Teams vs Clans?

This is something that's came to mind every time I see a team of some sort posting in the Clan Discussion section of RSC.

There are Clans, and there are Teams. I see teams fighting real clans all the time, and then the team posts a victory on public forums, such as RSC. I have nothing against teams, I mean, if your current clan allows it, and it makes Runescape more fun for you then why not?

I see teams entering clan tournaments.
I see teams fighting other clans for ranks.
I see teams posting on clan discussion forums.

Two questions:

1. What are your thoughts on teams?
2. What are your thoughts on teams participating in clan activities?

1. What are your thoughts on teams? Like I said above, if your clan allows it, and it makes your Runescape experience more fun, go for it.

2. What are your thoughts on teams participating in clan activities? I think it's unacceptable. Teams usually consist of people specialized in the teams overall field, with some of the most capable fall in leaders from random clans leading the team.

I'm pretty sure most of the clans that actually fight teams would do better if they could recruit members from random clans, so it's hardly fair that the team can claim ranks.

1. What are your thoughts on teams?
Excuse to multiclan.

2. What are your thoughts on teams participating in clan activities?
Fuck off.

Going pking with your friends is fine.
Inviting the odd friend or allied clan to PK with your own clan is fine.

But there becomes a point where this goes too far.

Forums, memberlists, application processes, RSC topics, rankings... enough is enough.

The label "team" does not substitute as an excuse to multi-clan.
Even if my clan allowed it I wouldn't do it.

I guess it comes down to your own personal honour code. Mine for example, I've always refused to kill skillers and those in the wilderness not looking for a fight, such as EP gainers and brawling glove users.

I describe my PKing style as Anti-RPKing. A value that WG used to uphold and be most well known by. But that's swaying slightly off topic.

I personally disagree with it and make my point heard, but as for the people themselves that do it, it doesn't make me see them any differently.

Like members of RoT or DF, they play the game and have different views on what is the best and most enjoyable way to use clan life. (NH, F2P) opposed to mine, (Honour, P2P). So I guess it's a case of having mutual respect for people of all types.

I feel that "teams" should not be allowed to post on RSC and compete in tournaments or fights for ranks though.

tl;dr - What Keanu just said, but politely.

Nice to see someone with a strong opinion on this subject give their view.

Well i think being on a team is ok if your clan allows it

As for teams participating in clan tournaments its kinda unfair however usually you have to fight for clan or team you cant represent both in the same thing so i could not represent wg and LND on the RSC ranks i believe so that is fine.

Only reason really im in a team is just for fun and more fights and practice. LND have around 3 - 4 wars a week at good time for me a friendly community and its just good fun generally and a nice easy way to practice and polish up on my F2P skills of hybriding sniping and tanking. In fact being in a team for F2P CWA is probably the easiest way to learn to do those things.

If I still played RS I'd go for a team rather than a clan, just because it's more satisfying.

I don't see what's wrong with teams fighting clans or posting it's not like there is a Team Discussion forum and if there was it would be pretty small. I'm against them participating in clan tournaments and such unless it's a specific team category or something which I haven't seen yet. LND does participate in TWR but that's mostly so we can get fights because people decline because you're a team (I see the reasoning but there's no reason not to have a fun fight).

1. What are your thoughts on teams?
They're alright. You tend to get people with more similar interested then in clans. Alot of them want to enhance their RS experience.

2. What are your thoughts on teams participating in clan activities?
I dont think that they should be allowed in like tourneys. Teams have an obvious advantage - They can recruit from alot more, many people who join teams are more skilled then average, etc. I dont think they should be allowed to compete for ranks. However, a fight with a team is alright.

They shouldn't be anywhere near Clan Discussion, they're not clans.

But even if they do post wins, they definitely shouldn't be let on clan lists or tornaments

teams lol. I posted once earlier that this is what lvl 30's used to do in lvl 3 varrock wilderness on a much bigger scale, it's a joke. Joining a clan is supposed to be like making a contractual agreement to STAY in that clan and not go with other clans right? Well... what's a team? ANOTHER CLAN. I don't even play this game and I can see that this is wrong.

1. What are your thoughts on teams?
I think they're fine. I'm (was) in AF. It gives me a little extra of what I want. I think you get a different experience from a team than you do from a clan.

2. What are your thoughts on teams participating in clan activities?
I think they shouldn't be able to participate in clan activities as they aren't full fledged clans.

At the same time, I think posting win topics is fine. Sure they're not a clan. But if they beat a clan why not just say "Hey, we beat them and this is how it went down."

When talking about ranks, it all depends on how you look at it. I view ranks as all encapsulating. So you ask about the best P2P force, AF will be listed, you ask about the best P2P CLANS and they won't.

To me I view it as a way for multi clanning unless its a P2P team if you're in a F2P clan/F2P team if you're in a p2p clan. Most of them do everything that a clan does (They even fight clans, Lol), and still sticks with the phrase 'Team' instead of 'Clan'

I don't get how fighting a clan makes any difference?

I suppose using clan chat makes them a clan as well?

God forbid they set up forums! I mean only clans are allowed such things!

I want WG to stay primarily p2p, I think kwe're good at it and that's the path we should take. I don't think that it should be changed. but again I also like f2p, so I'm in a f2p team.

Just because you don't need something doesn't mean you can't also have it though.

I honestly don't get what the whole fuss is. So people really like one aspect of RS but also really like WG. Just so happens WG isn't as into their particular niche as they'd like, but they like WG enough to stick with it despite that.

Call it multi-clanning or whatever.

How is a team different from a big group of friends that go PKing every so often. They have forums? So what? Why can't they be organized? They have TS or Vent, so? They're restricted to using specific applications? They fight clans? So? Like a clan gives a shit who they fight, they're out there to kill people and they'll kill whoever comes across.