I just had the weirdest experience in relation to gaming in a long time.
It's about 8:40 in the morning, and, out of the blue, the leader of the Napoleonic Wars Clan I'm part of sends me a message on Steam, asking me to come onto Teamspeak (because, yes, we use Teamspeak).
So, I do that a few minutes later, and after getting a cup of coffee, thinking it's something serious, but, no, he just wanted to thank me for being a reliable Clanmate. Because apparently I'm always there when we have events, never complained when decisions are made, and even when there were technical problems because of a Mod, I still tried to be present, even if I had to leave because it wouldn't work on my end.
As you can probably understand, my first response was something like "Barlin, are you drunk?". Because it's a bit odd to be contacted for that before 9 in the morning. But, no, he was serious about it. Just expressing gratitude for being reliable.
Is simply being there on a regular basis that big of a deal for Clans? If yes, then it might be that my autistic ass never caught onto that, as I always figured "Well, I'm a member for a reason, I should probably show up. Otherwise, what's the point?" and kept it at that. I've been in a few Clans over the years (though never in a leadership position, and this is the one I've been part of the longest, given the others disbanded), and this has never happened before.
Can anyone else with Clan experience fill me in on that?
