Dear Battlefield 2 Clans
Here is my bitch about Battlefield 2 Clans.
I have been playing BF2 on and off for almost 2 years now and I still find it frustrating with some of the people that I play with. I have played all of the Battlefield series, but more of BF2 simply because I am behind on patch updates for BF2142…yeah I know…lazy.
For the past few weeks I have been noticing something about Battlefield 2 clans. I am not pointing the finger at all BF2 clans, but recently its been like 10 out of 10 servers that I go on. As always, I jump on random servers with low ping and almost full. Some of them may be clan servers and some may not be. Either way, there always seems to be an active clan on the server. I am not trying to brag, but I consider myself a decent player 99.9% of the time and I enjoy playing in a squad…doing that team-work thing. I thought this is what clans thrived on.
Here comes the point that I am trying to get to…
Dear Battlefield Clan Members:
1. Don't Hate – Please enjoy playing with others and not just that of your clan members. Treat others as equal and let them know if they are bothering you other than the constant, physical abuse.
2. Don't Advertise – Server intros say: We play as a team, Now recruiting, 18+ Only, Team Play Only. Stick to this if you are going to brag about it.
3. Seriously, Don't Hate – If others don't have the clan tag in front of their name, there is no need to refuse to take off in a vehicle if an "outsider" is in with you.
4. Recognize – If a non-clan member is playing good and you happen to like it, let them know. You just might get a recruit once in awhile.
5. Again, Don't Hate – If you are totally disgusted with "outsiders", password your server and don't allow non-members to come in.
6. Set Examples – People don't want to join your clan if you insist on being a$$holes.
That should do it. Again, I am not saying that all BF2 Clans are like this…but it seems like recently it has been like this. I know that its not just me because I see it happen to other players.