Facebook Mafia Wars Guide - Associate Tier

Mafia Wars is a popular facebook application fronting as a MMORPG for novice players. It takes you to the world of the illegal and the dangerous as you take on the role of an up and coming mafioso. To find out if this game is for you, why not read a review of it first? If you've read it and loved it ( I know I did) but are having trouble getting a feel for the game, then I recommend this Beginner's Guide to start the ball rolling.

Job tiers are an important facet of the Mafia Wars game, as it deals with jobs that will help you level up, garner reward items and collection pieces so it's important to do each tier properly. The Associate Job tier is actually the 2nd of 9 job tiers in New York with 7 jobs and 1 NPC boss fight in its category.

That being said, check out the jobs and what it might require of you!

One of the first of seven jobs you'll be pulling at the Associate level is Collecting Protection Money. Sounds uncouth for the up and coming Godfather *Mother* like you? Well, bear with it. We all have to start at the bottom to get to the top. The Collection job will require two energy points from you in exchange for the same number of experience points and about 950 dollars in cash.You'll be needing a regular crowbar here (acquired at the inventory section) and if you're lucky you might be able to score a butterfly knife as reward.

Another lowlife job is to Rough up the Dealers around your area. Use the 45 caliber you have at your disposal (if not you can buy this don't worry) and scare them all off for about a grand in reward money and the beautiful brass knuckles to add to your list of weapons in hand. This job needs 2 energy points for the same experience payout so you don't have to worry about spending too much energy.

To prepare for your Boss fight, why not take out a rogue cop first? Sounds easy enough. Collect a tommy gun and a sedan before taking this cop out. Both items can be bought at the inventory area for a total of 170 thousand dollars (120 for the gun and 50 for the car). However since you'll be needing two of each, prepare to double the cash you'll be sending out as well. Aside from that, you'll also be paying an upkeep cost of 1500 for the tommy gun and 50 for the sedan. Anyway... after the technicalities, expend 3 energy points for a reward of 3 experiences as well as about 840 to 2760 dollars in reward money. If you're looking for a little extra incentive, think of this - finishing this job might possibly give you a nifty 45 revolver as a reward. Cool huh?

A similar job requiring the same energy points, item requirements and even monetery and experiential rewards is Performing a Hit. Seems taking out a rogue cop and taking out anyone in particular will require the same things. The only difference here is the promise of a loot item and the requirement of an extra getaway sedan. Oh don't worry, there's still a loot reward waiting for you, possibly. It's just that instead of a revolver, you might end up with a tactical shotgun instead!