[TheMooseInNam]

Due to the long standing popularity of the original Battlefield Bad Company 2 IRL Clan thread it was brought to my attention today that it's probably time for this forum to have a new Battlefield 3 IRL Clan Thread.

Due to the fact that the IRL Clan has been officially recognised by Microsoft and was born here on the Boards.ie Xbox Forum, I believe this thread has the right to exist on this forum in it's own right, seperate from the general gaming forum.

The purpose of this thread will be for discussing all things clan related with regards to Battlefield 3, just like the original thread did with Bad Company 2.

Anyone interested in getting involved with the community, post on here, introduce yourself and a clan member will talk you through the membership process.

[FAILSAFE 00]

Here is a copy of our Clan Mission Statement

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Mission statement:

We, here at the IRL Clan, offer a community of like minded gamers that appreciate honest, friendly gaming above all else.

Clan Rules:

* You must pledge allegiance to Royal 1rish as the monarch of the clan. He is our glorious leader

* We respect ALL players, members and non-members alike (yes, even Shoveltooth).

* We do not hack, cheat or boost.

* To qualify for membership, you must have played with at least three members and receive their approval for membership.

* When possible, all members must use the clan tag IRL for identification purposes.

* A fair system will be adopted when entering clan matches, so everyone receives the opportunity to compete.

* There is no activity requirement to be a member. If you are going to take a break for a while please post and let us know.

* We do not instigate or insult other clans.

* You must have a mic available for use, we're a sociable bunch of people and hate being ignored

Clan History and Background:

Our clan started on the 11th March, 2010, when our glorious leader, Royal 1rish, started a thread on boards.ie looking to start a clan. The initial post was as follows:

"Battlefield BC2 Irish Clan"

"Your country needs YOU"

"Anyone want to join an Irish clan on Battlefield BC2 Xbox360 with the clan tag (IRL)."

"These online war games are a lot more fun when your doing proper team work and communicating on where the tango's are hiding."

Almost immediately, the clan swelled with Irish gamers from the boards forum. Although in the beginning it was only meant to be a Battlefield Bad Company 2 clan, it has evolved and branched out into other FPS games and other genres. It's also important to point out that we do not restrict membership to only Irish players, however, it's important to remember that one of the benefits of the clan is that we all live relatively close to each other on a global scale, which helps the online experience for everyone.

Over the first few months, with new members coming and going, it became obvious to the core members that the clan was quite unique. Members consisted of all ages but had similar attitudes towards gaming. This provided the community with a perfect place to build from with a solid membership of friendly, mature minded gamers who appreciated the fun factor of playing with people that you know.

The Clan has always had a fairly open door policy for new members. We believe that it's the quality of the gamer, not his gaming ability that makes for good members. It's the banter and craic that's most important to us, however, don't be mislead into thinking we aren't accomplished players. As a clan, when duty calls, we rally together and "God help" all those who stand in our way.

Due to the growth of our community on the Boards website, we finally decided to launch our own dedicated website and forum. We look forward to the further success of the community, victory in competitive play and continuing enjoyment for everyone involved.

[Royal Irish]

Nobody has ever pledged allegiance to me before. How come am only hearing about this now?

Cheers Moose and Failsafe for getting the BF3 thread for IRL members and possible new members started.

You's both make it sound so serious, when really all thats needed is a working Mic for your xbox and be able to have abit of craic.

Hopefully we will be able to have plenty of nights gaming on BF3 with two full teams of Irish players like the good old days on Bad Company 2.

[jambofc]

gt is jambodavo,add a few of us on the list at the end of moose's post and some of the regulars will enjoy welcoming you

[garv123]

Moose it would be a good idea to keep a list of players who play bf3 so new peoples can add them. Since you with all your mighty power now you'll be able to keep it updated
The usual rule of they add us can still apply.
They make a post with their GT letting us know and they add us.
What ye think?

Presume we'll all be playing hardcore still too?

[TheMooseInNam]

Originally Posted by garv123

Moose it would be a good idea to keep a list of players who play bf3 so new peoples can add them. Since you with all your mighty power now you'll be able to keep it updated
The usual rule of they add us can still apply.
They make a post with their GT letting us know and they add us.
What ye think?

Presume we'll all be playing hardcore still too?

Sounds good. I'll edit my initial post to add the most active members at the end of it... tomorrow... I've a beta to play tonight

[tony1980]

Good stuff Moose and Failsafe, I should be on myself tonight for a few games, haven't been on in a few days, starting to get withdrawel symtoms

[canister94]

Add me fairly decent player have a mic on most nights.Would like to play a bit of beta with some people rather than on my own.
gt eptic topspinz

[Wooden Jesus]

Should be on myself for a few games later.
Hope we can have 2 full Irish squads in the full game, will be great craic 2 parties playing eachother

[garv123]

Originally Posted by canister94

Add me fairly decent player have a mic on most nights.Would like to play a bit of beta with some people rather than on my own.
gt eptic topspinz

the rule is You add us
Add TheMooseInNam he said he'll be on tonight. send a message saying from boards and try get into a game with him which is impossible

[Wooden Jesus]

Originally Posted by canister94

Add me fairly decent player have a mic on most nights.Would like to play a bit of beta with some people rather than on my own.
gt eptic topspinz

Add some lads from here http://www.irlclan.net/members/
Then join in on a few games

[canister94]

perfect i might go on now

[TheMooseInNam]

I'm on the beta now and will be for another hour or so.

Trying to join in with Failsafe, Royal, Izambard and Jambo but it's taking ages

[deco nate]

i joined in a game yesterday,and lo and behold...i was on your team!!!
you didnt say a word,played 2 games with you,and won both.we all played as a team..no cod bs...and then you and someone else off fecked off.lost the next 3 games cos of cod playing types.

note, it may have been that some people had problems with live.
i myself,did'nt see any problems with it.
yesterday or today.

[Raze_them_all]

Originally Posted by deco nate

i joined in a game yesterday,and lo and behold...i was on your team!!!
you didnt say a word,played 2 games with you,and won both.we all played as a team..no cod bs...and then you and someone else off fecked off.lost the next 3 games cos of cod playing types.

note, it may have been that some people had problems with live.
i myself,did'nt see any problems with it.
yesterday or today.

We run in private parties dude, We never use in game chat unless there's a problem with party.