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[Suko]

Why do so many people call it Clan Wars? Did they only recently come into the game? Why do they not know that it's called Community Warfare? Do they just see CW used repeatedly and had to make an assumption on what it stood for and coincidently, they all think "Clan Wars"? Why do so many call it this?





















Or am I just dumb and this is actually what we're all calling it now and I missed the memo?

Edited by Suko, 06 January 2016 - 11:17 PM.

[StonedVet]

Or you can put 2 and 2 together and know what they are talking about?

Some of us still go by that because that's what it was called long before community warfare.

Muscle memory

[Moldur]

Clan Warring is what people call the guild or clan pvp segment of most games. It's confusing in MWO because "Clan" is a proper noun.

Community Warfare IS essentially the "clan war" segment of the game even though solo players can participate, clans as in groups of players, not Clans as a proper noun.

The nomenclature is confusing, even so, "clan war" is probably what some people are used to calling it just carrying it over from other games.


You're not wrong, they should call it community warfare I guess, but I hope I provided some elucidation.

Edited by Moldur, 06 January 2016 - 04:19 PM.

[Coolant]

its Faction Play

[WarPickle]

So IS is Clan in Clan Wars... I thought it was Community Warfare... Faction Play.. but not Clan Wars.... wouldn't that mean just clans are having the war?

Don't but the Clan Warring explanation.. I believe people are just mistaken and don't care to correct themselves

[Alistair Winter]

Who knows what it's called.

[Suko]

Lowridah, on 06 January 2016 - 04:14 PM, said:

Or you can put 2 and 2 together and know what they are talking about?

Some of us still go by that because that's what it was called long before community warfare.

Muscle memory

What? I've been on these forums since day 1 and it has always been referred to as community warfare for as far back as I can recall (even before closed beta). In fact, serious CW discussion was around long before the Clans were even a concept art for this game.

[Anjian]

Suko, on 06 January 2016 - 04:04 PM, said:

Why do so many people call it Clan Wars? Did they only recently come into the game? Why do they not know that it's called Community Warfare? Do they just see CW used repeatedly and had to make an assumption on what it stood for and coincidently, they all think "Clan Wars"? Why do so many call it this?





















Or am I just dumb and this is actually what we're all calling it now and I missed the memo?

Clan Wars is what they call this mode of gaming in Clash of Clans, World of Tanks, and Call of Duty Advanced Warfare.

[Yozzman]

Clan wars comes also from WoT.
Think many of us played that too

[NextGame]

It's Community Waitfare

[Lyoto Machida]

Lowridah, on 06 January 2016 - 04:14 PM, said:

Or you can put 2 and 2 together and know what they are talking about?

Some of us still go by that because that's what it was called long before community warfare.

Muscle memory

I don't remember that. Here's a dev update (Russ) from 06/15/2012:

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Hey MechWarrior fans,
As we head towards the Founder’s Program, I wanted to update our loyal fans on what exactly they are buying, the MWO beta timeline and what this means for you. A press release and email will go out on June 19th to launch the program, but for extra clarity I’ll go over some critical points here for you:
We will achieve our Closed Beta 1 status (measured by a goal of sending out 10,000 beta keys in total), in the next week or so. Our next step is introducing the Founder’s Program time-limited offer (which includes new details!), launching Tuesday June 19th which guarantees Closed Beta access on the Injection date.
On July 10th, we are scheduled to move to our production hardware, allowing many thousands of simultaneous players to enjoy the game, also known internally as the launch of Closed Beta 2. As we continue to ramp up the beta testers (drawn from those early purchasers of the Founder’s Program), the next milestone is the injection of the Founder’s Program assets on Aug. 7th.
Yes, this date has shifted from July 17th to Aug 7th simply due to some key production hardware being delayed in arriving at the data center – proper testing on the new production hardware, ensures confidence the system can handle the demands of the exclusive Founder’s Program, hence the shift.
Come Aug 7th when the patrons of the Founder’s Program gain access, the game will still be in Closed Beta 2, with on-going patches added every 2 weeks; therefore, not every feature we have discussed on the web site will be playable. We expect to have each of the features we have announced and discussed on the website (with one exception), in the game by the Open Beta date (which cannot yet be announced other than Summer 2012).
The one exception is the Community Warfare pillar which is a complex system but extremely important. In not wanting to delay the game, logic dictates it be added post-launch. Once fans are completely familiar with creating their 'Mech and pilot trees, the depth of Community Warfare will be added, with the core of the community experience projected to be in-game within 90 days of open beta.
Speaking of BattleMech’s – one should not assume that all of the announced-Mech’s are currently present in the beta or that all will be available come open beta. Mechs are added one at a time to closely reflect the way they are announced on the web site, with an expected target of 10 unique model types along with all their variants, making for a total of approximately 40 different chassis at open beta, with new variants added at a very regular pace.
The value of the Founders Package is that it is a lifetime reward and recognition opportunity. All of the hard currency you get in the product will be yours to spend over the entire lifetime of the product, the Founder’s Tag which will be available on the forums immediately after purchasing your Founder’s Package will mark you uniquely for the entire lifetime of the product. The same can be said for the Founder’s ’Mech’s (playable starting Aug. 7th) -- they will be unique on the battlefield marking you as an original founder of MWO, as well as providing a boost to C-bill earning for the lifetime of the product.
This new frontier of online free-to-play titles really is a shift in thinking and we still have lots of work to do between here and open beta, when we will immediately work to put in the Community Warfare features and from there it will be a sprint to the invasion of the clans and so on.
For our European players, here is the answer you have been looking for: Yes, you can buy the Founder’s Package and you will never be blocked from continuing to play on the North American servers. Also, when servers are setup in your region, you will be given a onetime opportunity to transfer to those region’s servers taking everything you own with you.
And of course the elusive System requirements:
MechWarrior Online Minimum System Spec:

CPU:
Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz
Athlon II X2 245e
GPU:
GeForce 8800GT
Radeon HD 5600/5700
RAM: 4 GB
OS: Windows Vista 32-bit
DirectX: DX9
HDD Space: 4 GB
MechWarrior Online Recommended System Spec:

CPU: Core i3-2500 AMD Athlon II X4 650
GPU: GeForce GTX 285 Radeon HD 5830
RAM: 8 GB OS: Windows 7 SP-1 64-Bit
DirectX: DX9
HDD Space: 4 GB
Right now a duo core system is our minimum spec machine but it is also our main focus of concern. It is playable on those specifications and I have tested it myself but it is currently very much a minimum spec type of experience running on low-detail settings. It’s obvious that a Quad core system is the key as even the earliest Core 2 Quad systems run the game very well and it is our goal (since there are still so many out there), to optimize the Core 2 Duo systems to run much faster.
I trust this gives you guys all the information you need to be the best beta tester, potential Founder’s Program patron or simply a consumer of MechWarrior Online. Sorry if one or more items aren’t exactly as you would have hoped, but we’re working hard and we truly feel that all signs thus far demonstrate that the core experience of MWO is everything we could have hoped for and now, we just need to keep adding layers of features.
Thanks for reading and remember you guys are the best community in all of gaming, keep treating each other with respect and together we will bring MechWarrior back to glory.
Russ Bullock
President
Piranha Games Inc.

http://mwomercs.com/...eveloper-update

Suko, on 06 January 2016 - 11:13 PM, said:

What? I've been on these forums since day 1 and it has always been referred to as community warfare for as far back as I can recall (even before closed beta). In fact, serious CW discussion was around long before the Clans were even a concept art for this game.

This.

[Aresye]

Moldur, on 06 January 2016 - 04:18 PM, said:

Clan Warring is what people call the guild or clan pvp segment of most games. It's confusing in MWO because "Clan" is a proper noun.

I've often wondered, but does the term, "Clan," when referring to online units have any connection to MechWarrior 2 being one of the earliest PC internet PvP shooters?