Orion Decline
Reckoners
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Posted - 2013.02.08 03:48:00 -
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Back when I was in school, I joined a "clan" that was just a group of friends who played Quake. By the time Quake 3 came out, the group was shifting towards being what they called a "proper" clan, entering competitions, trying to prove themselves, and just generally changing their approach. Instead of just playing for fun, it was about being the best, and always winning, and I wasn't interested in that. I quit, and while I stayed friends with those guys for a good few years, and still occasionally played Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament and other games with (and against) them, they always saw me as a "casual" gamer.
I got the idea that only competitive gamers were in clans. Over the years, playing various iterations games, in various genres, I had that opinion reinforced by most clans and clan members that I met.
Then along came Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. And Chardude. He approached me, and asked me to join him in creating a clan. I said I was a casual player, and not really suited to being part of a clan. He told me that I was exactly the kind of person he was looking for, and that his was a casual clan. I was skeptical, but I figured, "why not? It's not like I'm losing something by trying". I joined the Reckoners as a founding member, with a clear statement that as soon as the clan became competitive and abandoned the focus on fun, I was out.
Since then, I've somehow ended up becoming the leader of the clan for a while, and now I'm one of our two co-leaders because one just wasn't enough (also because I'm a lazy bum and couldn't be bothered looking after everything myself).
Moral of the story: Most gaming clans are competitive on some level. It's hard to find a casual clan that's more about fun than winning (even though winning is fun). I got lucky, and found an awesome group of friends. If you dig around for long enough, you'll probably be able to find a Corp in DUST that cares about the same things you do. If not, start looking for players with the same ideals as you, and build your own.
But until you find/create a Corp that's right for you, either don't join anyone or run with the best fit you can find. Don't join a roleplaying Corp if that's not what you're about. I'd have thought that was pretty obvious. |