okay this idea is inspired from rupert post.. I am just presenting it as i see fit. Further correction is welcomed.
CLANS
This will be like group of peoples who can help each other to grow as a team or individuals. Each clan can have there clan chat where they can discuss differant tactics. Can have some mark on there mech to tell which clan it belongs. Main motive of clan is to help each other build and guiding newb. Each win by clan members can be shown in clan info.
clan war/tournament
This is just next step. In this clans will go against others. War can go for weeks or month were player from both side will fight . Clan with most wins at the end of this time/era with most win ,will be declared winner. When you will select other clan to fight computer will randomly arrange your battle with other player on base of avaliblty, power lvl.

It is too likely that the elite few will simply rule over the newbs rather than invite them and teach them. Before you say I am completely wrong in this I will remind you the amount of "pros" that farm the low level newbs.

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honestly I'd say it would be like there a few political parties that fight for power... etc..

Tell me what happens most of the time now when a new political party tries to enter the ring?

... Thats cause each "clan" can hold 100million + people... Honestly I think it would work like battle dawn sure there are top alliances but things usually workout etc..

i never said every one has to join a clan. I never said we have to change anything in current game play. Just add clan system. And clan wars and clan tournament will be differant like single player option. if a player from any clan fight with any player without clan. Has not going to get any help from his clan. Each person will stand alone in ring. So how ruling comes in to play. Just when you win a fight. That win be counted in clan wins. Its like the house or school thing happens in martial arts tournaments.

I don't think so, even in bd we have different classes of players really and usually the top elite players stick with the other elite players. They form a close knit community and it is difficult for someone to enter into that. It also does affect the game however because they will share tips tricks and strategies which will make them keep their dominance over newer players. Just like bd again where top players secrets are closely guarded.

I am not 100% sold on the clan idea either, but I would never want to be part of the clans with whom I consider the best players (or my best ingame friend). Nothing would excite me more than friendly trash talking my highest competition/friends and win or lose (the outcome really would not matter). Now, before you say I am just one, I think I have heard many in this game want to compete against each other. In fact, what if only one top player (like top 150) could be in a clan (so there would be A LOT of clans, which again I see VERY problematic, but this is a point that is a matter of principle, not practicality) and each clan was created to boost new players. In theory, I think this idea, being maybe slightly different than Rupert's original idea (at least description is slightly different) could work well, but honestly I think Rupert's had a little more too it (again, not that this couldn't work).