UPDATE: It's official. Clan Wars twice a week until we lose. Then we break for 2-3 days during which time warmongers can jump to feeder or our brother clan to get their warring in.
The voting was overwhelmingly for twice a week. More than 50% of you asked for wars twice a week. The other half was a mixture of wars once a week and sometimes and "other". Surprisingly, no one voted for the 24/7 option, revealing that even warmongers need a break. If we split the data between twice a week and less then that, we have an even split. As a compromise, we will continue to war twice a week but will take a 48-72hr break in the event of a loss so that we can regroup and gets some upgrades in before our battling our next opponents.
UPDATE: It's official. Clan Wars twice a week until we lose. Then we break for 2-3 days during which time warmongers can jump to feeder or our brother clan to get their warring in.
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I'm taking an informal poll on how the clan feels about the frequency of having Clan Wars. Pros for having it often is that there is constant activity and the opportunity for bonus loot. Cons are that it can get expensive and slow down upgrades. Pros for weekly Clan Wars is that it gives time to plan, analyze, and upgrade defenses, giving us a better chance to win wars. Cons for weekly wars are that there is a lull in activity which may deter members actively looking for war. My personal opinion is that we need to keep growing as a clan. That's what was exciting about Clan Wars for me when it was introduced. It put a stop to the BS and put the money (or loot) where your mouth was. It's one thing to say we have the best clan, it's another to prove it. It brought members out of inactivity and created a social hub around exciting battles. I love that we get better with every war... every opponent that we lost to taught us something and we incorporated it into our strategy and tactics... thus making us stronger for the next war. Our War Castle formula was adapted from one of our early losses. We learned and got better. Lately, we haven't had the time to regroup and analyze much less adapt. Our last two losses had a lot to teach us and we missed those opportunities because we jumped headfirst into the next conflict. I love Clan Wars. I hate losing Clan Wars. I want us to get better because we can and should. My 2 cents. Please vote and post any comments below so the clan can respond. Thanks! colton apparently went off his meds or something. Anyway, most of the members have already returned... thanks guys. A few are still outstanding, probably offline. If you got kicked by colton, please return to the clan. He's gone and I'll reinstate you upon rejoining. See you soon.
UPDATE: colton, brant, and collin have defected to another clan however everyone else has returned... even those I thought were inactive. Thanks for your continued loyalty! Turog, fluppie, and mikey will be leaving our little clan and joining up with Holger DK mini for their next Clan War. Returning the favor from our own recent Alliance war, we hope that our ambassadors will make a solid contribution to their war effort. They are scheduled to return on Friday. Good luck guys!
It's official. TG1 is going to a twice weekly war schedule to appease all the warmongers in the clan. War search begins on Tuesdays and Fridays with Battle Days commencing on Wednsdays and Saturdays and concluding on Thursdays and Sundays. Hopefully, the active schedule won't put too much of a strain on resources but we'll adjust if necessary.
Those of you who can't participate due to other commitments (work, family, travel, etc.), please let a co-leader know in clan chat or PM me. If you're going to be AWOL for an extended time, you can drop down to TG2 and come back when you're ready to battle. We'll review in next week how everyone is doing. Sorry guys, been laid up in bed with a nasty virus this past week. Barely concious for most of that time. Recovering slowly and looking forward to getting updates back online ASAP. Thanks to fluppie and mikey for doing a great job managing the clan in my absense. Thanks to all my co-leads and elders who keep the clans running in the black. Thx guys!
- ToasT When The Gentlemen was reorganized under my leadership, the goal was simple...get everyone to generously donate in an environment of trust. The primary advantages to clan membership at that time was getting your clan castle filed with the highest quality troops as quickly as possible. Since the introduction of Clan Wars, that goal has changed somewhat. It is still vitally important to exchange high level troops but to do well in Clan Wars, you now need to recruit and retain high level players with strong bases, tacticians who are skilled at taking down tough defenses, people who know how to work together as a team, communicating and coordinating around a war schedule. Strategy, tactics, participation, and communication are now equally important.
The requirements and responsibilities of a Co-leader has to change as well. All of our current Co-leaders have met the basic requirement of being generous donors who contribute high numbers of quality troops to both CCs and WCs. They also exemplify positive role models and continuously contribute to the development of trust and well being in chats. Going forward we also need to recognize the contributions of strong players who continuously defend our honor and reputation in Clan Wars with impregnable defenses and dominating attacks as well as veterans who show up for every Clan War ready with both attacks willing to make sacrifices in the best interests of the clan. These valued members continue to pad our coffers with gold and elixir after each Clan War win, allowing us to grow stronger as a clan. With that, I will be promoting several new members to the ranks of co-leaders to join an already impressive team of clan stewards. Please check the Members page* to see the active list of Co-leaders. I will also be updating the website to include the specific responsibilities of all Co-leaders. Thanks! * The list of members has been moved from the About page to the Members page. Alek, the Co-leader of the Danish clan, HolgerDK Mini, has just launched their website and it looks great.
Their site can be found @ http://holgerdkmini.weebly.com I'm truely flattered that he chose to draw inspriation from our site and love that we share so many of the same core values. A love for gaming and community. I will be following their website and may incorporate some of the nice additions he's made back into our site. I've also extended a special invitation to his clan to affiliate with us as a brother clan and hope to be hearing from him soon. I'll provide more details once I hear back from him. The Members page is temporarily unavailable. I'll be publishing the updated rosters for Clan and the Feeder later today and some of our members will be moved to the feeder and vice-verse. The goal is to make the main clan more competitive in Clan Wars. We will retain active players with strong defenses and high level troops who understand our Clan War strategy and tactics. We will temporarily move inactive and weaker players to the feeder where they can receive training and upgrades. Members who prove themselves in Feeder wars will be promoted up to the main clan.
Hey Gentlemen, I received a really nice PM from Alex, the leader of the Holger DK Mini Clan. Thought I'd share it with you.
"Thx for an exciting match tonight ... Your clan performed well and was by far our toughest opponent so far ... Great Website too ... Hope u will accept inspiration" - Alex We definitely missed some of our absentee members but still made a strong showing. Holger DK Mini Clan had their act together and demonstrated how patience and smart attacks at the end of Battle Day can make the difference. Props to Alex and his team. Thanks to everyone who participated and got their attacks in. |