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Written by call me bubbles
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Wednesday, 15 October 2008 |
It's not a gig, but the captain, crew and many of the passengers of the good ship Aussieskin have succumbed to the lure of this Myspace App game so I thought I'd let you in for a glimpse at the world of Mafia Wars....
Initially, you test your influence over real and online friends, by inviting them to join in the game. True friends join, a few acquaintances crumble to threats, and the circle of trust is formed. You'll watch each others' backs.
You are compelled to bash people and do "jobs" to earn money. You delight in the fucked up names people adopt in the Fight section, and it becomes an obsession as to who should be bashed first...the gayest name or the smallest family?
The pressure builds, you need more money, more energy and a larger family to get to that next level.
Decisions regarding property v. weapon acquisition become all consuming. Mental energy is expended in trying to gain experience points, painfully incrementally, waiting for health and stamina to regenerate, watching the seconds tick by, even contemplating third party invitations to online surveys or text message subscription to earn more points.
The anguish of not being able to log in, knowing that your property investments are earning you tens of thousands of dollars per hour and you need to bank them before someone ices you.
The discovery that a bashing earning $70k can be repeated three or four times before the victim is "iced" is better than Christmas.
Logging in to find that some weak bastard you bashed has paid out $85k to have you iced, so some freak with a mega casino has just killed you, taken your money and six of your precious experience points sends you into a fury.
It's ok though, you can keep playing. The reaper's grip is only temporary on Mafia Wars.
So when you next see that App invite on your myspaz, you'll have had this little aperitif to get your tastebuds tingling. We hope that you will join us for the main course...
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 15 October 2008 )
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