Recruiting on other clans servers

[Borat]

Anyone who thinks recruiting on another server distracts from the game, is obviously paying too much attention to the chat messages and not enough on the game. If it hurts you so badly, then disable text chat FFS.

What would it be like if every server did not allow recruiting. Think about it.

[PNV]

I think it's fine to recruit on any server once in awhile, but obviously what should not be allowed is recruiting from other clans, but not everyone on a clan server is in that certain clan.

[StaG]

I personally dislike it, especially when they spam it. One or two clans I've seen didnt have their own server either. I actually asked them "Don't you have your own server to do that on?" and they said no. How would you do clan matches if you go serious? (RO:L, TWL)


I kinda find it sad in a sense that they have to go to other servers to recruit, and that they cant'wont do it on their own server. (Correct me if I am at all wrong)

[Borat]

Maybe their server, like ours, doesn't generate a lot of traffic. So they might prefer to go to a busier server. Makes sense really.

You don't have to have a server to be a serious clan (although it would help). In the ROLadder you can use a Ladder server for your games.

[Ronin]

For me its a no too .... and also as stated not because im on a power trip but because our members fund the server and they choose not to allow it.

I think the whole issue comes down to your own personnal feeling as the clan pays for the server then the clan can do with it what they want , i dont see there should be an issue either way.

[Krokar]

Originally Posted by worluk

I wouldnt care for the recruiting. As long as someone doesnt spam " xxxx looking for new members" every 3 seconds.

If you think the guy the "recruiter" is talking to is good, then you should've approached him earlier...

+1

[mein teil]

For a guy to come and start recruiting ppl on a server other than his own is tacky.
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Nagles remember this is not CSS or DOD, this is a small comminity and to help it grow recruiting is necessary and vital to the existance of RO:OST. And what there were like 40 some odd servers in the mod and only a hand full with players. When I started my =213= NOW |SOS| its called I made an effort to play on it to get ppl there. He'll I got kicked for recruiting on other servers then also. Its like a business, if your a hooker working the corner of broad and walnut and some skeezer comes up on your set you can:

A- beat her down PA PA PA PWN
B- allow her to stay for the competition of looks
C- Mouth off no working my corner girlie step off.

Man I gotta go with B cause when i'm searching the block for a woman I want them all in 1 spot so I can pick her up and roll.

[flook]

Originally Posted by Borat

Maybe their server, like ours, doesn't generate a lot of traffic. So they might prefer to go to a busier server. Makes sense really.

When we started in RO, moving from MOHAA, our server was very quiet, to counter act this our members sat in there night after night, publicised the server and the clan on these fora, and grew from there.

To go to a popular server of a clan who may also be recruiting and attempt to take potential members who that clan have attracted is the lazy way.

If its worrth doing its worth working at

[Tomcat_ha]

Originally Posted by Amsel

explain please....

It was just a joke. Nothing serious. I needed to make one sarcastic comment at least in the post. ;o

[TAW_HUNTER]

This has turned out to be an interesting topic and thanks all for keeping it clean.

I go with the it's rude view but see and understand the other side. My view is Your server, your rules, don't like it get off, and I think it's great that some of the more established clans are opening up there servers for recruiting, I wouldn't recruit on there servers myself and will have words if any TAW members do so, causing a admin to kick them.

Though I think when we get to the level where we have enough members to do an 8 vs 8 ladder match with ease, then we may ease up on our server.

Thanks all.

[spraduke]

Couldnt care less if someone is recruiting on our server.

If your so desperate for players that you dont want others stealing potential recruits get your finger out your *** and do some recruiting :P.

[[5thW]Rehakles[TRO]]

Well, thats a tricky question really.

Somebody mentioned it before, some clans dont mind if you recruit on their server, some clans even encourage it. We still have a very limited player base at 5thW, so we always try to recruit some more people. Now, it a reals "test" for me everytime somebody tries to recruit on our server, but so far, I managed to stop my from saying "no recruitment here" coz I know that there are other clans in the community that allow it...it seems to be differant than in other games (Cod:Uo for example) where recruiting on other servers than your own is a big "No No"....

[Zetsumei]

Originally Posted by StaG

I personally dislike it, especially when they spam it. One or two clans I've seen didnt have their own server either. I actually asked them "Don't you have your own server to do that on?" and they said no. How would you do clan matches if you go serious? (RO:L, TWL)


I kinda find it sad in a sense that they have to go to other servers to recruit, and that they cant'wont do it on their own server. (Correct me if I am at all wrong)

You can play matches on the other teams server, and on the Roladder servers available etc. Heck i'm giving away a server to 2 clans...

You might want to be the best of the best of only 1 clan out there, i just want to play and have fun with asmany clans as possible...

[Borat]

Originally Posted by TAW_HUNTER

I go with the it's rude view but see and understand the other side. My view is Your server, your rules, don't like it get off,

Thanks all.

Taw, let me try to make you think about that statement some ..... Usually rules are there for a good reason. Some people don't allow SS tags etc etc because of historical reasons. But to have a rule of no recruiting, simply because "it's our server, we pay for it and that's the rules" .... well that confuses the hell out of me. What is it that "you" are trying to achieve by not allowing recruiting?

As I said above, if you can't give a reason to back up this rule, you really need to ask yourself, why have this rule at all.

You can tell that this is an issue with me

I agree with Zetsumei's statement above.

You can see how the older more "mature" clans (usually from the Mod days) actually encourage recruiting. It seems to me the the "new kids on the block" have a real problem adapting from CS, COD etc etc to a community that has, for the most part, been open to the formation of new clans.

[Eisenberg]

The issue with clans not allowing SS tags is ridiculous if they are that up tight about a realism unit in a realism game basically, then they need to go play something else with out a realism type of atmosphere.

"Not to throw this thread off topic", but getting kicked right when i select my class and get spammed with "CHANGE YOUR NAME YOU NEO NAZI its kind of childish on their part.

[[FLOT]airborne]

Absolutely wrong, rude, and tacky to recruit in someone else's house...simple as that. We kick and/or ban for it in our servers. There are TOO many other places such as this column here to use to recruit members for your clan. As others do, we pay for our servers, and we're recruiting our own members, so we sure as he** don't want nor allow others coming into our house recruiting. If you want to recruit for your own clan, then do it in your OWN house.
"Openness" of the game? Simply because a privately paid for but "public" server is there, does not mean it's "open" season as some players think... to do, act, or say anything they wish in someone else's house either....Nuff said.

[mein teil]

If your so desperate for players that you dont want others stealing potential recruits get your finger out your *** and do some recruiting

SO WELL PUT.

We are all humans and if your asked to not recruit! you need to ask can I go to your website and ask permission to recruit BUT NOT SPAM?
Most will say yes. I encourage recruiting on my server and in fact I have suggested clans and gave their websites over my server.
YES very true also, take the time to populate your server. Before I changed my clan name =213= to |SOS| we worked hard and filling the server, thanks to game servers I was lucky enough to land a server that holds great ping that allows some of the euros and alot of my ro mod friends to whore the server too.
But remember this OTHER CLANS PLAYING IN YOUR SERVER IS PROMOTING YOUR SERVER not theirs, this point should also be respected. Without clans playing on your servers it will sease to get traffic or will only get the noobs "how do i get in tank" "how do I reload". Mind you I am always for help out new comers.

As for the SS clan stuff. You damn NEO Nazi's should all be hung! NAW just joking, its great how you guys are so into the history. I was a real german ww2 buff, until I got away from Lemur and starting to like alot about the russians with their weapons, way of warfare and amorment.
RIGHT ON WITH THE SS! THIS IS A WW2 GAME YA KNOW

[Mysticwolf]

I really dont have a big problem with another clan recruiting on our server...but usually when our server is hopping...me or one of my guys are checking out the players, and in recruiting mode anyway...so I would hope another clan wouldnt try recruiting when I was...hehe. Otherwise...Im in with the group of, the more clans the better. So if you can pull some players off my server, and that enables you to join an 8 v 8 ladder...Im all for it!!

[TAW_HUNTER]

Originally Posted by Borat

What is it that "you" are trying to achieve by not allowing recruiting?

Originally Posted by Borat

if you can't give a reason to back up this rule

Borat, I have no quarrel you and I respect your opinion, the purpose of this post was to find out the communities view on this, I have my view and I'd say that on a whole it's around 50/50 on those that have posted, some may have been sway in one direction or another. But here's our reasons for kicking, which all recieve a warning before being kicked:

TK'ing = no problem with a few of these but excessive means you're here to ruin the game not play it = Kick

[FONT=Times New Roman]Racism [/FONT]= swearing happens, racism won't on our server = Kick

Excessive Swearing = hey swearing happens, but there's a limit, lets not spam the chat or comms with some a bararge of swearing = Kick

Recruiting = our server, our recruitment avenue we need more people = Kick

Above I think covers it , I rent a house, now if somebody sticks an advertisement on it, I'll take it down, others maybe ok with this, that's up to them.

I password the server for our practice (and hey, we need practice), is that wrong to restrict people into our server every once in a while.

Like I said, I think once we're more established in RO, we'd relax our rules on the recruiting but right now we, like others are trying to make our way. I'm not trying to change views just finding out what others are.

Originally Posted by Borat

You can see how the older more "mature" clans

I'm certainly new to the RO Community, and have a lot of respect for you old timers from the mod days (just stop beating us so easily please) But certainly not new to gaming clans, nor is the clan I belong to.

[MILK]

recruting on our server is completly OK and I think you should not be against it too. Until somebody is not spaming than it has no influence on anything you do. Tbh why prohibit that?
Of course you are fully in right to prohibit recruiting on your server however I would say it is same like you would like to prohibit use of TeamSay just because you are server owner.

So I repeat what other said - untill no spam than recruting is OK.