Tips for clan engagement

Couple of thoughts...1) give notice that if you don't maintain a weekly cup level of x amount you will be booted; 2) If they have a zero in cup level for 2 wks running, you get booted; 3) find a couple of folks in the clan that feel the same, make them officers and charge them with recruiting. There are plenty of pilots that are looking for clans that meet their needs...coaching strategies and just answering basic questions...you shouldn't have a problem getting active members.

I've been a member of several clans over the years...did I write that...but clans evolve based on the membership. I personally enjoy just doing solo because I play when I've got time and can get interupted at anytime but I try to never turn down an invite and if I do, I'll put a comment in the clan chat. My simplist recommendation is to just start inviting players to squad and build on that. It catch on sooner or later.

Thanks for the suggestions. I haven't actually done much squad play with randos, most of the time it's with whichever clan mate is on. Squadding with randos might help with recruitment, thanks.

One more question. There are a few clan members who have good weekly activity levels but they don't interact at all. They never respond to anything posted in game chat. I'll post questions about having contests with gold prizes to see who is interested and there is no response. I'll not sure if they just don't speak English or what. What should I do with those players?

It's really up to the clan leadership. Not everyone can or will participate as you may like. Sometimes having members that are at least active contributes to the clan moving up in rank if is a metric that your clan cares about.

You said you have Discord server, that's good ! Clan chat is not a good way to communicate, short posts to it are good, but longer and questions etc to the Discord server.

When our clan recruits new players, we require them to come to our server first before invite to a clan is extended. In that way we can get to known easily and it benefits both parties; if player is active in discussions, player most likely is active in-game. Of course, if our clan feels to be wrong place for the player it's not a big thing to say it in Discord and that's it. No clan leaving procedure ahead. Not a big thing to leave I know, but still...

First to Discord - then to clan -method has worked pretty well. Not always, but generally yes. We have found several like minded players in to our lines - and our requirements are rather easy to fill

Just some thoughts from us, use them or not !

Unless you are short on space then no point kicking active players. They are still contributing to your clan activity / ranking.

based on earlier comments from Pixo they intend to introduce some kind of clan based rewards / similar so having active players in the clan will then be a benefit to all even if they are not interacting in the chat.

in general sounds like you are doing a good job and putting personal effort into keeping it going running contests, etc - respect for that! 

The things that mattered most with clan selection for me have been:

1) having a core group of good people to interact with, share advice and squad with
2) having other players all around the same level so you do not feel the need to be selective within the clan about who to invite to squads
3) having similar / overlapping time zones so people in the clan are all on around the same time
4) not being forced to squad on discord - I know some people are big on it, but just on personal preference this is not for me.

So I think in general would recommend to focus on community spirit with your core group and then as others have suggested good to expand the squading buddies outside the clan. 

Hi there kellhound2002 ,

I wanted to help share some of my own experiences. I was in a similar position to yours maybe 2 years ago now? It's hard to change the mindset / interaction of who's already in the clan if they are taking a very hands off approach. The focus is how you want to shape your clan moving forward. If clan mates are not as engaging that are in the clan currently, you may have to accept that reality for a lot of them. The very first question is, are you willing to see this through and are you willing to put in a lot of time because that's what it will take for what you are describing.

If you are willing to take on a task after thinking about it, then I would suggest keeping the players that are already in the clan, even the ones that are not talking or engaging for the time being as activity filler spots. Whenever you get to the point the clan is full and then you start getting recruits who are like minded like yourself, trim the fat and cut the filler players as you pick up engaging likeminded individuals. The 1st thing I would suggest is surrounding yourself with like-minded individuals who can be officers and are willing to go on such a journey with you. Develop that core. Move forward recruiting with standards like discord and whatever else you have in mind and try to recruit players in your timezone (if possible) and league level so you can grow together. You probably won't have the luxury of being too picky starting out, so if they don't meet all criteria, it's okay for the time being imo. Just FYI. The gold/silver events you provide are great but will not pull anyone in the clan existing into a whole new mindset. Once you have your core of players that want to go on this journey with you, you can share the load and burden of creating a new clan identity together. Best of luck to you and if you manage to create a War Robots family of that which you are looking for, then it'll be one of the best things you will experience in this game imo. Let me know if you have any other questions and I'd be happy to share any similar stories and experiences with you.

Thanks for the advice everyone. I think one of the main problems right now is building a core group of players. Right now there's really only about 3-4 of us that play regularly and squad occasionally. And we're all admins and master or champion league. Almost all other members who play regularly are expert or lower. So when they get on we tend not to squad with them cause it won't be enjoyable for anyone. I'd really like to recruit more master/champion players that play regularly and want to squad to help form that core group. Just not sure how to go about it.

We do have a FB group page but I keep it closed for members only. Should I consider making it public? I've made up a few banners as well that I occasionally post on social media, I guess I'll need to be more active about it. Thanks for the tips.

kellhound2002

I think your FB page is fine for your own clan, but I guess when I said social and social media, what I meant was engage the War Robots community. It's very hard to just randomly invite people and expect them to be officer material and like minded. Get engaged through social media platforms and you have to set the example. Get involved in activities if you have the means, like the fore-mentioned 6 pack league, where you can meet people and what not. It's not a necessary endeavor, but it just depends on what you want to do to get involved. That's just one route, there's meet and greets, join other clans servers, join social group FB/discords, find some alliances where you can join practices or join as a ringer in their squads, other forums/boards etc. Through social interactions is another way to find players who might be looking for a family and a way to outreach as well. Posting your banners is only one way of connecting over PR. Of course, this is if you're looking to seek the clan activity you want. Most importantly, there's no rush, enjoy the journey and have fun with it. The game is what it is, you either are willing to stay or dislike it and move on. Let me know if you got any more questions.