How long have you been playing Halo?:
I started Playing Halo 2 and Halo 3 in 2009. So 6 years.
How long have you taken part in clans?:
I’ve taken part in clans for 5 years.
How many clans have you been a member of?:
23 In total, information and stats are below.
What kind of clans? Military-based, competitive, or other? What games?:
Halo Reach Wasp: Co Founder, First clan, served 1.5 months
Halo Reach Delta Force: Co Leader, served 6 months
Halo Reach United Factions: 3 Star General, first military based clan, recruited over 250 people, commanded 200 people at once, served 11 months
Halo Reach 4ACE: Founder, over 90 members, served 3 months (First met It Michele here)
Halo Reach United Nations: National Guard Co Leader, Lieutenant and Navy Admiral, Joined May 23, 2012, left the day it ended
Halo Reach United Nations Global: Vice President, left because Undefined Thunder (The President) was an idiot, served 1.5 Weeks
Halo Reach Dark Guardian: Founder, served 1.5 weeks
Halo Reach SUC: Vice President, served 1.5 months
Halo Reach United 88 Clan: President, served 1 month
Halo Reach Unified Military Command: President, served 1.5 months
Halo Reach/Halo 4 United Nations Republic: Vice President, Army Leader, Military Police Leader, Secret Service Leader, Republic Intelligence Agency Defense Force Leader, Main Forger, first member to ever reach 2nd Lieutenant, recruited over 125 members, merged my clan UMC into the UNR during its first few weeks, “I kick started the UNR” Quote from LingLing Killer, served 1 year
Halo 4 United Fleet Federation: First member to achieve Field Marshal (Highest achievable rank), Army Leader, Main Forger, served 3.5 months
Halo Reach NavCom: First UNSC clan, Marine Opso, Marine XO, Marine CO, Lieutenant Colonel recruited over 60 people, gamer tag was Nicolas Strauss, 3rd on the wall of shame, commanded over 90 marines at once, served 5.5 months
Halo Reach/Halo 4 Terra: President, over 40 members, served 2.5 weeks
Halo 4 United Nations Republic: (Second time) Army Leader, served 5 weeks
Halo 4 United Fleet Federation: (Second time) Vice President, National Guard Leader, Main Forger, served 5-6 weeks
Halo Reach United Union Federation: Army Master Sergeant, served 4-5 weeks
Halo Reach 16th Fleet: Marine CO, Second Lieutenant, served 1 month
Halo Reach (Can’t remember the clan name): served 3 weeks
Halo Reach 16th Fleet: (Clan was restarted) Marine CO, Lieutenant, Co Leader, served 5 weeks
Halo 4 United Fleet Federation: (3rd time) Gunnery Sergeant, Military Police Leader, served 2 months
Halo Reach United Nations Strike Force: Marine CO for 6 months, first member to reach Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, and General, foreign affairs head, first CO to build a stable branch, main enforcer of clan laws and regulations, main forger, main recruiter + trainer for the clan, most active CO, recruited over 115 players, built the clan from the “Stick Age” to the “Post Modern Age”, served 7 months
Halo Reach StarGate Command: Founder (Started on April 7, 2015), served unknown
I’ve been apart of a number of intelligence organizations since 2011. 3 of which I started. (These aren’t counted as clans, but as 3rd parties)
Clan Total: 23
Founded: 7 of 23
Achieved the rank of Officer in: 14 of the 16 clans that I did not found. (Of the 16 times I achieved an Officer/NCO rank, 14 of them I joined the clan as a recruit.)
Achieved an NCO rank in: 2 of the 2 clans that I did not become an officer in, or found.
Of the 23 clans I’ve been apart of, I’ve only been demoted once. It was when I was in the United Nations, and A CL OverLord the National Guard leader demoted me because I had mistakenly killed an NCO while I was in a banshee during a 1 on 1 combat scenario. The demotion was then revoked a few hours later.
Think of your favorite clan you’ve ever been in. How did they run things? How were they organized? What makes them your favorite? (if info is sensitive, this question is optional):
It’s a 3 way tie between the United Factions, United Nations, and the United Nations Republic.
All of them were military based clans, all of them were extremely organized. The UF is in my top 3 favorites because the clan was running in early 2011, in a time when if you selected Big Team Battle in Matchmaking it said their were 100k+ players online. That clan had 250-300 clan members, the structure was built around having hundreds of members and when I was a Major I was directly responsible for 50 members. To get promoted, you had to recruit and be respectful, and active. Hence our large numbers. We had everything you could imagine from Forge Teams, to Intelligence divisions, to special forces. Everything was covered, and I really enjoyed my time in the United Factions. I could honestly talk about it, and tell you much more but that would probably take me an hour or two so I’ll leave you with that. (Leader: Beefymuffin)
I loved the ranking system in the United Nations, the rank to emblem was brilliantly thought out and worked beautifully. All you had to know, is if someone had an emblem on that you haven’t already worn, you would know they were higher than you. We always had full lobbies plus 7 or 8 other members playing reach. When I joined their National Guard I was voted in by the other NG members as the second in command. I served directly under A CL Overlord. I also conducted research projects for GeneralJB172, which included many classified air weaponry, and ground artillery. It was a great clan, and I was torn when it ended. (Leaders: ShadowSniper172 + GeneralJB172)
Last but not least, the United Nations Republic lead by the famous LingLing Killer. I merged my clan into the UNR and helped start it up in late 2012, The UNR was a strict military based clan, and I loved every moment of it. I grew so much in that clan, and learned a lot. The organization in that clan was beyond anything I had ever experienced. Though, I am not going to talk about the UNR’s structure, nor how they achieved such high levels of organization as well that doesn’t need to be shared.(Though I am sure they have upgraded) Will (LingLing Killer) had his fare share of bad decisions, but I felt he was always understanding of me, and wanted everyone to “belong” in the clan as it was “our clan”. (Leader: LingLing Killer)
How did you feel when engaged in a clan battle? (Excited, nervous, tense, focused, etc.):
Focused and Excited for sure.
What got you into clans? Why do you (or why did you) stay in them?:
My first clan was WASP, and it was my only “fun” clan I’ve ever been apart of. I joined it because I wanted to make some friends, and see what we could do with a clan. I stayed for a little while, until I started to grow apart from the clan and I wanted to explore something different.
What makes a good clan in your opinion?:
Experienced Leadership, Loyal Members, and a well thought out structure.
I had to write this up in two responses, as the maximum characters were reached. (11,564/7500)