Can one remember clans such as the feared penguin gang, with their leader MikeD? Or the the notoriously nooby Cop Killers, with their leader Tyler. How about MoA? With their rather democratic leadership by having members vote, to see if an applicant could join.
These clans, have no presence today. Most of their old members left AoT long ago, and haven't been heard from or back since. My question is why clans cannot survive the test of time. Some lasted longer than others yes, however in the end, I haven't noticed any clan presence while being back to Age of Time for a little over a month.
- Is it that there is only so much to do in Age of Time? A clan's fuel must inevitably run out, based on the shear incompleteness of the game which drew members into playing in the first place?
- Or perhaps the leadership tactics were not strong enough. Their chain of command collapsed in itself. Members who wanted more wealth, and power drew their own clan to its very destruction?
- To many members slowly became disinterested in Age of Time, due to the lack of things to do?
^I believe all of the above points are bogus. ^
I believe clans died, because clans didn't have other clans to have rivalry's with. What fuels a clan, apart from benefits, community and friendship? Being better than the other clan. By showing your clan has the upper hand, it engages the members. Also the possibility of having something to gain or lose, such as the most precious gold.
Most clans at one point faced no rivals, no competition, which although may have seemed good for a while, it was indeed their greatest downfall.
Why'd I post this topic? I want to clans come back to Age of Time. The start of a clan based community involves multiple clans being created in order for the community to keep sustaining itself.
However I don't expect this to change anything. The only thing that will happen is I'll have people telling me Age of Time is dead or AoT is completely derailed. However if you go on at the right times, you will certainly see there is still potential there.
