[Drew]

I would personally never look for an "elite" clan in the first place. Really, who gives a flying rat's ass about which clan is at the top of OGL or TWL or whatever other ladders. There are plenty of clans who are inactive on ladders or just don't play on them yet that are better than those clans. Or sometimes, you have clans that maybe aren't better, but contained a few more skilled players.

I personally run the 203rd Airborne. We try to take an atypical approach to the whole clan thing. I take my time. Although we are currently registered on OGL and TWL, we won't be joining ladders just yet. We're waiting until we have a group of talented and well acclimated soldiers. But above everything, we want our people to have fun, and for others to have fun with our people. Also, unlike most other clans, a code of public conduct is severely enforced. None of the running around cursing and screaming 'NOOBS!!' will be seen from the 203rd without severe repercussions.

So really, Butters, the best advice I could give in regards to clans is to sit down and really decide what you wish to achieve by joining.

If you want a little fame a glory, you can join a top-rung clan and tote their pre-fab respected tag around different servers and watch the 14 year olds ooh and aah at your great gaming accomplishment.

If you want to have fun playing the game, go find a smaller clan. One that isn't on a ladder or is working their way to prepare for one. With these clans you'll usually find a group of guys or girls that are more interested in logging into a server and having fun. If you are interested in this side, just PM me. I'm not saying join the 203rd necessarily, but I know a few other small clans that would love another member who shares their view. Not saying the 203rd wouldn't like to have you, just that I always like to provide options =)