#23
by Zapper
Never wise to damn an entire clan, you then hurt the feelings of all the good ones in it. By doing so you are merely assisting one or two you might find obnoxious, they rallying support from their fellow comrades in arms. The fact is there is no entire clan that can be deemed 'vile'. There are many players in Avalon that I don't even know or they me, some have chosen to make it clear they dislike me, that is their choice. One went to great lengths on forums to make out I am only an 'observer' in this game. If he had ever started his own clan and got it up to 3rd in league he might understand the level of commitment that takes, in turn understanding that in reality I have done slightly more than log on now and then, observe other players and log out! A level of smugness is to be expected among some long time Avalon who have never had the struggle of competing constantly against other clans, and who have enjoyed the spoils of top bosses from the moment they walked into Avalon.
It doesn't make me 'hate' Avalon. Players such as Pdizz, Gran, Piggsy, Elim and Aernak, Keri, Leisa, Blue, Soroman and Ninj etc etc, are known for being fair minded, good humoured and generous in their attitude towards others. My own beef with Avalon has actually only ever concerned two of their players. While I have argued with Aileron on forums I am not so petty minded as to then try and deny the fact he created a clan that in terms of strength has never been rivalled in Morrigan. I have applauded his system of having no Gens (one adopted by the founder of the clan I am now in and even, finally, by ZA!). His drop dispersal system is also extremely clever in that it cuts out any grudges about who gets what.
Golgatha began to have a terrible reputation because it was lead by thug, in fact most of the players I knew in Gol were decent, clever, honest and loyal....some have now ended up in Avalon. ZA was awash with brilliant, high level players, it simply wasn't being run properly with drops regularly going missing and some officers turning a blind eye to it cos it was one of their 'pals' doing it! There are still great players in ZA.....the fact is there are in ALL clans!