Online games: 10 tips on how to keep your clan active

Causes of inactivity

“Know your enemy” as an old saying goes. If you want to use the right tool to counter downtime, you will first need to find out what causes downtime and in what area. An example: if your clan members barely visit your clan website and forums, countering this by organizing an internal ladder is not the best option: they will not read the ad. Better to get in touch with some randomly selected members on an instant chat program, ie MSN, ICQ and the like, and see what their personal interests are. With that knowledge, you can group your clan members based on common interests. Therefore, starting a few forum topics that are related to your common interests usually cures forum downtime. The fact is, you will have to get creative to find the cause of the inactivity. It is very likely that a member will approach you with the message: “hello, you can cure my inactivity by setting up a blog.” If it were so easy … 😉

10 tips to keep your clan active

This is probably the part of the text you are looking for. However, I would suggest reading this entire article as I cannot guarantee that the following 10 tips will work if you simply use them as the wrong missiles.

1. Organize internal tournaments or ladders.

Typically, a member-only endless ladder can be used as a preventative measure against inactivity. It keeps both the clan activity in the game and on the site, that is, the clan website, stable. This is because the members will play ladder games whenever they want, upload the match result as a recorded game, and comment on each other’s performances, strategies, and the like.

2. Have weekly meetings with members.

Many clan leaders underestimate the power of common conversation. Having a weekly or biweekly meeting with your clan members in a chat room can do a lot of good for morale, not to mention a sense of unity, among participating members. Of course, you must invite your clan members voluntarily. Try to post the invitation for such a meeting in a place that your clan members visit frequently. That is, if you don’t check the forums often, use word of mouth instead: tell a member that you are hosting a meeting and he will spread the word to any clan members he finds. Have such a meeting in a chat program or in a teamspeak program. Personally, I prefer teamspeak over a chat window with my clan members, as it increases the “feeling of communicating with another human being” rather than reading a text from a complete stranger’s chat window. .

3. Include ongoing topics in your forums, ie “forum games”.

Having one or if you want some ongoing topics on your clan forums usually keeps site visitors and clan members coming back. Just Google the words “forum games” and you should find yourself an ocean of examples. Just to pick one for the lazy – the endless story. A person posts a few lines of a made-up story, the next poster continues the story with their own lines. This goes on and on. Not only do forum junkies and spammers (that is, people who post a lot) find this move to be fun, but it also gives their clan members a chance to work together on something.

4. Take polls and discussions

Not all clan leaders are as forthcoming as your aunt. For those who have no idea how to start a conversation in a chat program with their clan members, a survey may be the solution. You can use a poll or poll to find out what your members like, dislike, adore, hate, and the like. All you have to do is create the poll and design the voting options. If you are not familiar with creating an effective survey, I suggest you keep it basic. Give your voters three options: black, gray, and white. Black is the one who hates or doesn’t like something, gray is neutral on the subject, and white is a fanatic or agrees with the matter at hand, respectively. With polls, you can usually start a discussion to find out why someone voted for a certain option. This deepens the survey and can give you valuable information as a clan leader on the likes and dislikes of your clan members. But make sure the discussion doesn’t get off topic!

5. Encourage the creation of interesting articles

This one sounds more difficult than it sounds. Basically, it is about rewarding the active members in the game in which the clan participates. Active members of the clan have their own style of play: they have considerable knowledge of the game they play, they know strategies, tricks, and the like. Why not design a system that rewards those members by sharing their knowledge with their clan members? The reward can be a small token of appreciation; usually this is enough. It’s a bit difficult to describe, so you’ll basically have to see for yourself. In order to Roman LegioI have such a modest prize system. I combined the Guild List with it. A member receives a “medal” next to their name for forum posts, written articles, and other in-game achievements, depending on the game your clan serves.

The rest of the article can be found in the Guild website Legio Romana.

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