Mafia Wars Tips for Newbies

The 10 tips in here are great and useful for all levels!
This article is intended for people who want to build a strong well rounded character, by being collectors, focusing on jobs and working up levels. The advice here is stuff which usually takes people 100 levels to figure out.

Some of the Tips are not really for people who are focusing on fighting constantly like those joining clans.

This is the conversation I had with Mike when he was still at level 35. I've highlighted the 10 tips.


11:12pm Richard
Hey Mike I see your online, playing Mafia Wars late?

11:14pm Mike
Yes, It's addicting. But, I need some advice I'm leveling to slowly, and not getting alot of stuff.

11:15pm Richard
Dump 3 out of 5 points into energy

11:15pm Mike
what?

11:16pm Richard
Hold on looks like I need pass out the same info I keep giving others.. LOL
Ready for my 10 tips????

11:16pm Mike
Sure, Fire Away!

11:17pm Richard
First Tip: When you level up you get to allocate 5 profile points

3 of those profile points should go to energy
the remaining 2 points switch back and forth between
2 to stamina on one level
and 1 defense 1 offense on the next


Right now you are a low level player so when you complete a job allocate it to energy.
The Collections will help with attack, defense, health and stamina.
I would recommend the achievements go to your defense which you want to be higher then your attack.

When your at a higher level your energy should be at least 1/4 of the experience to get to the next level and but earlier
on in the game when you don't have jobs that give you 2:1 return on experience to energy you need more energy level
So your energy needs to be about 1/3rd the experience to the next level.

The reasoning: you will level up 2 to 3 times faster and get 2 times profile points over all....

11:19pm Richard
Tip Number 2: When you fight use attack, not punch or rob and hitlisting is for friends not enemies (I'll explain that another time)
Attack drops loot the other 3 do not

11:20pm Mike
I haven't been attacking because I always lose...

11:21pm Richard
You need to attack there is to much loot dropping there for you to lose out on!
Tip Number 3:
Always attack people with smaller mafias (preferably half your size or less)

you are virtually assured a win except for critical hits
Attacks seems to drop loot 1 in 4 or 5 attacks (thats alot of loot)
this is Mafia Wars not a game based on fairness, everyone gets picked on, thats why you grow your family and get better loot.

Tip Number 4:
Always run your stamina first
It refills quicker because it is a much
smaller amount then energy. Plus the points are variable so you can plan your energy use to level better.
so you dont waste any.

Now for the really import stuff
Tip Number 5:

Mafia Wars does not have an energy bank!
So save a big job for when you are about to level up

This way the experience applies to the next level and gets you through it quicker!
This essentially is your enery bank!

Tip Number 6:
Don't waste stamina or energy by leveling
Do jobs which give worse returns, even if it will keep you from completing a job
You can always complete the job on the next level, right after you level!

Special Tip Number 6a:
Perfect jobs to do are the ones that give you consumeable loot,
Computer, camera, cell phone, black mail photos, illegal transaction records.

You are going to need 100s of them later on so use that energy to get them now.

Special Tip Number 6b:
The soldier level has the most collection items on them because the 5:5 energy/experience
jobs are there.
Even after you have vaulted everything on this level
you can trade the collection items on this level to others for loot and other collection items.

Special Tip Number 6c:
The Boss job on the enforcer level gets more and more energy to run and gives the most experience and alot of cash this is perfect to run when leveling up and you have alot of energy


Tip Number 7:
Install my OptPlay booklet and you can easily figure out where you are leveling.


11:28pm Richard

Tip Number 8:
Complete lower level jobs first and Master those tiers
they are easier and get you profile points

Which will let you level faster, plus they give special items that increase your percentages. Cuba
Only gives you good loot.
11:31pm Richard

Now for 2 VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT Tips:

TIP NUMBER 9:
Do not use the energy refill unless you are completely out and going to be able to
not waste it going to the next level,

Also if you know you are going to use the daily energy refill, or the godfather refill
on the next level do not run the big job at the end of this level. You are already assured of
leveling up quickly on the next level and you can use that energy on higher returning
experince jobs which return better loot!

Tip 10 and one of the most important

ONLY USE THE GODFATHER POINTS FOR THE ENERGY REFILL...
let me say that again.....
ONLY USE THE GODFATHER POINTS FOR THE ENERGY REFILL...


11:32pm Mike Why they give you other good things?

11:32pm RICHARD

I'M DRUMMING THIS INTO YOUR HEAD......
ONLY USE THE GODFATHER POINTS FOR THE ENERGY REFILL...


Here's why... at your level an energy refill gets you another level which is 5 profile points
Plus it not only gets you the energy for this level it gets you the enrgy refil for the level
up and the stamina refill for the level up. Plus you get all the associated loot and
collectiables from running the energy and stamina.

lets compare it to the other godfather offerings

4 profile points - your getting 5 for leveling

Stamina Refill - your getting that by leveling

Health refill - once you get a few mafia mikes, money is not an issue in this game, & health can be bought.

Additional members of your mafia - Your kidding? There are so many add groups on facebook you can go to place an add and you can have 100 people in a day.. Or just ask anyone on this site and we will add you!

Name change - You aren't a member of a clan and need to be tagged (so don't bother)

Crates - you will get multiple loot that drops from the energy refill and resulting level up energy refill & stamina that far outweigh any one item from a crate! Right now you are low level and need good items for all your mafia members not 1 great item and alot of sub par/ lousy items.....Even when you become a Master Boss this is still true!!!!


11:34pm Mike
... that makes sense....

11:35pm Richard
Of course it does.. LOL

Well thats enough this is going into the newbie primer...
happy whacking .... don't stay up to late ... see you at the office tomorrow....

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