Starting a new clan?

[GOXSTRAP]

Hi all, i was just wondering if it would be possible for myself and my friend to start a new clan? are we allowed to do this? and if so, what do we do to start off with? do we simply declare that our clan exists, or are there a few things we have to do prior to that? Any help would be highly appreciated, thanks.

Goxstrap and Co. (thats not going to be the name of our clan by the way, we were hoping for the clan prefix "Comrade_")

[Tears of Destiny]

• Make sure you already have a ready core of members. Never start a clan with just yourself unless you have a very good reputation already.
• Make sure you have at least 4 members, minimum, otherwise you don't even qualify to obtain your own banner from the banner pack stickied at the top of this forum.
• Make your CLan Page on this forum. "reserve" the next two posts after the original post for convenience sake in case you need them later. Make sure your clan page is started by your most active player or your leader so that it can be edited often.
• Make your clan page look nice, not messy or cluttered.
• Play together often.
• Give your clan tag an easily distinguishable UNIQUE tag that is different from every other clan.
• Make sure when you reserve a banner that no one else is using it.
• Realize that if you want to be a clan that can participate in Strategus, you must have a character designated as a "main" and for the love of god don't designate lightly, as this makes all other characters "alts' and this is not reversable.

If you can do all of the above, then the answer is yes, you can start your own clan.

[GOXSTRAP]

Ok, thanks so much for the info....just another question though, what is the best way of recruiting new members into the clan?

[Tears of Destiny]

• Don't recruit spam "Hey wanna join our clan?" When recruiting do so in a conservative fashion (not every hour on the hour at anyone with a pulse).
• Target specific individuals if in game, not the entire server.
• Don't try and recruit someone already in a clan, this reflects poorly on you.
• Don't be a jerk on the battlefield.
• You can ignore the previous bullet if you are extremely skilled. Skilled elite clans are cool.
• Demonstrate first that you can play together properly as a clan. Lead by example, build a reputation (you choose what kind).
• Don't expect people to flock towards your clan.
• Adding a nice banner and a link to your clan page in your forum signature goes a long way towards grabbing recruits.
• For small clans, make it very clear if you are based in the EU or the NA in your topic. Later on you can change this as your scope may grow larger, but when small try and stick to just one side of the pond (NA/EU/China/AUS etc pick just one)
• Patience is a virtue. Having a Teamspeak or some other voice chat program is considered a "requirement" by a lot of people for joining a clan. Having a clan "theme" is also highly recommended to avoid the "just a bunch of friends" sydrome.
• Don't listen too closely to what I say. 

[GOXSTRAP]

Ok, thanks so much, i have a TS3 server, so i could use that to my advantage....

[Timotheusthereal]

Read the other clanpages and steal some ideas

Or simple joining an already existing one!

[Zoidberg]

Sorry off-topic but Tears get your old avatar  back and write a guide about creating clans.

[Tears of Destiny]

Sorry off-topic but Tears get your old avatar  back and write a guide about creating clans.

  Dang, not even 12 hours and someone already said to get the old avatar back 
  We apologize but Castiel is on vacation attending various SNSD concerts. He will resume his normal duties as Avatar once he returns. Thank you for your time.

  I should update the Guide again and insert something under clans, hmm.... *taps chin in thought* Good idea, thank you kindly. Oh yes and I need to finally finish classes and mention IRC. Psh Psh Psh