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[Magna Canus]

Though I have declared for Davion a long time ago I just got to wondering why we dont have Clan affiliation in-game like we do IS Factions? The cannon Clans could be added to the list of choices and members could proudly present themselves instead of having to use Lone wolf or Merc corp.

The implimentation should not be that hard either (I would immagine).

Is anybody else really interested in seeing this or does it not really matter?

[DI3T3R]

It's too early to bother about that. First IS and CW, then Clans.

And once the 4?/6?/7? Invasion-Clans are offered, we will start hearing complaints how people want the other Clans as well and THEN we will hear complaints how people want signs for Merc-units and the mini-states of Periphery and stuff.

[Magna Canus]

DI3T3R, on 15 January 2014 - 03:32 AM, said:

It's too early to bother about that. First IS and CW, then Clans. And once the 4?/6?/7? Invasion-Clans are offered, we will start hearing complaints how people want the other Clans as well and THEN we will hear complaints how people want signs for Merc-units and the mini-states of Periphery and stuff.

A bit pessimistic, but the idea was based upon the though that something is better than nothing and clans are currently not represented in the same way as IS Factions are.

Those Clanners I do know made their choice of affiliation from day 1. I don't know for sure, but I ASSUME, that the Invasion-Clans would cover the majority of the Clan affilated players out there. You can't please everybody immediately, but I also ASSUME that fewer people affiliate themselves to the IS Factions and Invading clans than the mini-states.

Comparing Clans to Merc units is like apples and oranges IMHO, but there is already a lobby out there for Mer unit decals so I wont worry about that.

[GreyGriffin]

::looks at his sig::

.... sigh ...

::waits until 2023.::

[Bhael Fire]

The faction selection isn't implemented yet.

What we have in place now is basically just a placeholder until Phase 1 rolls out.

[wanderer]

Yes, absolutely. We're about to see Clan 'Mechs roll out in a few months, these players should be able to have the appropriate faction tags to go with them. That is, all of the initial Clan Invasion ones: Wolf, Jade Falcon, Ghost Bear, Smoke Jaguar, Nova Cats, and Steel Vipers.

The remainder haven't shown up in the Inner Sphere yet at all, as we're only up to Operation Revival.- it'd be like allowing people to have Word of Blake faction standing in 3051.

Edited by wanderer, 27 February 2014 - 06:36 AM.

[Levi Porphyrogenitus]

The sooner the filthy vat-born space-facists get their own colors, the sooner they'll stop polluting the ranks of the Great Houses and the sooner we'll know a mercenary is really a mercenary and not some undeclared tube-baby.

[Saber1]

This isn't the game to RP in. PGI wants their own World of Tanks. So far they're getting plenty of little drones who are more than happy to fork over the money to fund this vision.

If CW was something they cared about, it would be in-game already.
If factions were supposed to have any meaning whatsoever, it would be in-game already.
Even if they do add the affiliations in the upcoming clan release, nothing will change at this rate.

Stop caring, you already look like a PGI drone.

[101011]

I am in Clan Ghost Bear, I want Clan Ghost Bear colors. How, exactly, does that make me a "PGI drone"?

[Saber1]

101011, on 24 May 2014 - 07:53 AM, said:

I am in Clan Ghost Bear, I want Clan Ghost Bear colors. How, exactly, does that make me a "PGI drone"?

No you're anything but Clan Ghost Bear. Ghost Bear doesn't exist in this universe in the current state of MWO. But you're content with it, and that makes you a pawn of whatever PGI tells you your Clan Ghost Bear should be.

In this case, currently nothing more than an icon and colors.

[Will9761]

With the upcoming Clan Mechs appearing next month, I see no reason why not to implement clan faction icons. People have been sporting their affiliation on their forum sigs for nearly two years. Besides, we need a better variety than just the Great Houses, Mercs, and Lone Wolves anyways.

[Nothing Whatsoever]

Wanted to share an update.

Clans will be selectable June 3rd patch.

I read it on a thread in the General Disscussion area, and it was also on the Twitter Tracker pinned thread there.

Edited by Praetor Knight, 31 May 2014 - 07:00 PM.