((Promised ArnieQ I'd post this up here too))
Hello and good evening everyone!
A few months ago, together with Dimi, I set up something called ICE. ICE stands for Inter-Clan Event(s). At the time, we did this because we noticed that though there are a lot of clans out there, we didn't really know each other. This had led to misunderstandings and prejudices between the clans that really should not be there. And with the clans in game, there's a heck lot more of them. Back then, it was a joined effort from me in LOCA, and Dimi in the Legion. Now though, we're both in Phoenix, and it's a Phoenix project.
So, the idea is as follows;
Every month, we have a server-wide clans-event that every (serious) clan can participate in. It's completely voluntary and by having it monthly, it means that everyone can join in at one time or another, but also that it's fine if people can't make it every time one is held. Because it's only monthly, this will also allow for enough time for clans to have their own events and competitions in between. It doesn't matter how many members from any which clan can join in - it's all about having fun together and getting to know and respect each other.
Aside from allowing all the clans to get to know one another better, I think it will also be good training for the Clan Wars that we will, eventually, have. I don't see any reason why, even if we are all competitive clans and want to pwn every other clan, we can't be civil with one another and have fun with one another all the same. Now, I'm not expecting everyone to become the best of friends, and some players even hate one another, but there's nothing we can do about that. I'm not stepping into any personal feuds between players, that's for them to solve, not me or any clan-leader. But please keep in mind, it's all just a game and it should just be fun for everyone.
Another reason why these events will be fun and a challenge is because we will have a lot of good players together in a match, rather than the people we meet nowadays, who don't know what side of their tank is the front and which is the back.
The events will be held on Friday one month, and Saturday the month after, so that everyone will have an opportunity to join in.
We'll hold them on TeamSpeak3, because most clans already use that, and it is the best program to use while gaming because it doesn't tax your system too much. Not everyone has TS yet and the app costs money, and some of the younger people can not afford it because of it. If it is an issue for your clan, please PM me and I'll explain what you could do.
The events will start at 7pm (19:00) UK-time/8pm (20:00) CET. People will platoon with people from their own clan, and each platoon will get their own room. I'll make a category per clan in our TS, and form platoon rooms in that, so every clan will know where they are expected to go straight away and the lobby won't fill up.
Using the whisper function, we will do a count down every 8 minutes (because everyone should be out of battle by then) and we'll all hit 'battle' together. That means that if I'm in a battle that becomes a draw, you will only get a warning at 30 secs before the countdown instead of one also at 2 mins before the countdown. This will get a lot of platoons together in one battle and make for interesting gameplay. For 45 minutes we'll play tier X, then 45 minutes of tier VIII so people can earn their credits back.
Then, around 8:30pm UK time/9:30pm CET, those that want, can come to the lobby (leading to one massive conversation) and we'll enter battles to mess about. We'll enter battles just for fun - anything goes and we'll decide then and there what we want to do and in what tier we want to do it in. If the lobby becomes too busy, we'll divide everyone over a few rooms to avoid the pressure on everyone's system and ears. Of course, those that prefer can stay in their platoon-rooms and keep doing serious battles or go to a different room devised for it to keep entering serious battles together. I will understand it if those that do not speak (good) English, leave the event when the second part begins, because it will be more difficult to understand for them what's going on and what's expected of them.
It will be important for everyone to be aware of the noise that comes with them. Headphones are a must, and people that have a lot of background noise or echo, will need to turn off their microphones. Players will use Clan-tags in TS (so I'd become Amaunet85 [PHNX] for example)
ICE will be held on Phoenix's ts-server from now on, of which I'll post up the address when we get closer to the next one.
I'll be editing this post to make a list of things that have been decided on and problems that have been spotted and/or resolved, so that all the important information about the first event can be found easily for everyone.
The next ICE is on March 12th! 7pm (19:00) UK-time, 8pm (20:00) CET.
Ts server is: ts.clan-phoenix.com
If anyone has any questions regarding these events, feel free to contact me.
- Amaunet85 and Back2Black_
Participating Clans (in alphabetical order):
Things that have been decided on:
Want to join in the next one? Comment on this topic, and let me know what clan you represent =)
Hello and good evening everyone!
A few months ago, together with Dimi, I set up something called ICE. ICE stands for Inter-Clan Event(s). At the time, we did this because we noticed that though there are a lot of clans out there, we didn't really know each other. This had led to misunderstandings and prejudices between the clans that really should not be there. And with the clans in game, there's a heck lot more of them. Back then, it was a joined effort from me in LOCA, and Dimi in the Legion. Now though, we're both in Phoenix, and it's a Phoenix project.
So, the idea is as follows;
Every month, we have a server-wide clans-event that every (serious) clan can participate in. It's completely voluntary and by having it monthly, it means that everyone can join in at one time or another, but also that it's fine if people can't make it every time one is held. Because it's only monthly, this will also allow for enough time for clans to have their own events and competitions in between. It doesn't matter how many members from any which clan can join in - it's all about having fun together and getting to know and respect each other.
Aside from allowing all the clans to get to know one another better, I think it will also be good training for the Clan Wars that we will, eventually, have. I don't see any reason why, even if we are all competitive clans and want to pwn every other clan, we can't be civil with one another and have fun with one another all the same. Now, I'm not expecting everyone to become the best of friends, and some players even hate one another, but there's nothing we can do about that. I'm not stepping into any personal feuds between players, that's for them to solve, not me or any clan-leader. But please keep in mind, it's all just a game and it should just be fun for everyone.
Another reason why these events will be fun and a challenge is because we will have a lot of good players together in a match, rather than the people we meet nowadays, who don't know what side of their tank is the front and which is the back.
The events will be held on Friday one month, and Saturday the month after, so that everyone will have an opportunity to join in.
We'll hold them on TeamSpeak3, because most clans already use that, and it is the best program to use while gaming because it doesn't tax your system too much. Not everyone has TS yet and the app costs money, and some of the younger people can not afford it because of it. If it is an issue for your clan, please PM me and I'll explain what you could do.
The events will start at 7pm (19:00) UK-time/8pm (20:00) CET. People will platoon with people from their own clan, and each platoon will get their own room. I'll make a category per clan in our TS, and form platoon rooms in that, so every clan will know where they are expected to go straight away and the lobby won't fill up.
Using the whisper function, we will do a count down every 8 minutes (because everyone should be out of battle by then) and we'll all hit 'battle' together. That means that if I'm in a battle that becomes a draw, you will only get a warning at 30 secs before the countdown instead of one also at 2 mins before the countdown. This will get a lot of platoons together in one battle and make for interesting gameplay. For 45 minutes we'll play tier X, then 45 minutes of tier VIII so people can earn their credits back.
Then, around 8:30pm UK time/9:30pm CET, those that want, can come to the lobby (leading to one massive conversation) and we'll enter battles to mess about. We'll enter battles just for fun - anything goes and we'll decide then and there what we want to do and in what tier we want to do it in. If the lobby becomes too busy, we'll divide everyone over a few rooms to avoid the pressure on everyone's system and ears. Of course, those that prefer can stay in their platoon-rooms and keep doing serious battles or go to a different room devised for it to keep entering serious battles together. I will understand it if those that do not speak (good) English, leave the event when the second part begins, because it will be more difficult to understand for them what's going on and what's expected of them.
It will be important for everyone to be aware of the noise that comes with them. Headphones are a must, and people that have a lot of background noise or echo, will need to turn off their microphones. Players will use Clan-tags in TS (so I'd become Amaunet85 [PHNX] for example)
ICE will be held on Phoenix's ts-server from now on, of which I'll post up the address when we get closer to the next one.
I'll be editing this post to make a list of things that have been decided on and problems that have been spotted and/or resolved, so that all the important information about the first event can be found easily for everyone.
The next ICE is on March 12th! 7pm (19:00) UK-time, 8pm (20:00) CET.
Ts server is: ts.clan-phoenix.com
If anyone has any questions regarding these events, feel free to contact me.
- Amaunet85 and Back2Black_
Participating Clans (in alphabetical order):
- 2nd Armoured Group [ACES]
- Active Frontline Klan [AFK]
- AlphaWolves [AW]
- BeastMod [B_M]
- Breakthrough [BRTH]
- Doom_F1sh [KV-2]
- Empros [EMRS]
- Equilibrium [EQUI]
- Fanzone [FZ]
- Funzone [FUZ]
- H4pky [HPKY]
- Kommando Special Zocker [KSZ]
- Kraken Team [KRKN]
- LOCA [LOCA]
- Machetelodicoafare [MACH]
- The Mighty Squirrels [SQUI]
- Mit Freundlichen Grüßen [MFG]
- Most Valuable Tankers [MVT]
- Nice 2 Kill You [N2KU]
- Phoenix [PHNX]
- Requiem [REQ]
- Sparta Phalanx [SPRTA]
- StopCry! [STCY]
- Tanking UNAcums [TUNA]
- Tercios Españoles Spanish Rush [TESRH]
- Tokugawa [TKWA]
- Under Armour [UNAR]
- Valiant [VLNT]
- Vanguard [VG]
- Very Important Noobs [VIN]
- Undefeated [W4RO]
- W.A.R. [WAR]
Things that have been decided on:
- Everyone must wear headphones.
- People with a lot of background noise or without headphones that echo, must mute their microphone.
- People will use clan-tags in TS - for example, I'd be Amaunet85 [PHNX]. This will make it a lot easier to determine who belongs where.
- If you do not have a tier X, you're free to pick a tier IX.
- If you do not have a tier VIII, you're free to pick a tier VII. If you do not wish to do that, do not take part in the countdown until we switch tiers, to keep things fair.
- In general; if you do not have the tier we're driving, you're free to pick the tier below that, but not the tier above it, because that would give you an unfair advantage. If you do use a higher tier (even if it's just one of the two in a platoon), you will get kicked from the ts-server and won't be able to participate in the rest of the event that day.
Want to join in the next one? Comment on this topic, and let me know what clan you represent =)
