As someone who extensively followed the clan world with Starcraft and Brood War, I saw how clans can prosper through the unique community that blizzard has set up. Starcraft clans always seemed to be the largest and most organized clans on the web. Some clans (DarkLegion, Overdosed, AH) even eclipsed the 400 member mark at points in their existance (although they are much smaller now, with their main game being a decade old.)

The community Blizzard has set up through it’s string of releases in Starcraft, Warcraft3, and World of Warcraft have created a buzzing, vibrant online community with potential for infinite growth for any gaming organization with the will and the time. Blizzard takes their fansites and clans very serious, and often will offer beta accounts to webmasters of prominent sites when their available.

With Warcraft3, their in-game support for clans was revolutionary, including ranking systems, memberlists, clan ladders and more. Keep in mind that Warcraft3 was released in 2003. Starcraft 2 will presumably be released in 2008 and will more than likely be leaps and bound beyond Warcraft 3 as far as in-game clan support. Hopefully it will feature customizable ranks and channel moderation abilities.

Beyond the technical aspect, Starcraft 2 is probably one of the most anticipated games of all time. Its launch should be huge, with many players eagerly awaiting to jump at the first clan opportunity presented to them. My recommendation would be to be completely prepared for the launch of Starcraft 2 ahead of time. Those clans who are ready for the launch will benefit the most from the surge at the launch.