on the game to purchase reward points to buy items and skill points that the exploiters got for free . This seems much more serious than “botting”.
Thanks to TOKO from the Mafia Wars Collectors site for providing this information.
I play HC and I have no idea how taking a screenshot would prove anyone is cheating in that game since you have very little contact with others and can't see their accounts. In MW's a screenshot would show more but as you just showed they don't care.
ReplyDeleteworst part is most those bonus collectors do nothing more than group posts for easy clicking,u still have to click them yourself,its just morons who are caught up in the bots are cheats deal,running rampant without testing facts,i still see the same morons cryiong about gamers unite,when it never collected mafia stuff,but people swore up and down it did,as a user of it for farmville,i found this amusing..its the he said/she said b.s that gets everyone worked up just like kindergarden
ReplyDeleteI am not & have never been against script users BUT feel i must tell you my story to show how damaging (as well as helpful) they can be. I have been playing MW's since it began, I have a decent account, not a monster & not weak. I made a comment & upset someone, it wasn't mean it was just taken the wrong way. So she began to attack me, no big deal. We ping ponged for months, but then she started to lose..not content to move on she went and purchased a stronger account and uses a script to run it & to attack only me 24/7 ..this has literally made my game unplayable and I will probably end up having to quit as buying rp's as a single mother of 4 is not an option for me. I am sure I am not the only one who has been in this position and i do think something should be done about accounts that are used in this way..but i dont believe there ever will be either..I would not even waste my time reporting this player, its just bought by exit from the game forward a bit more & took the choice out of my hands.
ReplyDeleteThats the Bully way of handling things, their are groups/rooms that will sit on her the same way!!! So you have options, she will get tired of us fast...
DeleteNo matter how big someone is in the game, there is always someone bigger. And many of the biggest ones delight in proving that to someone who's doing what you're describing. Don't give up on the game, just find a reputable anti-bully group that will take care of both her main account and the one that's sitting on you at the same time.
DeleteThat is awful, such pettiness, I would be running straight to the zyngons and getting her account pulled, it is easieer than you think
DeleteAnother way is to make a new account as your personal account (safest way to play MW) and then change the FB name, user name (that will change the link) MW name, etc.
DeleteShe probably has you bookmarked, but she probably has others bookmarked as well and maybe she will be confused about which one she is bullying. DEFINITELY turn her into Zynga and keep a log of the attacks.
I promise to never use a Bot or script ................. in hidden Chronicles or any other ZYNGA game. I almost wish they would suspend my MW account, then I could finally shake free and watch ZYNGA fail from the sidelines
ReplyDeleteIf they tried to take scripts away in MW then there will be a mass exodus of long term players. Many players have thousands of stamina and having to sit and click the fight screen will be a full time job.
ReplyDeleteThen they need to leave, what happened to honor and integrity? "Hey guys, I have an account with X amount of energy and my stats are xxx, etc", they didn't achieve that, a bot did. I say don't let the door hit you in your assets as you leave!!!
DeleteThe best part is the police state mentality of encouraging us all to rat one another out. Zynga is the biggest rat of all.
ReplyDeleteAllowing the exploiters to keep all their loot is simply outrageous.
Zynga consistently demonstrates that their decision making is taken solely within the context of what will generate the most revenue from their "games". Failure to understand this only generates more frustration for players.
Every player has a simple choice. Feed the rat. Or don't.
Don't give up your day jobs.
lol, 150 ices a day? who could do that without spockholm tools. Mafia Wars has structured the game with the scripts in mind, thus condoning the use of them.
ReplyDeleteI have one mafia member I know who gets 150 ices without the use of a script, but he's literally on day and night. I personally would rather have Spockholm doing the clicking for me rather than get carpal tunnel and wasting lots of time trying to get those 150 ices.
DeleteCall me old-fashioned but ... Makes more sense to me for Zynga to concentrate on generating players by listening to their requests/comments while the game's in freefall, rather than finding ways of banning them. No end of past experience shows that's not gonna happen though. tick tock...
ReplyDelete.......the only GF in MW........is Zynga.......they will take anyone's money.........only paying fools contribute to this ponzi scheme.
ReplyDeleteI have physical disabilities in my hands ... namely "vibration white finger" as well as the onset of arthritis in my right hand and fingers .... "vibration white finger" is commonly known as Raynaud's syndrome, an industrial injury triggered by continuous use of vibrating hand-held machinery. Got it working in a shipbuilding industry. Now winter is here it kills my hands to the point i cant even hold a cup at times ... i use a fight script to play as my stamina is now high ... i have settings that allow me to be iced as i see it as unfair using auto heal during a fight run without being iced first. Not interested in how many times i'm iced by other players or my fight stats, i want to play fair as much as i can do. If it wasn't for my own disabilities i would gladly click away ... unfortunately, the same as most things on this plant ... they get abused
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry about your condition, but I have disabling arthritis in my hands and there are days I can hardly use my hands, but I still play fair. I don't use a cheat bot. No excuses, I am sorry, they are cheats!!!
Deletespend money, get bigger, do it....its the american way :)
ReplyDeleteWell I play HC and there is a created pay for "bot" that will find all the hidden items in like 20 seconds getting you a very High score that mostly how you know if someone is using it.....but using it what the point of even playing the game I mean you play it because you like seek and find games not to get high score.......and I think it more with the Fast Find part of the game that the other puzzles since your playing against another player.....and the bonus collector I ready don't see the point to it you can click them yourself faster that most collectors but people use them because you can see or get more of the news feeds but if you use the code for the news feed you get to see just about all the post in one place.....but HC is more controlled since they have to post for you so they can track everything....which is why they want to use the post for me feature....some cookie block with block the ones they add to manual post
ReplyDeleteMy bots are offended by those posts :)
ReplyDeletej/k Zynga!! :)
I have 9 accounts that run on MWAP (Mafia Wars Auto Player) 24/7 and 2 that i play somewhat maually. If it weren't for mwap and the full automation it offers, I would have stopped playing Mafia Wars a long time ago. The guys at PlayerScripts are AWESOME and in my opinion have the best "script" around. I invite everyone to check it out at mwap.me.uk. Try the LITE version, hit the forum ask for a week trial to PRO, you WON'T be sorry. Don't forget, they even offer LIVE help on Skype if you have any problems.
ReplyDeleteMWAP, because you have better things to do with your time.
... sometimes i think they'd be doing me a favor if they suspended my account. I doubt i'd come back. So I say, BRING IT cuz i'll have the last laugh {Ba-Zynga}
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