Haven’t posted in a while -
still grinding the World Of Blood Facebook apps.

Found a mashable post that covers the same ground
as the original mana-tization post.

Anyway…

I found a way around the mana-tization trap -
but first a reminder of the original problem:

Mana
Aye, here’s the rub….

If you want mana,
(and you’ll need it to increase party size
without spamming your friends)
you either

buy mana directly
[1 party member = 8 mana = $2.00 via Spare Change (via PayPal)]
or
go the “win a free ipod” route by signing up for
pay per lead offers or Netflix
for varying amounts of mana
(the more the offer pays the app owners, the more mana you get)

That can get old really fast.

The answer was obvious once I realized it -
entire industries have been built around it….

Spam people who are willing to be spammed
in return for having large amounts of friends on Facebook.

The gameplay is going great now, although I’ve experienced
the massive timesuck that MMORPG’s
can be if you don’t exercise discipline in playing time.

Like any other game or pastime (work, recreation, spirituality)
unbalanced and undetached play can easily be your undoing.

Well, it’s time for me to sign off – L8R

Leo