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Title: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Panos on May 28, 2013, 10:46:55 am
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I know that Deserters and Mercs play strat, but you play as one faction, so I don`t think you need more members.

And you Byz guys, don`t even play strat... I don`t get it.

Am I the only one here that believes that mass recruiting fucks up the game??
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Torben on May 28, 2013, 10:47:55 am
alts mate,  alts.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Gravoth_iii on May 28, 2013, 10:56:25 am
Bunch of alts, yeah. Personally i wish there were more big clans, but i guess its not easy to recruit people nowadays, most people are already in clans... Also we did do strat for a while.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Panos on May 28, 2013, 11:00:41 am
Bunch of alts, yeah. Personally i wish there were more big clans, but i guess its not easy to recruit people nowadays, most people are already in clans... Also we did do strat for a while.

40-60 regural members, are way to big for a clan..
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: peter_afca7 on May 28, 2013, 11:04:13 am
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uuhm
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
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Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Felix on May 28, 2013, 11:09:22 am
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uuhm

Panos you suck.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: peter_afca7 on May 28, 2013, 11:12:11 am
mercs recruit deserters recruit byzantium recruit

i gues those others do something wrong or nobody wants to be a leader of a big clan idk
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Panos on May 28, 2013, 11:14:30 am
wow, relax people, it`s not hate.

I like all of you guys and you know that, I just find it a bit absurd, that`s it.


Drz is only for russians, GO is only for Polaks and HRE only  for Germans.

Fallen, I don`t know how I missed that   :?
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Ronin on May 28, 2013, 11:16:47 am
HRE is not only for Germans

Fallen is both EU/NA
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: rude on May 28, 2013, 11:17:12 am
Recruitment is closed in mercs (only by invitation). and in the last few weeks, I think we had have only one or maybe two new members.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: peter_afca7 on May 28, 2013, 11:18:24 am
GO is kinda a mix germans russians and polish
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Tibe on May 28, 2013, 11:18:33 am
Deserters active member count is around 10 i think and mercs totally guessing like 18.
Panos just jelly his clan is not as cool as ours.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Panos on May 28, 2013, 11:20:44 am
Deserters active member count is around 10 i think and mercs totally guessing like 18.
Panos just jelly his clan is not as cool as ours.

Thank god you pointed that out, please recruit me guys
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Rhygar666 on May 28, 2013, 11:24:04 am
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there there panos, it's going to be ok
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: peter_afca7 on May 28, 2013, 11:26:56 am
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there there panos, it's going to be ok
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Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Strudog on May 28, 2013, 11:43:45 am
i think the last person to be accepted into the Mercs was Woodland and that was about 3 weeks ago. (but we let those who we like banner Leech) Plus Mercs do not recruit we Invite
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Kalp on May 28, 2013, 11:46:02 am
GO is kinda a mix germans russians and polish
also Turks, Ukrainians and Belarusians

about the numbers: I don't know 1/3 of our players and 1/2 or even more are inactive

they should make reset of ladder once per year or half year to see correct numbers
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Corsair831 on May 28, 2013, 11:48:37 am
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I know that Deserters and Mercs play strat, but you play as one faction, so I don`t think you need more members.

And you Byz guys, don`t even play strat... I don`t get it.

Am I the only one here that believes that mass recruiting fucks up the game??

Shu Han ?
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Tibe on May 28, 2013, 11:49:56 am
Thank god you pointed that out, please recruit me guys
Yea, no greeks. Dont want you destorying our economy now do we.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Lannistark on May 28, 2013, 11:59:45 am
You are partly right Panos, mass recruiting fucks up the game for the rest. But what are you gonna do, certainly a butthurt thread like so many out there already won't help anyhow.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: jtobiasm on May 28, 2013, 12:02:49 pm
The only  problem with big clans is that it stops C-rpg being competitive. Not at a big level I mean just between the clans. All you see now on eu1 is Byz vs Mercs and as for tournaments there has only been 1 clan torny since I started playing this.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Panos on May 28, 2013, 12:04:39 pm
You are partly right Panos, mass recruiting fucks up the game for the rest. But what are you gonna do, certainly a butthurt thread like so many out there already won't help anyhow.

How`s this a butthurt dude?

Jesus, christ, in this community if you dare to open a thread, always there will be a fucktard that will say that it is a QQ thread.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: NuberT on May 28, 2013, 12:10:15 pm
also Turks, Ukrainians and Belarusians

about the numbers: I don't know 1/3 of our players and 1/2 or even more are inactive

they should make reset of ladder once per year or half year to see correct numbers

We do that manually *cough*


and eh panos :lol:
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Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Molly on May 28, 2013, 12:12:27 pm
Well, Panos isn't that far off the truth. There used to be way more little clans which made the whole community a lot more interesting.

My guess is that the multiplier xp we have now kinda works against a high number of smaller clans. "Let's just all group up and roll x5 all day" is the common mindset today. It was different with the proximity xp. There it didn't matter that much...

Banner with high numbers is way more important these days.


...and funny how people still fail to link images properly.
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Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Tibe on May 28, 2013, 12:13:15 pm
I dont think he gets why some clans are more popular than others. These 3 are more popular cause they work. Most clans are only made so that the leader can show off his epeen saying "i haz some authorothay".

Also in strat working your arse off for some shit clan that has crap leadership and can only get fiefs by random ninjaing, is pointless and sad.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Panos on May 28, 2013, 12:13:51 pm
Well, Panos isn't that far off the truth. There used to be way more little clans which made the whole community a lot more interesting.

My guess is that the multiplier xp we have now kinda works against a high number of smaller clans. "Let's just all group up and roll x5 all day" is the common mindset today. It was different with the proximity xp. There it didn't matter that much...

Banner with high numbers is way more important these days.


...and funny how people still fail to link images properly.
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Oh look guys, Molly is qqing aswell.

Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Molly on May 28, 2013, 12:17:09 pm
I dont think he gets why some clans are more popular than others. These 3 are more popular cause they work. Most clans are only made so that the leader can show off his epeen saying "i haz some authorothay".

Also in strat working your arse off for some shit clan that has crap leadership and can only get fiefs by random ninjaing, is pointless and sad.
lol

You obviously have no clue how Deserters were founded in the first place, do you? :D
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Lannistark on May 28, 2013, 12:17:36 pm
Panos, you've taken a liking to minusing all my opinions lately. I don't get it why you get so angry when someone says what they think in these forums. Didn't you get banned on several ocassions claiming liberty of speech?

You go way too fast, you complain about everything. Nerf this, buff that, make amends, fix that, new patch now, clans are fucked up... etc. Chill man, you've just come back from banlidays, and now you are stirring things up again.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Mlekce on May 28, 2013, 12:20:43 pm
Here Panos,full byzantium member list. 65 people,~10 people are core and play at least once a week,10 more play at least once a month,rest of the clannies probably will never come back to game. Rest of the "members" in byzantium are alts or stf characters. I have ~5 alts.

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Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Overdriven on May 28, 2013, 12:22:32 pm
Old joke but aren't those GO accounts all owned by like 10 people anyway?

I'm on the side that mass recruiting fucks things up though. It certainly ruined strat and was one of the fundamental reasons for so many clans just quitting.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Kalp on May 28, 2013, 12:23:38 pm
We do that manually *cough*


and eh panos :lol:
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Ah yes German ordung  :D Probably our leaders have more important work to do :P
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Wiltzu on May 28, 2013, 12:24:07 pm
I've seen Panos around with my old friendg.. I mean Byzantium banner.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Oberyn on May 28, 2013, 12:33:34 pm
The only  problem with big clans is that it stops C-rpg being competitive. Not at a big level I mean just between the clans. All you see now on eu1 is Byz vs Mercs and as for tournaments there has only been 1 clan torny since I started playing this.

That's just bullshit. You mean Byz and Mercs are some of the only clans who's members (even then just a portion of them) consistently top the scoreboards when they are on. That is true whether there are 10 in a server or just 2 of them. And obviously it's not limited to these 2 clans. Deserters, Greys, DRZ, Fallen, Templars, Huscarls, Ninjas, Kapikulu and many other clans come on EU1 with 5 or more players, and they also have players that consistently top scoreboards. It is actually relatively rare when the server turns into a grudgematch between Byz and Mercs, and even then it's only noticeable because they are topping the scoreboards. The important factor here is that this happens because of gear/levels, skill and general teamwork, not because of mass zerg recruitment. Mass zerg recruitment has never been a factor in how well a clan does on EU1, except perhaps in a negative way.
I don't know how Byz go about recruitment and stuff, but I find it hilarious that after being insulted as "elitist" and arrogant since the start of Mercs because of recruitment policies suddenly we are zerg recruiting dickbags, even though the same policy remains and there is a minimum requirement of "skill" before any player is approached for recruitment. I guess crpg players are just better on average now, compared to a couple of years ago?
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Rebelyell on May 28, 2013, 12:43:35 pm
about panos
... but but that dosen't change fact that you are most active whine... person on forum that ask for all kind (stupid or not) changes
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Panos on May 28, 2013, 12:44:58 pm
I`m unbanned
Panos, you've taken a liking to minusing all my opinions lately. I don't get it why you get so angry when someone says what they think in these forums. Didn't you get banned on several ocassions claiming liberty of speech?

I - opinions that I don`t agree with, and + opinions that I agree. I never gave someone a - just because I don`t like him, thats a gay thing to do.

I`m not angry because you wrote your opinion, and thats the reason that I opened this thread, so people could write down theirs. What made me angry, is you calling me butthurt, since when writing what you feel is butthurt??

And the thing with the bans, has to stop, I got BANNED TWO TIMES, 1 for excessive trolling, and the second one, I got banned from both in game and at the forum, for something that happened at the forum, not in game, AT THE FORUM.

You go way too fast, you complain about everything. Nerf this, buff that, make amends, fix that, new patch now, clans are fucked up... etc. Chill man, you've just come back from banlidays, and now you are stirring things up again.

The only thing that makes me complain, is the lolstab and how OP 2h class is compared to other classes, and that`s an opinion, that the majority of this community shares with me.

I`m unbanned for a year now, I was gone from this game for 6 months, because I had a GF and I prefered spending time with her, rather than playing c-rpg, sadly , we broke up couple of months ago, and here I am.

And I don`t need to make amends with anyone, I`m on good terms with people that I like, the rest of you guys, couldn`t care less what you believe about me.


P.S - I`m looking forward for Paul`s smartass post.


Edit for bobby : You call me a whinner, but you are the one who whinnes like a little bitch on TS at strat battles.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Molly on May 28, 2013, 12:47:38 pm
[...]
P.S - I`m looking forward for Paul`s smartass post.
[...]
Yea, they are hilarious. I actually enjoy his comments quite a lot from the entertainment perspective :D
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Panos on May 28, 2013, 12:52:21 pm
I've seen Panos around with my old friendg.. I mean Byzantium banner.

At that time, their recruitment was closed, I applied  to their ladder, and they let me in, which I`m really grateful for it and I thank them, I did that because I wanted to have a banner that fits my RP, until I had enough gold to buy my own slot.

You never saw me with Byzantium tag.

And I feel the need to repeat, that this is not a hate thread, I have respect for all three clans, and I have a lot of e-friends who are members.

I just feel that mass recruiting in c-rpg, kills the RP.


Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Strudog on May 28, 2013, 12:59:20 pm
when do you ever see "Mercs are recruiting today, Join Now!!!!" or "Byz are recruiting today, Join Now!!!!", the answer is never.


IF people want to join a big clan it is their own choice, they shouldn't be forced to apply to the smaller clans

What if there was a sudden mass joining of your clan panos, would you turn away those players who top the scoreboards or generally a nice guy?
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: IR_Kuoin on May 28, 2013, 01:06:41 pm
I think its more that the new player / veterans join one of the seemingly big clans because they go onto the server and see a lot of Byz, Merc, Templar etc. and since those clans seem active they want to join the clan. I think its more that people seek out to join those big clans rather than some of the already established members asks and spams the in-game chat with recruitment messages. People are like sheep and will seek out the biggest and active clans to have someone that they can play with, most of the time.

Myself have joined around 3 clans, of all were pretty small and inactive when I joined them (expect Ninja, which was active). (Not counting current clan :P)
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Panos on May 28, 2013, 01:09:20 pm
when do you ever see "Mercs are recruiting today, Join Now!!!!" or "Byz are recruiting today, Join Now!!!!", the answer is never.


IF people want to join a big clan it is their own choice, they shouldn't be forced to apply to the smaller clans

What if there was a sudden mass joining of your clan panos, would you turn away those players who top the scoreboards or generally a nice guy?

If my clan had reached 20 members, yes I would reject applicants, topping the scoreboard was never a factor for me in either joining a clan or accepting new members.

Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: jtobiasm on May 28, 2013, 01:11:02 pm
That's just bullshit. You mean Byz and Mercs are some of the only clans who's members (even then just a portion of them) consistently top the scoreboards when they are on. That is true whether there are 10 in a server or just 2 of them. And obviously it's not limited to these 2 clans. Deserters, Greys, DRZ, Fallen, Templars, Huscarls, Ninjas, Kapikulu and many other clans come on EU1 with 5 or more players, and they also have players that consistently top scoreboards. It is actually relatively rare when the server turns into a grudgematch between Byz and Mercs, and even then it's only noticeable because they are topping the scoreboards. The important factor here is that this happens because of gear/levels, skill and general teamwork, not because of mass zerg recruitment. Mass zerg recruitment has never been a factor in how well a clan does on EU1, except perhaps in a negative way.
I don't know how Byz go about recruitment and stuff, but I find it hilarious that after being insulted as "elitist" and arrogant since the start of Mercs because of recruitment policies suddenly we are zerg recruiting dickbags, even though the same policy remains and there is a minimum requirement of "skill" before any player is approached for recruitment. I guess crpg players are just better on average now, compared to a couple of years ago?

tldr; but I was mainly taking about tournaments hence why I said competitive. So it's not bullshit as i'm correct only 1 torny has been made for clans.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Oberyn on May 28, 2013, 01:11:07 pm
What makes you think there is even 20 active members in Mercs, Byz or Deserters? Have you ever seen 20 of them in one server?
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Panos on May 28, 2013, 01:12:11 pm
What makes you think there is even 20 active members in Mercs, Byz or Deserters? Have you ever seen 20 of them in one server?

At the same time no, but in random periods of a day yes.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Oberyn on May 28, 2013, 01:13:45 pm
tldr; but I was mainly taking about tournaments hence why I said competitive. So it's not bullshit as i'm correct only 1 torny has been made for clans.

Strategus is what killed the tournament scene, as literally anyone who's been around since then will tell you. It has nothing to do with big clans. The heyday of ridiculous mass recruitment, when Templars had a hundred or more active players, was the best time for clan based competitive tournaments. The two aren't even tangentially connected.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: peter_afca7 on May 28, 2013, 01:13:54 pm
Here Panos,full byzantium member list. 65 people,~10 people are core and play at least once a week,10 more play at least once a month,rest of the clannies probably will never come back to game. Rest of the "members" in byzantium are alts or stf characters. I have ~5 alts.

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everyday online and im not in the list
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Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Oberyn on May 28, 2013, 01:14:40 pm
At the same time no, but in random periods of a day yes.

How many of those do you think are alts? Do you know all of them? Fuck, I really doubt it, I don't even recognize some Mercs until they mention that they are an alt.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Strudog on May 28, 2013, 01:20:53 pm
If my clan had reached 20 members, yes I would reject applicants.



Complete Lies Panos

And honestly i think people join big clans because there is no inactivity, i left the Templars for this reason
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: IR_Kuoin on May 28, 2013, 01:21:33 pm
Alts can make a clan seem more active than it really is though, haven't played on my main for 3 gens atleast :|
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Elmuri on May 28, 2013, 01:25:45 pm
Why does every Merc, Deserter and Byz here want to underestimate the amount of active players in their clans?

Anyway you can't blame people if they want to join in a big clan, cause there are quite a few clans that provide some company to play with most of the day. Only thing that I wondered was when half the Nords left for Byzantium, but that's not my business.


Alts can make a clan seem more active than it really is though, haven't played on my main for 3 gens atleast :|
What does it matter if you play with you main or alt if you play with your clans banner? Also I think theres only one char/member in the member count.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Molly on May 28, 2013, 01:26:43 pm
"Skill" being a decision maker for someone to join a clan is a pretty fucked up mindset...
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Strudog on May 28, 2013, 01:29:53 pm
Really, you honestly think that?

I can't speak for all players, but I from what I've seen, most do it cause like easy x5.

Yh, for me personally im not a fan of playing Video games by myself, i get bored to easily and thats why i dont play Sp games.

And im sure some people are in the same boat as me
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Panos on May 28, 2013, 01:30:12 pm
Complete Lies Panos

And honestly i think people join big clans because there is no inactivity, i left the Templars for this reason


You asked me a question, I answered to you honestly, and you call me a liar.

Maked total sense.


I`m a guy who likes small clans, back in the day, Bandits had 25 members give or take, and we knew each other pretty well, and thats why we had good fun, despite the fact that most of the members were mediocre in this game.

It`s only natural that new players would want to join a big clan, I myself would like to play with Gurni or Muffin or Chase or Tyr at my side and wear the same banner with them, but I don`t. Because I look at the big picture, quality over quantity.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Overdriven on May 28, 2013, 01:30:32 pm
Alts can make a clan seem more active than it really is though, haven't played on my main for 3 gens atleast :|

But that scales. Small clans will have alts as well. So that still makes the big clans big regardless.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: NuberT on May 28, 2013, 01:33:49 pm
If my clan had reached 20 members, yes I would reject applicants, topping the scoreboard was never a factor for me in either joining a clan or accepting new members.
When your clan has reached 20 members, 15 of those will probably be already inactive, you won't kick them as you liked them and hope they return, so you recruit another 15 and so on.. sry for that grammer mess^^
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: peter_afca7 on May 28, 2013, 01:33:52 pm
It`s only natural that new players would want to join a big clan, I myself would like to play with Gurni or Muffin or Chase or Tyr at my side and wear the same banner with them, but I don`t. Because I look at the big picture, quality over quantity.
but.. but... this is quality
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Lannistark on May 28, 2013, 01:48:29 pm
Panos, It's really nice you say I whine like a bitch at strat battles because I never talk, or rarely. My voice sounds akwaard with my mic, besides most of the time I have nothing important or non-retarded to say. You sure the whiny bitch isn't Tiberius?  :|
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Herkkutatti666 on May 28, 2013, 01:49:38 pm
Free panos
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: IR_Kuoin on May 28, 2013, 01:51:59 pm
What does it matter if you play with you main or alt if you play with your clans banner? Also I think theres only one char/member in the member count.


Well what I meant was that when you for example have 4 alts which is playing under the same clan, with banner and tag (possibly), it may seem to others that there are more active members. Like you leave the server, come back with another alt, and leave, come back with new alt. And to others it may seem like there are more active members than it really is and people want to join that clan because it seem active.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Panos on May 28, 2013, 01:54:08 pm
Panos, It's really nice you say I whine like a bitch at strat battles because I never talk, or rarely. My voice sounds akwaard with my mic, besides most of the time I have nothing important or non-retarded to say. You sure the whiny bitch isn't Tiberius?  :|

I was talking about Bobby
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Rebelyell on May 28, 2013, 02:06:36 pm
yes I do! It is why I do not play srat battles now.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: BlueKnight on May 28, 2013, 02:14:23 pm
Bobby's a cool guy. He makes 1+ mistakes per word, but he's a good teammate and teamplay with him usually ends up great.

Also you can get to know from the list that Nordmen have 72 members... Well, we are pretty much inactive.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Panos on May 28, 2013, 02:16:04 pm
Bobby's a cool guy. He makes 1+ mistakes per word, but he's a good teammate and teamplay with him usually ends up great.

Also you can get to know from the list that Nordmen have 72 members... Well, we are pretty much inactive.

I never said he`s a bad guy, I like him aswell, but that doesnt change the facts, that longsword is op and his bitchiness on strat battles!!
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Haboe on May 28, 2013, 02:16:47 pm
For real, Panos giving advice on how to manage a clan?
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Blueberry Muffin on May 28, 2013, 02:18:09 pm
Honestly I would say that Mercs has 40 active members, the other 70 are inactive...... (or banner leechers)

When you reach 30 members panos, you will most likely find yourself having 5 active and 5 playing sporadically. Numbers from the ladder mean nothing to be honest. I am happy with the amount of Mercs at the moment. We usually have 5 people on at most times, so you always have someone to play with whatever time you come online and at peak times we can roll on the server with 10-15 players which is enjoyable.

That may be different to how you want your clan to be, but it is how we like it.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: BlueKnight on May 28, 2013, 02:18:12 pm
I never said he`s a bad guy, I like him aswell, but that doesnt change the facts, that longsword is op and his bitchiness on strat battles!!
Longsword didn't need that buff that it received in that big patch when axes got +3 dmg and stuff, I agree, but you really shouldn't say anything about other people bitching ^^

EDIT: You should thank Bobby that he sold his barmace... Now, with a longsword he's bearable.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Panos on May 28, 2013, 02:27:58 pm
For real, Panos giving advice on how to manage a clan?

Last I heard we have democracy, and in democracy everyone is free to express his opinion, right or wrong.



Honestly I would say that Mercs has 40 active members, the other 70 are inactive...... (or banner leechers)

When you reach 30 members panos, you will most likely find yourself having 5 active and 5 playing sporadically. Numbers from the ladder mean nothing to be honest. I am happy with the amount of Mercs at the moment. We usually have 5 people on at most times, so you always have someone to play with whatever time you come online and at peak times we can roll on the server with 10-15 players which is enjoyable.

That may be different to how you want your clan to be, but it is how we like it.


Fair enough.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Corwin on May 28, 2013, 02:31:38 pm
Last I heard we have democracy, and in democracy everyone is free to express his opinion, right or wrong.


Bah, what would a Greek know about democracy. We should have asked some 'Murican.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Mlekce on May 28, 2013, 02:37:45 pm
everyday online and im not in the list
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Don't blame me,i downloaded this from byzantium member list on nditions forum.
You are not on the list. :?
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Grumbs on May 28, 2013, 02:54:05 pm
We have about 25 actives, and of those I doubt we have more than 5 playing at any one time on average. People stop playing, we have alts, people use the banner.

I think its good to have competition too. Its better to have a few good clans rather than loads of semi active clans were people aren't really playing together.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Casimir on May 28, 2013, 03:05:43 pm
Complete Lies Panos

And honestly i think people join big clans because there is no inactivity, i left the Templars for this reason

Pretty sure you left cos alpha took away your fief, then you got all mad.

I don't believe any large clans intentionally mass recruit in order to unbalance servers or anything. They simply have no reason to deny people from playing with them, and players want to be part of big clans and fight on the side of their heroes.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: bagge on May 28, 2013, 03:11:27 pm
We stopped our recruitment for more than 3 months, so I dare say Byzantium are not mass recruiting. :lol:
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Berserkadin on May 28, 2013, 03:11:57 pm
#MutePanos2013
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Tibe on May 28, 2013, 03:15:15 pm
lol

You obviously have no clue how Deserters were founded in the first place, do you? :D
Point made. Il be quiet. :D
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: peter_afca7 on May 28, 2013, 03:25:24 pm
Don't blame me,i downloaded this from byzantium member list on nditions forum.
You are not on the list. :?
:cry:
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: RobertOfDrugsley on May 28, 2013, 03:56:35 pm
i think the last person to be accepted into the Mercs was Woodland and that was about 3 weeks ago. (but we let those who we like banner Leech) Plus Mercs do not recruit we Invite

Not to be an ass but doesn't the part in parenthesis support Panos' initial claim?

I mean, if there were no bonus to being a large clan there would be no point in letting anyone banner leech. That there is a point to letting people banner leech -> having a large clan puts you at an advantage -> having a large clan puts other at a disadvantage -> large clans affect the balance of the game.

Fault's probably with the team balancing algorithm imo, not with the large clans. Team balancing is hell to get right though ...
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Teeth on May 28, 2013, 04:10:31 pm
What makes you think there is even 20 active members in Mercs, Byz or Deserters? Have you ever seen 20 of them in one server?
I have seen about 25 on at the same time of both Byzantium and Mercs. That is when teamspeak becomes incomprehensible though. What is most staggering though is the number of Mercs at unholy hours. Playing 20 vs 20 at noon, 9 Mercs on one team, x1 whoop whoop. 

The reason I play in a clan is to hang out on teamspeak while I play, and playing with people that are with you on teamspeak. Now I admit, Byzantium is a pretty friggin huge clan now, but yet half the time when you play there is no one playing or just 2 or 3. If you join a clan of 15 people, then you are going to be sitting alone in the teamspeak the majority of the time, then what is the point if joining a clan? I completely understand why people like to join a clan that is visibly active.

I just hope they get rid of the multiplier soon so that playing as a clan stops causing so much frustration.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Strudog on May 28, 2013, 04:11:09 pm
Pretty sure you left cos alpha took away your fief, then you got all mad.

I don't believe any large clans intentionally mass recruit in order to unbalance servers or anything. They simply have no reason to deny people from playing with them, and players want to be part of big clans and fight on the side of their heroes.

Main reason was Inactivity, i would be playing by myself mostly, or with steeve and bobby
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on May 28, 2013, 04:19:29 pm
alts mate,  alts.
It's funny cause alts don't count in that calculation of members, gg.

Also, Panos, you were using the byz banner a while ago, so yeah...
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: tizzango on May 28, 2013, 04:20:44 pm
This has inspired me to start my own clan.



_______________________________________________
Name:
VIVA LA RESISTANCE.
[/color]

Banner:
(click to show/hide)

Clan RP:
 Now, this is a story all about how
My life got flipped-turned upside down
And I'd like to take a minute
Just sit right there
I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air

In west Philadelphia born and raised
On the playground was where I spent most of my days
Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool
And all shootin some b-ball outside of the school
When a couple of guys who were up to no good
Started making trouble in my neighborhood
I got in one little fight and my mom got scared
She said 'You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel Air'

I begged and pleaded with her day after day
But she packed my suit case and sent me on my way
She gave me a kiss and then she gave me my ticket.
I put my Walkman on and said, 'I might as well kick it'.

First class, yo this is bad
Drinking orange juice out of a champagne glass.
Is this what the people of Bel-Air living like?
Hmmmmm this might be alright.

But wait I hear they're prissy, bourgeois, all that
Is this the type of place that they just send this cool cat?
I don't think so
I'll see when I get there
I hope they're prepared for the prince of Bel-Air

Well, the plane landed and when I came out
There was a dude who looked like a cop standing there with my name out
I ain't trying to get arrested yet
I just got here
I sprang with the quickness like lightning, disappeared

I whistled for a cab and when it came near
The license plate said fresh and it had dice in the mirror
If anything I could say that this cab was rare
But I thought 'Nah, forget it' - 'Yo, homes to Bel Air'

I pulled up to the house about 7 or 8
And I yelled to the cabbie 'Yo homes smell ya later'
I looked at my kingdom
I was finally there
To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel Air.

How to apply:
PM me your applications, i'll be online for 24 hours.

________________________________________________________________


It would be a lot nicer to see a few more smaller clans. I would like to see a few people from each clan break off and make smaller clans with each other, although there is no actual NEED for anyone to do that- it would simply be nice to see :D
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: SirCymro_Crusader on May 28, 2013, 04:30:47 pm
Member count is only good when you are in direct correlation with skill levels.

There are no good Merc players, they all suck, every single one of them....well except me but i just Crymoar
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: no_rules_just_play on May 28, 2013, 04:42:25 pm
ahem

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Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Juhanius on May 28, 2013, 05:18:27 pm
Sometimes standing for what you believe means standing alone.

Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Kafein on May 28, 2013, 05:31:14 pm
PP is the biggest one-man-I-don't-give-a-shit-clan

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Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Tibe on May 28, 2013, 07:56:39 pm
Coolio banner
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Korgoth on May 29, 2013, 06:54:11 am
Mass recruitment... You act as if all these clans have some type of conscription.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Molly on May 29, 2013, 09:03:16 am
Sometimes standing for what you believe means standing alone.

You call me anti-social, well you're fucking right!
'Cause I hate this mother fucking world and every mother fucker in sight!
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: karasu on May 30, 2013, 04:45:13 am
Why does every Merc, Deserter and Byz here want to underestimate the amount of active players in their clans?

Anyway you can't blame people if they want to join in a big clan, cause there are quite a few clans that provide some company to play with most of the day. Only thing that I wondered was when half the Nords left for Byzantium, but that's not my business.

What does it matter if you play with you main or alt if you play with your clans banner? Also I think theres only one char/member in the member count.

   Basically we got tired of all the strat bullshit (most of us even got tired of cRPG overall), so players that still play this mod and that aren't, let's say, part of the "core" from old Sea Raiders/VRN, obviously started to leave and get an active faction. Some failed to realize we're a multi-gaming community, not cRPG only.
When they looked for a faction, instantly popped up the Byz/GO/HRE/Fallen/Mercs holy pentacle, being either Byz the best choice for Battle players and either GO or HRE for siege oriented players.

I for one, still play this crap, 4 alts and a main, I even got invited to several of these factions, but simply cba. I like my nord brothers too much. :oops:

I'd rather be a lone wolf if nordmen ceased to exist as the community it is.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Gnjus on May 30, 2013, 01:06:01 pm
I for one, still play this crap, 4 alts and a main, I even got invited to several of these factions, but simply cba.

...and yet they haven't made you an admin.......disgrace, I say........

Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Kafein on May 30, 2013, 01:20:56 pm
I informally have been invited into wolves (long ago) and HRE (yesterday). I feel so proud
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: rufio on May 30, 2013, 01:26:24 pm
 what karasu said including some hissyfits.
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Panos on May 30, 2013, 01:29:30 pm
   Basically we got tired of all the strat bullshit (most of us even got tired of cRPG overall), so players that still play this mod and that aren't, let's say, part of the "core" from old Sea Raiders/VRN, obviously started to leave and get an active faction. Some failed to realize we're a multi-gaming community, not cRPG only.
When they looked for a faction, instantly popped up the Byz/GO/HRE/Fallen/Mercs holy pentacle, being either Byz the best choice for Battle players and either GO or HRE for siege oriented players.

I for one, still play this crap, 4 alts and a main, I even got invited to several of these factions, but simply cba. I like my nord brothers too much. :oops:

I'd rather be a lone wolf if nordmen ceased to exist as the community it is.



...and yet they haven't made you an admin.......disgrace, I say........


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Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Ninja_Khorin on May 30, 2013, 01:38:04 pm
Oh look. Ninjas have 52 members(+39 alts)!
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: rufio on May 30, 2013, 01:39:29 pm
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panos,,, thats just to harsh,

Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: karasu on May 30, 2013, 02:31:34 pm
...and yet they haven't made you an admin.......disgrace, I say........

   I'm actually an admin in a server that's constantly full, but I understand that the urge to shitpost in every possible thread is of the utmost urgency for such a narrow minded gentleman as thyself. You must be the soul of every party!  :wink:

Well, hope I cleared that doubt to Elmuri, disregard side trash talk.

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Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Gnjus on May 30, 2013, 02:50:06 pm
I'm actually an admin in a server that's constantly full, but I understand that the urge to shitpost in every possible thread is of the utmost urgency for such a narrow minded gentleman as thyself. You must be the soul of every party!  :wink:

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Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: Kuujis on May 30, 2013, 03:15:17 pm
I informally have been invited into wolves (long ago) and HRE (yesterday). I feel so proud

So will you bring your hairy shaved arse and naked outfit to our Team Speak for some epic steam-rolling (or getting steam-rolled  :rolleyes: ) Siege on late evenings??? :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Can you stop doing it please??
Post by: no_rules_just_play on May 30, 2013, 03:19:51 pm
I informally have been invited into wolves (long ago) and HRE (yesterday). I feel so proud
well, where is your application than?
i think that must be your 10th invite to HRE, dont be a pussy and come to the dark side