We're a clan that really enjoys games with an emphasis on team play. That team play should flow naturally from the game design, not enforced by arbitrary rules. One of the ways to accomplish this is to use player classes with differing strengths and weaknesses. Another is to require more than one player to successfully accomplish a game goal to score team points.
We also prefer games with a large scale. Games that allows for at least 30 players to play on a map measured in kilometers, not 10s of meters.
The Jackpine Savages were co-founded by DethBlosm and I a long time ago. Our goal was to form a clan that placed an emphasis on fun and clean, fair play first and competition second.
We have played a lot of games and a lot of mods over the years. The original Threewave Capture the Flag, Weapons Factory, Loki's Minions, the original Team Fortress, the original CounterStrike, Day of Defeat, CS:S, DoD:S, Delta Force:Land Warrior, Tribes, Tribes 2, Ghost Recon, Operation Flashpoint, Battlfield 1942, BF2, Desert Combat, and others.
We play a clean, fair game. Clan members found guilty of poor sportsmanship or personal attacks on other players will be disciplined. Clan members found guilty of cheating have been and will be booted from the clan.
Now, a couple of words about how =JpS= is run. I regularly solicit opinions on any subject from both the senior members of the clan and the clan at large. However, =JpS= is not a democracy. My vote on any issue is the one that counts. Once a decision has been made, I expect all clan members to abide by it, even if they still work to convince me that I'm wrong.
I prefer clan members who challenge me. If you feel that I've made a mistake, say so. Heck, if your argument is strong enough and presented well enough you may find yourself being asked to take on a more active role in the clan leadership. Just look what happened to poor Mah Deus! :->
We have a few senior clan members who act in leadership roles in different areas. When they make a statement about their area of responsibility, you can regard it as coming from me. Darkrider is the lead server admin with Raptor backing him up. Mah Deus is our primary Recruitment and Training Officer. Bullets is our Tactical Officer.
Others have held those roles in the past. Most notably, Uboofer helped out with server admin and Red5 was grossly overbooked as a scripting master and R&T officer. Both stepped down voluntarily after performing admirably for quite some time.
As a new member you will be asked to wear the Recruit tag (=JpS-R=) for a few weeks to give everyone a chance to look you over. At the end of that period, the current clan members will determine if there is a consensus to bring you on board. You'll have plenty of opportunities to play with us. In the meantime, wear the unit tag with pride.
BTW, if you're interested in helping out in any capacity, feel free to volunteer! There's plenty to do. ;-)
=JpS=SgtRock