Seperating Clan Chat Into Regions

[Athens]

It shouldnt be hard to do and it would eliminate the need to ask about whos runs were in what region,especially for clans that have members from all regions. Clan wide announcements could still be made to all regions within that clan by the clan leaders and warlords. And members would find it easier to group up with other members in the same region for lower ping games than picking a region that happens to have most of the clan base.

[SomeAsianDude]

I think that would be rather difficult (maybe not but its has its problems). And it'd make your clan... basically a clan within a clan. Because you're all in the same clan but your clan chat, if region based, would split the clan up and you wouldn't meet certain people in the clan or you wouldn't be able to play with someone who is on from another region, etc. etc.

Edited May 24, 2013 by SomeAsianDude

[Athens]

A Regional chapter within a clan,and you would still be able to play with members from other regions,you just wouldnt know about them at first. The chats dont have to be split either,they can just be filtered according to the region each member is hailing from so there can still be a Clan wide chat

Edited May 24, 2013 by Athens

[FirstZen]

This would would not be very constructive for clans as it would create division, which is exactly what isn't supposed to happen when you join a clan.  Clans are made to bring people together and adding this kinds of feature limits the already limited interaction between players.  I can see this feature being useful for very large clans, where you're never going to meet most clan members anyway, but I'm talking about 500+ member clans, and even then the added utility could be detrimental to the organization of smaller clans.  Simplicity is key to keeping people together.

 

It would be better to limit your clan to a specific region to begin with if you want region specific organization.

[Athens]

Well then how about merely adding rooms for each region? they dont have to be US-East and US-West either,they could be US/EU/SA/OC instead,and there could a default Main or All chat room for members from all regions. Of course the division is technical but players could still have the option of switching to the Main clan chat if they wanted. And yes,this idea is meant for large clans of +500 people. Especially since the recent update the population has soared and there has never been more pressure to make or join clans with the new dojo content,which inevitably creates a larger worldwide member base for clans. With the current chat system,most of the clan base are forced to stay silent just to keep the chat readable.

Edited May 24, 2013 by Athens