Clan Status, CW change, SH change, and maybe other stuff

Hey guys,

It's time to give ya all some updates and my thoughts on how things have progressed in our clan and in our
competitive department and I will also talk a little about the changes that will be implemented.

First of all, thanks to everyone who actually participated in all our Stronghold Battles up until now,
without ye, we would not have been able to participate as much in Clan Wars as we did.
But it's not just about CW, we were also able to play together as a clan, and learn more about each other
in the process.
And also thanks to everyone who showed up for CW, and helped in capturing and holding a province or two
here and there. Because of ye, we were able to test the waters, and build on it for the future
of YATTAs Tryhard Units....

First, I will talk about the clan in general.
As ya are aware, YATTA was build as a fun clan that did not wish to become overly serious and be all tryhard
and "we need to win this", and all that. Instead it was a place for all of us to hang out and be social.
Now we all know we are still a bit lacking on the social side, as it seems that only a fraction of us actively
participate on the forum, in the TS, and in the in-game YATTA channel.
I don't mind that so much, but I do appreciate everyone who is trying to make the clan more comfortable, especially
for new recruits.
The actual lack of communication (and the fact that it seems to be hard to try to talk to some of us, as it seems we have our own little groups, though I do not believe that to be true, as many of our new guys actually managed to join these groups) was cited as one reason that a former member left, and also the lack of us actually
talking about Anime or Manga, considering that we are based around that. (Lolis and hentai do not count
towards talking about it.) Though I see that some of ye are actually trying to talk more about it,
especially with our forum games (though they are few right now, we will have more games in the future).
But I cannot really do much about that side, as I cannot force any of ye to talk to each other.
Though I will appreciate it if some of ye need to actually be aware of the feelings of yer clan mates,
as I have received some complaints about the way ya talk to others (insulting and condescending).
There is only so much a person can take, and some of us are more fragile than others.
Being on the internet and behind anonymity is no excuse.
I can understand some friendly insulting here and there (hell, even I am guilty of it), but there are limits, and I really should not have to tell ya these things. Ye are not some little kids, and I do not want to be parenting ye as well. If I wanna be a dad, I will get a kid.
So please, think before ya speak.

But in general, I cannot complain to much about ye, so far ye have all mostly behaved yerselves, and we even picked up
quite a few new members. Some stayed, some didn't, but can't have it all, I guess.

Onwards then to the main point of this topic.
And before some of ye get confused, we will keep our "For Fun" side of the clan, but we will also now implement
a "Serious Business" side to it. Having watched how everything progressed, and having gathered some feedback from ye,
it seems the right way to go.
It mostly concerns Clan Wars and Stronghold, and the two will work with each other, or at least they are
supposed to do so.

For Clan Wars, we will now generate a standing team of 7 + 5 members. Here is some outlines:

- It will make it much easier for me to plan ahead more than 2 hours.
- It will actually ensure that people know what it is they are supposed to do.
- If the same people keep playing together, they will actually learn how they operate, and therefore
can support each other better without someone constantly telling them what to do.
- It will increase our chances of holding a province for longer than a few days.
- The +5 are reserves that will fill in occasionally for the others if their tanks are locked,
or they can't show up due to some real life issues.
- This will be a full-time position, so everyone who has an interest in it,
please don't show up and give up after a few days.
- Maybe more....

Also, this team will be organized through SH battles. The team captain will organize a few SH battles over the coming
days to assess how well ya can follow commands and general playing ability. I will give ya a schedule soon as soon
as I have decided who will actually lead the team and I can talk with them about suitable times.
So everyone who wishes to try out for the CW team, please be ready to play in some SH battles soon.
Please be aware that due to recent CW battles and all, some core members already exist.

For now, we will only generate one team, as even just this one team already needs 12 members. But this is where
the Stronghold part comes in.

As ya have probably already seen, I am currently asking ye if we should upgrade our SH to Level 5.
Doing so would involve a team of 10 + 5 members to be ready at a set time each day to defend our SH against attacks from other clans. It also requires the use of tier 8 tanks, but I know that we actually have the capacity to fill all
10 spots with ease, so it should not really be a problem.
It will also serve to aquire influence for the CW team so they can stage attacks if they need to.
Another reason for this is that we will use it as a training ground for future CW teams.
Everytime SH is going on, a CW recruiter will participate in the SH battles, and assess the capability of the players.
After enough battles, they will decide if ya can be put on a team or if ya not ready for it yet.
(Please be aware that it is mostly about following chain of command, and not so much playing ability.
Though the better ya play, the better for us as a whole.)

Also, I want to actually be able for ye to play at tier 8 as our plans are to eventually get on the tier 8
Global map, as it is feasible for us to actually land there and have some land. So the current SH team will act as
a feeder system to train up CW teams.

But of course, I do not forget about the fact that everyone would like to get some gold from CW, and I
have thought about that as well.
As such, the SH team will also get a share of the gold the CW team aquires, as they are doing almost as much as the
CW team. And almost as much pressure is on them to defend our Zones successfully.

But I know that many of us are more than capable to do so.

But I am also aware that some of ye might not like the idea of fixed teams, but it really makes organizing
everything easier. If I know the day before that I can actually try an attack here or there, instead of having
to wait until the last minute to see if I have enough guys to help.
But it's not just about the organizing, as it happened a few times that some people simply cannot follow the orders
they were given. Maybe due to the fact they do not take the commander serious, or they think they know better, who knows.
But it is a breach of trust, and as such ya will need to prove to us (in SH) that ya capable.
It is nothing against anyones person, it is simply the truth, and we do want to be successful.
Or at least I want to be, and so do my core members.

Anotehr thing I would like to mention is that we will not go all serious and remove anyone from the clan
that does not like to play super competitive. As such, we will keep our fun and casual side,
though it would be nice if some of ye can actually try to play more with us, instead of playing alone all the time.
If ya wanna play alone all the time, ya don't need to be in a clan for that.
Even just platooning with yer fellow clan mates is enough.

Now, if ya have any more questions or want to throw foul language at me because ya don't like what I said,
please feel free to leave replies or contact me either here or on the TS.

Now, sorry for this wall of text, thanks for reading through it.

- Failure -