Is anybody here interested in a summer project? I don't know how serious it is at the moment, but I do have a main goal in mind: to found and cultivate a fiercely impressive gaming clan, spanning over several games. They games may include StarCraft, Diablo, Guild Wars, and Enemy Territory, though none of these is final, and new games may be introduced at any time prior to the founding of this clan.
I have a few names under consideration, one of which being SEAR: Systematic Elimination of All Resistance. I'm going to have to talk to some of my friends about this however, as it was their idea, and they currently have a small private Guild Wars guild under the name. Another name idea, significantly more common, is Clan X. I've been in a few clans under this name, most of which founded by myself and my good friend Justin.
Requirements. Yes, we will have to set standards for our clan members based on skill, maturity, and (maybe, though probably not) how much beer they can hold. All members will by no means have to play all the games, and will probably be able to get by with being good at one one of them. It's usually better to specialize...
Founding this clan, assuming we ever get around to it, will take a lot of work and man-power.
-As a web-designer, I myself will be able to create a great looking static website for our clan, accompanied by a fully-functional forum. As an experienced PHP and CGI coder, my friend Justin will, assuming he joins and/or helps out our coalition, should be able to make that website fully functional and interactive, doing nearly everything from live ranking and scoring updates and statistics, to allowing any member to custimize a public profile and certain website-related preferences at any time.
-Should we play Enemy Territory, we will need a server, and gaming servers usually cost money. In addition, we will need somebody, or preferable multiple people, with experience running the server who can do setup, maintance, and install a variety of mods.
-Should we play Guild Wars, we will need in game currency. Capes are 2,000 gold each, and Guild Halls have ranged in the past from anywhere between 40,000 gold and 100,000 gold.
-Should we play StarCraft and Diablo, we will need bots. Though most types of bots are banned by Blizzard, some of the Battle.Net user commands actually support the use of chat bots. These will be used to run our channels, help members communicate, help out visitors and new members, and attune to our overall orginization and communication. Again, people with experience with bots will be needed to set them up and to keep them working.
-For any and all of our games, we will need permanent 24/7 Teamspeak servers. This will probably cost additional money. The reason why I don't want user-hosted servers is because there is no garuntee that enough of them will be running at the same time. People go on vacations, people lose their power, anything can happen really.
-IRC chat is optional. We will already have a fully functional forum, but I feel like a clan spanning as many games as we will should span many communication interfaces, and be accessable to everyone and anyone with internet.
I'll post up some more information later. As of now, I deem this clan the "Final Phoenix Project". It will more or less be a rebirth of several smaller clans I've setup over the years, and whether it succeeds or not, this will be my final attempt at founding a gaming clan.
If you are interested, you may reply to this topic or contact me through any number of media, all of which can be found in my forum profile. AIM and e-mail are preferred though, as you will have the best chance of contacting me via either one of them.
