Associates

are crew members that can be trained and hired at the Training Center. Different Associates have different properties, and some Associates have better stats than others.

General
There are four tiers of Associates: T1, T2, T3, and T4. T4 Associates are the most powerful and cost the most to hire; they require special investments to be made in the Investment Center. You start out with T1 Associates, and have to make investments to unlock better Associates.

There are also four main classes of Associates: Bruisers, Hitmen, Bikers and Mortar Cars. Different classes have different advantages and disadvantages over other classes (e.g. Mortar Cars have an advantage over the Wall; Bikers have a disadvantage over Bruisers, etc.). Different Enforcers also give boosts to different classes. Choose your Enforcers and Associates carefully to ensure that you can overwhelm the enemy.

Uses
Associates can be accompanied by Enforcers to attack other player’s Turf, to destroy Casinos (formerly Soldatos and Street Hideouts), or to rob Resource Tiles. Associates can also be sent to partake in Raids, as well as to be sent to event-limited tiles, such as City Hall, Governor’s War and Storming the Bastille).

When Associates are wounded in battle, you need to heal them at the Hospital. Different tier Associates require different amounts of Resources to be healed. You can use Speed-Ups and/or Gold to speed up the healing process. If Associates are not healed, they cannot be used in battle.