What Makes a Clan?

[Cap`N Hagen]

Reading over the posts, and I have noticed that, anytime a non clan member, or pubber makes a negative comment regarding clans, he/she is than attacked by people here who are part of clans and take offense to their comments.

What makes a clan?
I understand that most of the larger clans do a great job of policing their own, after all they have a rep to uphold. Now what about the tards(you know the ones, the ones that ruin the experience for everyone on a server)?
Just because they have a prefix, doesn`t necessarily mean they are a clan in the true sense of the word. Or does "clan" simply mean a group of people who play together. What are the prerequisites to being a clan?
I have come across scores of "Tards" in servers, who I cannot fathom belonging to anything I would consider a clan. Or do I have the wrong idea on what a clan should be?

[lethal_ranger]

Re: What Makes a Clan?

I think a clan is a group of people who have chosen to affiliate themselves o one another and should have their own teamspeak channel and, for the more hardcore ones, their own BF2 chnannel, I think they should organize specific nights to play maps and all meet together, travel together and get into a squad with one another. theres probly more but im not even in a clan ATM so I don't think I can talk anyway.

[mrjerryk]

Re: What Makes a Clan?

A true clan is a group of friends that play together to have fun.

I am the leader of a small clan "about 10 - 12 members". We used to play in leagues but have stepped away from that era due to conflicts of intrests. We figured that staying friends is more important than winning in a GAME. We are spread across the country but still manage to get together in a central location 1 - 2 times a year

I encourage anyone looking to JOIN a clan to be careful. There are alot of clans that just want to WIN and will only play with what they consider LEET.

[-{75th}-Eaglesman36]

Re: What Makes a Clan?

My clan has been around for a long time and has gone through many games, many ladders, and many good times. There are some clans dedicated to douchebaggery, thats good for them. However, the type of clan that I'm in is pretty much a bunch of good buddies that have stuck around a long time with each other, make a lot of jokes, have a lot of fun, and of course play the game in squad form. Many clans are hardcore and play to win and only to win, in ladders and leagues and whatever. Some just play to enjoy the game and to have a good time. To be a clan you pretty much have to have some leadership system and play together constantly, trust me the 75th went through a communist stage and it failed. As for the insulting thing, when someone just randomly says "75th is a bunch of noobs" or something or the sort, its pretty much funny to make them look like a fool. Just because you are losing to a better coordinated bunch of people then theres no reason to lash out. If you have been doing something for almost 4 years, theres something to be said for fending off random fools bashing you.

[SaS|firestorm]

Re: What Makes a Clan?

i think a clan is a group of people that play togeather to have fun

[Funkster]

Re: What Makes a Clan?

To be a clan you pretty much have to have some leadership system and play together constantly, trust me the 75th went through a communist stage and it failed.

I disagree. There don't have to be any "leaders" in a clan. Just diffrent people doing diffrent thing, becuse they like doing that part, ie being a wararranger, making sure the server is running smoothly 24/7, taking care of the website etc etc. That's pretty mutch how the clan I'm in has it structured. A bunch of lads playing the game, and then we let the best guy for the job do his thing. No need for one specific guy that "overlook" it all. If there's a question or a problem, everyone has an equal voice to let be heard on the subject, as well as responsibility.

[ptegan]

Re: What Makes a Clan?

lethal_ranger has it right IMHO.

Some clans are just groups of people with a common interest, i.e. playing BF2 together.

Some clans just play the odd game together on their server, others enter leagues such as EnemyDown and then others are big-time clanners who *seem* to take the game much more seriously then others.

[Jedi_Joe]

Re: What Makes a Clan?

people

[PhoeniX_0]

Re: What Makes a Clan?

Well in BF2 it seems for the most part that a caln is a group of people who bought a server so they can whore all the vehicles and get alot of points.

[Jungles]

Re: What Makes a Clan?

A clan is like a club, except for computer games. Basically just a bunch of people who enjoy a particular game, and wants to play together in an organised fashion.

[CDN-SMOKEJUMPER]

Re: What Makes a Clan?

My clan is a democracy and I like it a lot. We more or less play for fun but we do enter compettitions.

[Canuck]

Re: What Makes a Clan?

Our clan strictly competes in CAL and TWL on locked servers in 8v8 competition, unlocks not allowed.

If you want to see how it looks you can download 'Thunderstruck' in my sig below. It is a real time movie from a TWL match we were in. Normally matches do not end this quick. It's only one round.

Last week the CAL Championship was broadcast live, you can watch it here if you want mms://bftvarchives.milehiservers.com...spoppycock.asf

[Flares]

Re: What Makes a Clan?

Our clan strictly competes in CAL and TWL on locked servers in 8v8 competition, unlocks not allowed.

If you want to see how it looks you can download 'Thunderstruck' in my sig below. It is a real time movie from a TWL match we were in. Normally matches do not end this quick. It's only one round.

Last week the CAL Championship was broadcast live, you can watch it here if you want mms://bftvarchives.milehiservers.com...spoppycock.asf

Lmao. Except for the brilliantly executed bunny hopping and prone jumping, I didn't see anything in that which showed any particular extra skill... The game was CS with tanks and looked ridiculous. The over enthusiastic commentary was a hoot but it didn't prevent me giving up watching half way through.
I've seen better (clan and non clan) players in pubs and tbh if the above is what's required of a competing clan player I'm happy staying in pubs...

[HowieMandel]

Re: What Makes a Clan?

differences?

A great clan will typically have what appears or are, some of the best players you can find within a peticular class.
They typically know every exploit known, and will develop new ones and gaurd them as secrets. They typically use these for an edge to ensure a win.
They typically will hold practices for hours to ensure all their members know every game bending techinique that is humanly possible. IE: dolphin diving, jumping around like....like a clown i guess, c4 tossing, squad moving techinics etc. If you ever play against at top clan......you will see things, you have never seen before. Even DICE cant believe themselves, some of the things clans have done to exploit, and bend the game mechanics. (thats not me saying that, thats dice saying it...and it is quoted and can be verified via a video.
A great clan, typically down the road, usually has 2 or more members that get caught hacking. The usual story comes out, that they never knew this, or that that member was simplying, testing out said hacks, and that they NEVER used hacks in game. Course after being caught with hacks, that team typically starts dropping from their top spots and starts to lose. (odd no?) Or they simply announce they are retiring because they have lost their desires, and have no more to prove that they are number 1. (rolls eyes)
A great clan, will demand that you show up for practices, demand you play a certain number of hours a week, demand teamspeak usage while playing, either with that team or not......and all kinds of rules and regulations.
A good clan?
Basically everything that a great clan isnt, cept the good clan, simply wants to have fun, with E- friends or real friends, without being douschbags.
I think that sums it up fairly well.
I do realize not all clans fit within my opinion of them. Just most of them.

[RavenRealms]

Re: What Makes a Clan?

In my personal oppinion, i'd say that a clan is when you have a group of people who you can play together with, socialize and have fun with. And anyone who has ever been in a true clan will know what i'm talking about. It almost becomes your family.

Want a server? Split the costs between the clan to make it cheaper.