Written by John "Jumbo" Santos


Join an Order and experience some of the best MP play on the net..
So you want to join a clan eh? Of course you do. Every snot-nosed, bright-faced, fresh-from-the-academy jedi wants to be in one. After all, who’s gonna watch your back in the heat of battle? Yes, everyone should definitely join a clan. Not only does it make things easier when trying to find a worthy opponent at a moments notice, but you can also make a few friends along the way.

The Order of the Flaming Blades has one of the most well organized and designed clan webpages. Their main page logo with its rippling water effect is impressive, most impressive. What this clan is about is simply to have fun. One of the creators, in an email to myself, wrote “...multiplayer for the sheer sake of multiplayer can easily become tiresome after a period of time. It can amount to nothing more than the single player game with ‘smarter AI’. The basis of forming an Order such as the Flaming Blades, then, is to give both a longevity of interest in playing a game and a purpose while doing so.” The co-magistrates, Rapier and Sai, refuse to be called “sir” by members. Their purpose is simply to moderate and keep the clan members happy. All they ask in return is everyone’s commitment.

An interesting clan I bumped into during my search is The Honor Guard. This is a strictly light side clan whose members believe that...’being evil’ is really played out. Allen Crutchfield, founder of the group, wrote to me about “the similarities between being a Christian and being a Jedi and the Taoist beliefs behind ‘the force’. Basically they are a group for like-minded people to meet and play together.

Arckk! Maybe using fists wasn't such a bright idea.

For those of you who prefer the dark side of the force, try the Emperor’s Fury and be sure to check out the cool pics in their EF in Action section. They started out as an X-Wing vs. Tie-Fighter and just recently voted to expand their operations to Jedi Knight. They are a small, tightly-knit clan with less than 15 members. The interesting thing about this clan is that there is no real leader. A governing group of 4 people act as a council and they take care of clan operations for a month. After every month, re-elections are held. New members are accepted by invitation only so be really, really nice when you see an EF member if you want to join.

The Dark Assassins Guild or D.A.G. as they refer to themselves, is a clan that considers teamwork and tactics the most important aspects in multiplayer gaming. Dark Assassins are trained to watch each others backs and use team force to dominate games. DAG leader Blade Hunter writes that "Many clans just send their members out into combat with one thought in their mind, kill everything... what members get is the satisfaction of crushing the other opponent without the stupidness of fighting alone." Their operations are kept tightly sealed. Members are not allowed give out names of other members so the only way of contacting a Dark Assassin is through the leader himself. They are also a Quake clan.

If you consider yourself a good hunter then head over to the Bounty Hunter’s Guild and see if your skills are good enough. The unique aspect of their guild is that they accept requests from other Jedi Knight players to hunt down/terminate other players that they designate.

For those who relish the role-playing aspect of gaming, the Crimson Scythe Mercenaries Guild (CSMG) could be your kind of organization. They are quote, "always looking for those people with the imagination and creativity to help us add to our ongoing story." Just read their storyline in the visitors section and you’ll see what they mean.

Two against one....say your prayers bantha breath.

Do you consider yourself pretty good with a lightsaber? The Chaos Lords are a clan committed to perfecting saber fighting. They even have a cemetary where the names of all their victims are etched in stone forever. The CLs are not currently accepting any applicants, but if you think you have skillz then email them from their homepage and set up a match.

If none of these clans sounds appealing to you, maybe you should try joining a league. "A league can be compared to a ‘country’ and a clan to a ‘city’. Clans form small groups of people, whereas leagues form big groups of clans and members", wrote Annex, owner of Black Sun: The New Empire. One of the leagues they operate is Jedi Dawn. Unlike Quake, where clans were spread out all over the place, the Jedi Dawn league helps members find other people to play Jedi Knight with and gives them access to numerous clans. It’s no wonder that they are continuously getting hundreds of applications a week. Their website is very informative and thorough.

There are so many groups that it can be confusing at times. Most clans hang out at the Internet Gaming Zone so look around and talk to some clan members. See for yourself what clans are all about...

Special thanx to CL_SINister and CL_Krytos the MAD!!


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