Enable Clan Merges and average out the levels!

[chey5000]

Two level 3 clans merge and get level 4 ? This would be exploited in a heart beat.

There are too many ways to arrive at any particular clan level. The mathematics is straight forward enough but I seriously doubt SC track the details required.

Deciding on equitable way to combine XP in the first instance is another matter entirely.

If two clans of equal level merge, their level does not change. Levels would only chane is there was for example a low level, mergong with a high level clan. it would be a give and take with the merged clan ending up with a level somewhere in the middle beyween them

[chey5000]

It is hard to see how there can be an advantage to merging, without there being an incentive to suck in clans and kick out all their members.

Main advantage is for whatever the reason if a clan splits, they can then regain their friends and new ones by merging. would definately help new members being able to be in a clan fairlu soon on the game whereas now if you watch in global there are lots of new members struggling to join a clan or having to create their own clan
just to try to be able to partake in wars. Another advantage to stronger clans merging with baby clans could be the "mentoring effect". Everyone remembers being new in this game but by merging 2 clans, it opens up an entirely new avenue- one of teaching new members new skills and strategies by example from older clans.

[chey5000]

It is hard to see how there can be an advantage to merging, without there being an incentive to suck in clans and kick out all their members.

By averaging out the levels when 2 clans merge, it removes the need for sucking in clans just to then kick them out.. there would have to be some sort of dual kicking out process. Eg. Leader of lower clan can request kicking out member from other merged clan but would have to be confirmef by othet leader. in other words, it would then take both leaders to finalize a member being kicked.

[George1971]

If levels average, not sum, meaning that the higher clan goes backwards, it would be better for the members of the lower clan to leave and join the higher clan.