Editing Clan (social group)

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A '''clan''' is an organized group of players that band together for various reasons. Some battle other focused clans in an all-out clan war ("[[clanmatch]]" in [[matchmaking]]) in team games and for practice. Other clans consist of members who share a common interest, such as [[machinima]] production or [[Forging]].

==Overview==
Clans are primarily social structures and as such, they exist in all three of the ''Halo'' [[first-person shooter]]s. They are becoming less prevalent in the older games, particularly ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. In [[Halo Custom Edition]], however, clans are still easy to find; they host multiple dedicated servers in an effort to provide places for people to play -- and, of course, to boost their "publicity".

''[[Halo 2]]'' is the only ''Halo'' game to explicitly support clans as a built-in option; its clan system allows a clan to hold up to 100 people. A [[multiplayer emblems|gamertag]] may only belong to one clan at a time.

There is no built-in clan ladder on ''[[Halo 3]]''. This has led to the development of numerous informal ways to identify with a clan; clan members often share the same [[emblem]] or service tag. Clans organize externally, coordinating and recruiting on websites and [[Bungie.net]]. The much larger communities of gamers are sometimes devoted to other games in addition to ''Halo''; they also tend to be more competitive. Examples include [[Major League Gaming]] and LCU, the two largest ''Halo 3'' gaming communities in the world. To survive, such clans tend to keep a close eye on their members' gaming activities; hold meetings; raise money to fund the community and the websites; and constantly recruit in an effort to maintain the clan's popularity and longevity.

A lot of ''Halo 3'' Clans had planned to transfer all over to ''[[Halo: Reach|Halo Reach]]'' on the release night. The Blood Brotherhood owned by JakeShadow was the very first and official ''[[Halo: Reach|Halo Reach]]'' Clan and the [[Lone Wolves]] transferred from ''Halo 3'' soon after with many more following after that.

==In ''Halo 2''==
The ''Halo 2'' clan system has a ranking system that consists of the following:
;Peon
:Lowest of all the classes. Can only participate in clanmatches. Usually used as a punishment within a clan.
;Member
:Average member of the clan. Can recruit others via clan invite and participate in clanmatches.
;Staff
:Managers of the clan. They have all of the privileges granted to the lower ranks, along with the ability to change lower-ranking members' ranks (to Staff or lower). They can also boot lower-ranking members from the clan.
;Overlord
:Administrators and leaders of the clan. They have all of the privileges of the Staff, but with considerably more power.

==In ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''==
A clan tag will become available after completing 50 multiplayer games or campaign missions.

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