Hey guys,
In an effort to communicate what is going on, here's some news and thoughts on expanding!
First off, even though a "soft launch" of a new clan is underway, a lot of this is still in planning and discussion is ongoing in the various clans. A lot happened quickly, and I'll try to explain why below.
Second, no one will be forced to move anywhere. We will grandfather those currently in whatever clans they are in, because we respect the community. Read below for more rationale as to why.
And yes, both clans (Jedi Revenge, Jedi Legacy) are almost full! Everyone's done a great job recruiting, and both appear healthy again. This is great! We are enforcing the donation rules and encouraging higher activity levels, and it's working. We have had to part ways with some long time elders but I think we are better off now. And some have returned and increased activity, which is good.
What happened two days ago is that Jedi Legacy filled up, and we had to kick out some of the alternate accounts of our elders and leaders to make room. Uh oh, we were too full! What a great problem to have. A lot of this has been driven by some forum ads that Andrew cooked up for us (thanks Andy!) on the Supercell forums.
So what happened is that NorseKing/MadViking went to another clan that ended up collapsing, and then had the opportunity to get a major jump start on new members. Also, the Chairman and MJPJ were kicked out of JL to make room. So we "soft launched" a third clan, Jedi Force (JF), because we had to. This was a bit rushed but it was out of necessity. And it was opportunistic due to the guys in the clan that Norse had found. I'm happy to report that it has 17 members right now, which is great. JL is sending folks with arch level 4 and those who are not pushing now to JF.
Most of you know that we've been considering launching a new clan for a while, so hopefully this isn't a surprise.
Here's my thoughts on expanding:
1) I think we have pretty much agreed on archer level as simplest, as opposed to experience level and archers or something else; 2) Middle clan? Previously, we were discussing a new middle clan. However, I think there's a number of problems with this: 1) splits based on either arch or xp level may destroy community; 2) two half clans is no good. We were struggling with the reality of two half clans, which is really hard.
The biggest problem is destroying community and affinity for the other players. What makes the Jedi family of clans great is relationships. There's some great affinity in JL and JR now. So……I think that we wouldn't want to force people to move, and use the idea of grandfathering in those already in the clan even if the requirements change. The idea of grandfathering in those less than xp lev 80 in JR has worked well for us.
So here's the proposal:
1) Create a NewClan/Jedi Force for Lev 4+ archers. This is where the action is going to be. It's critical that we get it right, healthy, and thriving. There are way more noobs there, yes, but the pool of recruits is much much larger. This is where the new young Jedi will be trained and grow to our higher clans, so it is critical. This NewClan would not be in the middle, it would be the lowest one. As much as JA didn't work, I think that we have seen that the second time we launch a clan with the right clan support that it works. Case in point: JR 2.0 failed, JL succeeded. JA failed, The NewClan hopefully will succeed. Let's consider giving it a new name, just for branding purposes. Another reason is that if it fails, then it's no big deal. But if the middle one fails, then it is because we have a gap between the clans.
2) Announce that JL is requiring Lev 5 arch on Jul 1st. Everyone currently in JL gets grandfathered in.
3) Announce that JR is requiring Lev 6 arch on Sep 1st. Everyone current in JR gets grandfathered in too. It's a longer time because it'll take longer to get there.
If we are successful, then we will end up with:
JR: arch level 6
JL: arch level 5
JF: arch level 4
And then once we fill up those, we expand again to have a level3 arch clan, as well as multiple feeders at each level. :)
Obviously, there's going to be a lot of discussion about how to do this especially with clan wars coming soon, but it is a great time to be a Jedi. Farm hard, push cups, and have fun!
/KC
In an effort to communicate what is going on, here's some news and thoughts on expanding!
First off, even though a "soft launch" of a new clan is underway, a lot of this is still in planning and discussion is ongoing in the various clans. A lot happened quickly, and I'll try to explain why below.
Second, no one will be forced to move anywhere. We will grandfather those currently in whatever clans they are in, because we respect the community. Read below for more rationale as to why.
And yes, both clans (Jedi Revenge, Jedi Legacy) are almost full! Everyone's done a great job recruiting, and both appear healthy again. This is great! We are enforcing the donation rules and encouraging higher activity levels, and it's working. We have had to part ways with some long time elders but I think we are better off now. And some have returned and increased activity, which is good.
What happened two days ago is that Jedi Legacy filled up, and we had to kick out some of the alternate accounts of our elders and leaders to make room. Uh oh, we were too full! What a great problem to have. A lot of this has been driven by some forum ads that Andrew cooked up for us (thanks Andy!) on the Supercell forums.
So what happened is that NorseKing/MadViking went to another clan that ended up collapsing, and then had the opportunity to get a major jump start on new members. Also, the Chairman and MJPJ were kicked out of JL to make room. So we "soft launched" a third clan, Jedi Force (JF), because we had to. This was a bit rushed but it was out of necessity. And it was opportunistic due to the guys in the clan that Norse had found. I'm happy to report that it has 17 members right now, which is great. JL is sending folks with arch level 4 and those who are not pushing now to JF.
Most of you know that we've been considering launching a new clan for a while, so hopefully this isn't a surprise.
Here's my thoughts on expanding:
1) I think we have pretty much agreed on archer level as simplest, as opposed to experience level and archers or something else; 2) Middle clan? Previously, we were discussing a new middle clan. However, I think there's a number of problems with this: 1) splits based on either arch or xp level may destroy community; 2) two half clans is no good. We were struggling with the reality of two half clans, which is really hard.
The biggest problem is destroying community and affinity for the other players. What makes the Jedi family of clans great is relationships. There's some great affinity in JL and JR now. So……I think that we wouldn't want to force people to move, and use the idea of grandfathering in those already in the clan even if the requirements change. The idea of grandfathering in those less than xp lev 80 in JR has worked well for us.
So here's the proposal:
1) Create a NewClan/Jedi Force for Lev 4+ archers. This is where the action is going to be. It's critical that we get it right, healthy, and thriving. There are way more noobs there, yes, but the pool of recruits is much much larger. This is where the new young Jedi will be trained and grow to our higher clans, so it is critical. This NewClan would not be in the middle, it would be the lowest one. As much as JA didn't work, I think that we have seen that the second time we launch a clan with the right clan support that it works. Case in point: JR 2.0 failed, JL succeeded. JA failed, The NewClan hopefully will succeed. Let's consider giving it a new name, just for branding purposes. Another reason is that if it fails, then it's no big deal. But if the middle one fails, then it is because we have a gap between the clans.
2) Announce that JL is requiring Lev 5 arch on Jul 1st. Everyone currently in JL gets grandfathered in.
3) Announce that JR is requiring Lev 6 arch on Sep 1st. Everyone current in JR gets grandfathered in too. It's a longer time because it'll take longer to get there.
If we are successful, then we will end up with:
JR: arch level 6
JL: arch level 5
JF: arch level 4
And then once we fill up those, we expand again to have a level3 arch clan, as well as multiple feeders at each level. :)
Obviously, there's going to be a lot of discussion about how to do this especially with clan wars coming soon, but it is a great time to be a Jedi. Farm hard, push cups, and have fun!
/KC