- Ninja Walrus
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No matter how many times I forget about this place, I always get dragged back.
I'm more than okay with that.
The clan system in Halo 2 was a good idea, but it wasn't much. You got your clan name next to your Gamertag, and you got a clan friends list. If your clan was active at all, it probably had a B.net Group page. Probably not.
If there is to be a clan system in Halo Reach, the one piece of advice I have is to go all the way with it. Here's how.
The Clans
Now, clans, if implemented, need to be more than just a name by your tag and a list - though these things are necessary. Here are some clan features I think should be included:
- Unique Clan Name - this is a given, much like in Halo 2. Names can be edited at the clan leader or officers' discretion, however they must still be unique.
- Clan Structure - Simple clan structure. Leader can appoint officers and can demote members to Peons, like Halo 2. Leader can dictate what abilities officers have. Leaders can give officers Leader abilities. However, this is dangerous. Caveat emptor - only buying is replaced by giving people full control. The whole bewaring thing is still on.
- Clan Emblem - Clans should be allowed a set emblem by their clan Leader or Overlord. This clan emblem would be used in Clan Battle games only (explained later). You would also be able to swap between your regular emblem and you clan emblem at will, if they aren't the same thing. These clan emblems would allow for clan uniformity, and allow for much more uniqueness, as opposed to clan tags than can be duplicated by clans that have similar initials.
- Clan Service Record - The Clan Service Record could be accessed from the Player Details area of any player. The button would be just below the View Service Record option. The Clan Service Record would provide the clan's emblem, name, date of formation, Leader Name, Clan Rank (explained later), and two buttons: a button called View Clan Roster, and a button for joining, or applying to join the clan. The button would differ depending if the clan membership would be open (Join Clan button), require approval (Request Membership button), or is closed/invite only (Grayed-out Clan Closed or Invite-Only button).
- Clan Battle Playlist/Clan Rank - This playlist would be reserved for parties of people from the same clan. It would be ranked, and consist of more serious, MLG-esque (NOT ACTUAL MLG) gametypes. This playlist would swap your emblem to the Clan Emblem (for obvious reasons.) This playlist would contribute to your clan rank. Your clan rank is a number from 1-50, taken from the average of all players in your clan who have played in the playlist. If you don't play in the Clan Battle playlist, your clan's rank will not be affected by you.
I think this would lay a solid framework for a Clan system that would be more in-depth and more integrated into the game's framework.
Discuss in a civil manner. Flamers, whether you're flaming me or otherwise, need not apply. Trolls need not apply either.
[Edited on 08.06.2009 7:10 PM PDT]