Boss Fight: Cpt Jack Coltello

Full Name: Captain Jack Coltello
Born: Palermo, Sicilia, Italy on April 3, 1974
Height: 6’4’’
Weight: 201 lbs
Occupation: Sailor, Smuggler by Trade
Rank: Captain
Ship: The Whetstone
Rivals: U.S. Coast Guard
Crimes Committed: Smuggling, Gun Running, Conspiracy to Commit Extortion
Reward: Coltello owns and operates a custom-built submarine called the Whetstone. Anyone who delivers Coltello - dead or alive - can claim the vessel.
Favorite Drinks: Whiskey, Bottle of Rum
Interests: Backgammon, Loose Women
Background: Born along the northern coast of Sicily, Coltello was raised on the Mediterranean Sea. He is a water rat grown into a shark, acquiring much of his wealth by operating smuggling rings at international harbors. His reputation for betrayal is wellknown. When the Neo-Imperium, a powerful crime organization in Brazil, reached out to Coltello, he demanded a submarine to carry out the jobs they requested.
Coltello got his sub, christened it the Whetstone, and now glides through the choppy ocean waters more dangerous than ever before. The U.S. Coast Guard has been hunting him for some time as he moves illegal goods from port to port, surfacing mostly at night to make deliveries.
Weaknesses: Vulnerable to fights that include knife slashes, knuckle punches, baseball bats, and shotgun blasts.
Motto: There’s rough seas ahead, DIVE THE BOAT!

 

COLLECTOR'S EDITION ITEMS

We are excited to announce the introduction of 10 Superior items of a VERY exclusive nature. Starting tomorrow morning and ending on 7/1, a new Collector's Edition Item will become available in the Marketplace at 9:00am PDT each day. You will have only 24 hours to buy yours (35 RP each), but don't wait until the last minute. You're racing against your fellow mobsters more than you're racing against time, as only 5,000 of each item will be available! Visit the Marketplace each day and try to nab one of the precious 5,000 of each Collector's Edition Item. Check out the schedule below!
6/22/2011 10:05am PDT UPDATE: Sorry for the delay. The first item is now available in the Marketplace, and each new Collector's Edition Item should become available at 9am PDT each day through 7/1.

Collector's Edition Item Marketplace Schedule
Wednesday, 6/22	Leo Nemaeus (115/68)
Thursday, 6/23	Chrome Diesel (69/116)
Friday, 6/24	Serpent Skean (118/72)
Saturday, 6/25	Dragonfish (71/120)
Sunday, 6/26	Cranium Lighter (120/70)
Monday, 6/27	Alligator Gar (72/125)
Tuesday, 6/28	Sagitta Centaur (128/73)
Wednesday, 6/29	Prism Vest (75/130)
Thursday, 6/30	Latin Rebirth (131/72)
Friday, 7/1	Tank Splitter (73/135)

ATTACK THE ASSASSIN THE RAVEN

Assassin Boss Fight: The Raven

An assassin has made his presence known by targeting the mobsters who rack up the most ices through fighting. Like the bird after which he is named, The Raven waits in the background for players to die. He then swoops in to investigate the most active fighters, and that is the rare chance that you may catch a glimpse of him, which looks like this at the top of your fight list:

Keep icing opponents and you may actually be given with the opportunity to fight this maniac, which is presented in the form of this banner at the top of your fight list:

Then it's up to you to clip this raven's wings within 8 hours using the standard boss fight weapons, including new discoverable combos that deal whopping amounts of damage! But you won't even get a chance to cook The Raven's goose unless you lure him to you by fighting and icing other players. Good luck!

A Family Affair Mission Event!

Well another week another mission set. And this one ties in with the new family feature just released yesterday. So most of the missions revolve around "fighting" rival families and jobs related to protecting your own family or dismembering another and going from city to city. So have fun and get some good loot, once again the grand prize is pretty impressive.

Mission Requirements:

Bad Seeds, Big Apple

Take out 15 Rival Family Members 

(Newbie Requires 2 Stamina Each)

Job: Protect Your City Against A Rival Family 

(15x / New York)

Them's Fighting Words

Declare 1 War.

Build 2 Vehicles.

Take Out 12 Rival Family Leaders. 

(Family Leader Requires 4 Stamina Each)

Job: Exterminate a Rival Family (12x / Hitman)

Invasion

Activate 4 Brazil Crew Members.

Fight 20 Opponents in Brazil.

Loot 10 Forearm Guards From Job. 

(Intimidate the Local Crime Ring / Belem)

Family Matters

Declare 1 War.

Rob 9 Headquarters in Brazil.

Take Out 15 Rival Family Members. 

(Foot Soldier Requires 6 Stamina Each)

Job: Gather Intel From Street Rats (18x / Manaus)

Infiltration

Win 15 Fights in Brazil

Take Out 15 Rival Family Members

Job: Locate a Rebel Outpost (15x / Manaus)

It's All Relatives

Win 20 Fights in Italy

Ice 5 Opponents in Italy

Job: Sabotage A Rival (x18 / Palermo)

Darkness Gathering

Win 1 War

Rob 9 Barracks in Brazil

Loot 10 Laser Guided RPG From Fights

Job: Blow Up A Munitions Dump (x18 / Manaus)

Take 'Em To The Cleaners

Take Out 15 Rival Family Members

Ice 10 Opponents in Brazil

Job: Open Fire On Rebel Fighters (x15 / Manaus)

Sneak Peek: New Brazil Districts!

Three new districts will soon open up in Brazil, allowing you to venture even deeper into the underworld of Rio de Janeiro (District 6: Rocinha + District 7: Copacabana) and São Paulo (District 8: Taubate Prison). Each district will involve 8 new jobs, and the mastery items for completing the tiers will give you some of the most powerful weaponry of all destinations! Sneak a peek at some of the artwork below and head into Brazil to be ready when these new districts open up!

The Staten Island Challenge Mission

The Staten Island Challenge Mission has been extended to this Sunday! Time to hop aboard!

http://zyn.ga/MWStatenIsland

New Mission: A Family Affair » The Family Module

New Mission: A Family Affair

It appears that there are some bad seeds in our Big Apple! Reports are coming in of toughs in town running protection rackets in our territory. We have reason to believe that they’re members of a rival family and that their reach may extend all the way to Brazil, where our operations have been experiencing some disruptions. If it’s true, this could erupt into an all-out war between the two families! No matter what happens, you can always count on me, boss, ‘cause blood runs thicker than water.
Complete Mission: A Family Affair now!




The Family Module
The only thing stronger than a Mafia Wars mobster is an entire Mafia Family, so we've built a new tool to help you manage yours within the game! The Family Module is an exciting new feature that was designed to integrate Families (aka Clans) directly into Mafia Wars. It functions to organize and track Family members as well as provide in-game Family recognition. Families are made up of active players who offer protection, help, and advice. The feature was created due to popular demand and will continue to evolve based on player feedback.
You can Find the Family Module on your My Mafia Page, under the new "Families" Tab. When you arrive, you have 3 options. You can join one of the displayed Families shown on the main page by clicking the "Join" button under the Family member's profile image. If you want to see additional Families, select the "Other recruiting families" button. Clicking on the "Join" button from any page will automatically generate a request to the leader of the Family you are asking to join. It must be approved before you can become a member of that Family. You can also decline the option to join an existing Family and create your own by clicking on the "Start New Family" button.
A list of existing Families that are actively recruiting is displayed on the Join A Mafia Family Page. From the list you can view basic information about the Family and request to join.
If you want to learn more about a Family, click on the yellow arrow located to the left of the Family name. You will see the members and a short message about the Family.
Clicking the "Join" button next to a family will take you to the Family Page and notify you that your request was sent. You won't actually be in the Family until the Godfather/Godmother responds to your request with an invitation to join, which you must then accept to finish the join process. Welcome to the Family!
If you want to learn more about individual Family members, click on the yellow arrow in the middle of the row and you will be able to see the player's stats that you would normally see on their Profile Page.
The last option you have when you click on the Families Tab is to create your own Family. You will be directed to the setup page and all you need to do is fill in the information. Family Names are limited to 30 characters and Family Tags to 8. You can include a longer description of your Family (links are allowed, but will not be clickable) and list requirements to join. There is no requirement to be Facebook friends with all members of your Family. It will cost 50 Reward Points to create a Family and joining is free.
Your Family Page has its own unique link and there are many options and things you can do.

Invite

The creator of a family is automatically designated as the Godfather/Godmother, who has the power to invite players to join their Family. This is done by clicking the "Invite" button on your Family Page. You generate these invitations in the same manner as all other Mafia Wars requests. While Underbosses are also able to invite players to join the Family, the Godfather/Godmother is the only person with the authority to accept join requests from potential members.
Players will see your invitation in their Zynga Message Center. If they choose to accept your invitation, they will then become part of your Family and your Family Tag will appear to the right of their Mafia Wars profile name.
Once you have members in your Family, you can promote, demote, or remove them. You will initially see a green up arrow and a red X to the left of your Family members images. Click the green up arrow to promote. You can promote as many Family members to an Underboss position as you want. There can only be one Godfather/Godmother. The rest of your Family members are Soldiers and the current capacity for a Family is 100 members total. This limit might be increased in the future.
Once you promote a Family member, the red X will then turn into a red down arrow which is used to demote. If a player is assigned to an Underboss position and you choose to promote them again, they will replace you as the Godmother or Godfather. This is how you would hand over your Family to another member. To remove a member from your Family, demote them to Soldier (if need be) and then click on the red X. Players wishing to leave a Family can do so by clicking on the red X next to their own name.

Settings

The settings allow you to change your welcome message and turn your recruiting on or off. If you don't want your Family to be listed on the actively recruiting list, set it to "No." This prevents players viewing your Family Page from sending requests to join your Family.

Family Stats

Your combined Family stats will show the combined Family totals of fights, fights won, ices, and kills.

Message Of The Day

If you are the Godfather or Godmother of the Family, you can write a message to your Family. It's called the "Message Of The Day," but you can change it as often as you want. Visitors to your Family Page who aren't members will see your Family description instead of the Message Of The Day.

Family Link

You can easily share your Family Link by using the new Copy (beta!) feature. Just click once to copy the link to your clipboard and then you will be able to paste it anywhere you would like. The link will send those who click on it to your Family Page.

Name Change

When you join or create a new Family, you have a one-time option to change your name for free. Just type in the name you want and click the "Change" button. Your Mafia Wars profile name can't be greater than 30 characters and symbols count as 2. Once you utilize the name change feature once, it will be removed from the page. Players who desire dual tags will need to include one of them in their profile name; the other will be automatically included from belonging to the Family they join in-game.

JOIN US IN MAFIA WARS

Create Your Own Mafia Family!

Well Zynga has found another way to exploit some RP's from you! But this time you get a little something more in return, you can create your own official mafia family, or clan if you want to call it that. But this is the first step in legitimizing the process of clans and a step forward for actual in game WARS without having to use a third party mock war system.

JOIN THE [S.S.B] IN MAFIA WARS
http://facebook.mafiawars.com/mwfb/family.php?id=%7B%22id%22%3A%22NTQy%22%7D