Mafia Wars Advanced Intermediate

Mafia Wars Advanced Intermediate

By now, you should have the “One Down” achievement. Next, go for the “What Else You Got?” achievement. When you get it, I'll consider you an advanced player.

Doing jobs have the benefit of getting cool stuff, but you’ll get stuff a lot faster through fighting. For example, it should take 3 or 4 stamina points to get something cool for loot, but getting something cool through doing a job might take 50 energy. The payout for fighting is going to be a lot higher, so fight! But, also go for the “What Else You Got,” achievement. It is the best way to strengthen your character so that you win your fights, especially when you get the goody for master level 3. First, boost your character by doing simple jobs. Then, you will have enough energy to do the harder jobs. While getting the, "What Else You Got," there should be some other achievements you get such as, "Mercenary," "Spreading It Around," "Bulletproof," "My Little Friend?" and, "That's Amore."

Don't be a zealot for the "What else you got?" achievment. You still want to use your energy on for looting in jobs, but that is it. At this point you should have enough finances that the money from doing jobs should be inconsequential. Thus, money should not be a reason to do a job. Neither should experience. More experiance just boost you to a higher level, where you will find things more difficult. Having access to better loot is not a reason either, as it is easier to get good loot from Fighting. At higher levels, other Mafia's will find it easier to pick over your stuff. You don't want that. When you do jobs, try to do the easy ones first. These will boost your character when you reach 100%. There is a lesser experience to energy ratio in the easier jobs, making them better to strengthen your character.

If your Mafia is superior, then you should also have a lot of loot by now, and winning fights easily. That is, if you have done what I have said in my first two blogs. For example, if you haven’t earned the “Unstoppable” and “Armed and Dangerous” achievement a long time ago and are already into intermediate play, chances are your loot has been picked over. If you are at intermediate play without this achievement, chances are that all your hard work went to supporting the other Mafias. Your loot is in other peoples Mafia accounts. This is for people that have the “Personal Fleet” achievement, a 501+ mafia, and probably as many Chain Guns, which means that you must have been investing your money at the intermediate level in properties. This means you should be constantly recruiting more Mafia, so that you win fights, but make sure everyone has at least a chain gun, a machete and a town car, or as many CM Setas, 4X4 and better vehicles as you can afford in Cuba. Again, the better your Mafia, the more fights you win, and that will equate to having lots of cool loot.

Go for the Cuba achievements too! You want to get, “Banana Republic,” ''Havanna Hatrick" and “Tycoon.” Though the items for purchase seem better, the “Like a Hurricane,” achievement is nothing to be zealous for. Get it though! I rarely get anything good out of fighting in Cuba. Maybe, I’m spoiled. The Armor and Vehicles are better in Cuba, so it’s not just about Chain Guns and Town Cars, which you will slowly not needing anymore in your fights. You will want to have Jungle Trackers etcetera and better for everyone instead of just Body Armor. This will mean dividing your pesos in Cuba between upgrading businesses, and equipment. The more you invest, the more your investments will allow you to invest in inventory.

At the beginning of your play I am assuming that you gift people generously. Here is pointer, Body Guards are better than Night Vision Goggles all around. By now you should also know how important Untraceable Cell Phones are. Gift them too! Only pricks give motorcycles!

Boosts were recently added to the game. They don't change play much though, and there is no new strategy for play with them.