When you get a decent spanking after adding a person to the hit list, don't be surprised sweet revenge is the best cure from the stronger adversary. :-)
This principle can't be said too often.
A wimp got insulted that he couldn't beat me, and added me to the hit list. When he got his spanking, he tried again. Need I say he got what he deserved? If such a person had been in an actual mob war, he wouldn't survive even a day.
Some people have no honor. They need to spend quite a bit of money trying to gain influence - and won't ever get it. They will pay bounty hunters, but respect can't be earned that way.
Current status is level 799, and still a very fun game.
Have fun out there in Mob Wars. :-)