Has anyone ever heard of the term feeder in Clash of Clans? I didn't until recently and when it was described to me, I came up with a pretty awesome idea and just had to come to the forums to share it in hopes of having it implemented. The first part I'd like to discuss, is the tiers portion. Then afterwards, I'll discuss the additional management thoughts and ideas.
A co-leader of my clan stated the idea of us running a second clan, of which we put weaker members of our current clan and having us run it. Well, it's a good concept because in our clan, we've grown relationships with our weaker players/members and don't want to get rid of them, don't want them occupying up space when we're having our clan push, and lastly of course, still being able to help them advance and progress.
Tiers
So, I thought to myself, wouldn't it be difficult to manage two clans simultaneously? We'd have to have management in and out of the main clan just to monitor and have someone run the other clan at all times. Additionally, the biggest drawback to this is the rotated management not getting high caliber troops worth raiding in their own skill level. I told my co-leader that it'd be too much work and I'm not interested unless there was an in-game feature or method implemented. That was when I came up with this idea...
I thought of how you could maintain your friendships, weaker members, etc. while helping them out but without actually getting rid of them. What if tiers were added to a clan? You'd have two clans in one, it's basically an expansion to the clans but under the same management. Let me elaborate more on this.
I run a clan named Time Warp so I'll use my clan as an example. We'd have Time Warp Tier 1, and Time Warp Tier 2. Management (Leader and Co-Leaders only) can move members from tier to tier as necessary. Additionally, there would also be an automated system that moves members by default when they go below a set trophy limit that Leader and Co-leaders would have control over. Tier 2 members can donate among each other, and Tier 1 members can donate to all members. Chat would be linked as such the clans are. So what are the benefits to this?
1) It brings more attention to the name of the game. The game is called Clash of Clans and it helps to make the game more interactive, intuitive and competitive when there's more detail put into the Clans.
2) It helps keep clans active and organized.
3) It helps clans mature in the sense of where they intend for that clan to go in the future.
4) Lower leveled friends can be a part of your clan, without actually dragging the clan into the wrong direction, or negatively affecting the clan.
5) More members receive more help and specific attention until they're ready for the direction of the overall.
As of right now, we have Member -> Elder -> Co-leader -> Leader. However, I feel it should have a promotion status in between member and Elder. Something along the lines of Safeguard. Safeguard would be a title where you're unable to promote or kick other members, but you yourself can't be kicked by other Elders.
Management
Thanks for the read, if there's any questions or contributions, feel free to post below. Your opinions and feedback are appreciated.
