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I've been reading through this thread since it was created, and after some thought I think I've identified three main issues people have with this update that are addressable under the guidelines provided. I've also selected a couple proposed ideas to resolve these issues that I would not mind seeing (with a couple modifications I think might help).


Understandably this feature has been suggested by many people throughout the thread. As clan leaders we want to know things like this so we can be proactive with our potential recruits, thus allowing for a better first impression. Such a system would also alleviate the burden of keeping track ourselves (Not everyone wants to build databases or spreadsheets).


As mentioned above this has been suggested by many many people on this thread and the previous one. Personally I would not mind seeing this added in one of two (or both) places.
1. In the player examine where the clan name is listed (if they were in a clan). Pretty simply if you ask me but then again I've no idea how that would have to be coded in runescript (don't throw acorns at me Maz!).
2. In the clan chat we could access this using the citadel contribution button for guests. Obviously people not in the clan can't contribute to the citadel, so reusing this button for them seemslogical (feasibility unknown).

Once again this has been mentioned by many people. Some clans keep their chat closed to help secure their chat from the idiots that plague the internet.


Two options I would not mind seeing.
1. Again it's been suggested so often I can't possibly give credit to everyone for the idea, but a white list for guests. Close the chat and the clan invite automatically adds the person to the white list, however I don't think they should automatically be added to the clan once their cool down expires.

2. I believe it was Sofaking who suggested this (forgive me if I gave credit to the wrong person), but add a rank to clans that is essentially a smiley rank from the old friend chat system. The clan invite button would add them to the chat as the smiley rank but they would not be placed in the clan high scores and would not receive ort drops from skilling or pvm.
The way I imagine it could work is that they are added to the clan in such a way that restricts their use of clan utilities that is in line with the requirements of this thread, but still allows access to the clan data. This could allow jagex to recycle some of the old probation system code to keep track of when this person's cool down expires. Once the cool down has expired an admin of the clan is then able to open the clan settings and promote this person just as they would promoted anyone else in the clan, but during the cooldown this would not be possible.

There are those that seem to find it harder to recruit now that there is a 7 day cool down between leaving and joining a clan. I believe I read one person's post where they mentioned their home world hosts many large clans and so everyone they try to recruit is already in a clan. When they convince someone to leave one clan to join theirs, they have to wait the 7 days.


Simple solution. I recall at one point someone saying (I want to say it was Matthe but don't hit me with your banhammer if I'm wrong) that most of the runescape players, or at least a large portion of them, were not in clans at all. Why not make it easier to access this untapped resource for clans? We could do this ourselves by attempting to recruit on worlds other than our home worlds (if you don't already do this), but perhaps a wee nudge from Jagex could be helpful too?

1. The most recent update designed to help clans recruit was the clan camp rework where they also added vex stands to Burthorpe. Arguably this update was somewhat of a flop to some but the basic principal wasn't bad, make it easier for more clans to advertise in the more populated areas of Gielinor. At the time that was Burthorpe, but now with the elf city accessible could we not do with some vex stands there as well? A city centered around NPC clans and all it has is a teleport to our citadels? I don't think some vex stands would be too much to ask for would it? This would allow more clans to advertise in the same general space, AND give people looking for a clan more options than that single clan that somehow always manages to plant their vex in the middle of the tower of voices (bastards).

You are going to have to read it. Get over it.