Looking for a Clan Relationship
I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking for at this point so I'll list some information about our clan to see what other clans want to offer. I do know that I'm looking for a clan to have some sort of relationship with, and that I'm NOT willing to give up leader.
Our clan is MYST (#2JQJ2VUC). We're a level 10 clan with 228 wins we didn't keep track of losses. Our war log shows 37-13 and honestly we're pretty happy with that, given the character of our clan. The clan is about two and a half years old. I became leader about two years ago after my brother handed over the reins. This is who we are:
- We have 37 members. Of those only about 20 are consistently active in war. We typically do 20v20, but have a lot of 15 and 25 person wars mixed in.
- We have warred virtually nonstop since we were created. We take a day off maybe once every two months.
- Almost all of us are over 18. We have two younger guys that have both proven they're mature so we let them stay. We've never tolerated any kind of childishness or drama. This is a game we play for fun and we've never let anyone stay who took away that fun. Most of the clan is 21+. I'm 30.
- Our clan has always been strict about using both war attacks and always going for an optimal target for three stars with a strategy that can do it. We only kick people with bad attitudes, or who miss attacks (typically a two strike policy), or who don't follow directions. For the past year our war strategy has been for me to create a plan with 4 or so ranges of bases for people to attack based on skill and troop level, and then I specifically assign the top. Then I do an update for cleanup about 1/3 of the war through. As long as members follow those rules I've never punished failure. This is a practice I will continue.
- We encourage three star strategies and typically use constructive criticism to help each other get better. To be frank, some of our members suck. But all of them at least try to use three star strategies, so we've never kicked them. Following our war plan every war has let us win about 3/4 of our wars despite some poor members, and with a little extra help we could probably improve a great deal.
- Our chat isn't all that active, but it never has been. We all play to win wars, and not that many of us farm with any frequency.
Again, I'm not sure what I'm looking for. I just think it's time that we develop some sort of relationship with another clan so our members don't start losing interest. There are a few things I already know I am unwilling to do. I will NOT hand over leader to anyone else. When I stop playing our clan will die and everyone in our clan is fine with that. I will NOT tolerate complete jerks. Our members play because they enjoy our atmosphere. And I will NOT start kicking people just because they're bad (though the bad ones do tend to quit playing first).
I'm willing to listen to any thoughts another clan has.