Why do most clans have lvl requirements?

[Misthaufen]

As was stated previously, its shorthand for us. We can gauge people without having to waste time looking at a base or profile.

Our clan was an open, all levels clan when I joined last year, which was good because I was a low level. Gradually we moved to invite only to cut down the riffraff.

In late January, I started our feeder clan and our main became 40+, which is still rather low. One of the main reasons was regarding very low level donations to our top members.

Since then, we have gradually raised the bar to 70+ (or 60+ from the feeder or real life friends). We are considering making level 5 archers the standard, as I have seen on many clans.

So, when someone requests to join, I look at his base and profile. If someone has a very low gold grab, I question how he would fit in our farming/war fighting clan. If their friend in need is low, then I can see he doesn't donate. Not good.

So, if some level 31 asks to join, we laugh and move on.

[jiong999]

Apart from shorthand, it also serves a small purpose of identifying people who do not bother to read our clan description (mostly from the low 40-70s) before requesting, which is VERY common(in fact at least 6 out of 10 people that request are this). Naturally we have Lv6 archer requirement if you have that kind of level it allows us the press the Reject button instantly, just like how employers tossing useless resume emails to trashcans without even need to read it.

[LaserLama]

I remember when your level was shown next to your name, instead of leagues.....those were the days.....