The Multiplayer Clan Map
Though he can become powerful in his own right, as a ronin warlord your avatar cannot hope to control the provinces in which he fights. Rather, these are the property of mighty multiplayer clans consisting of many warlords working together for the ownership of each province. The current status of this overall struggle can be viewed via the clan competition overlay on the avatar conquest map. Once your avatar has joined one of these clans every victory he records in each province will add points to those already accumulated by his clan-mates in that province. Extra victory points are awarded for each adjacent province that your clan already owns, for playing team battles alongside clan-mates, and when using certain retainers. The total number of points will be measured against those of rival clans in each province, and ownership will be awarded to the clan with the highest overall score. Participating in the clan war will reward your avatar with clan tokens which can be used to buy advanced skills for your veterans. These skills cannot be learnt any other way. Clan officers can place a circular clan marker in a province which is visible to all clan members. The clan marker signifies that that province is the focus of the clan’s current war effort and that all clan members should fight battles there if they are able. This inter-clan competition takes place in seasons, with the time remaining in the current season being displayed on the clan overlay. At the end of each season, the winning clan will be declared based on the number of provinces owned. There are many such clan maps, arranged in a pyramid format with the most competitive at the top. The two clans that win the most provinces on each clan map will be rewarded with promotion to a higher tier of the pyramid where the contest will begin again on a fresh map. The four clans with the least provinces will be demoted to a lower tier. Tie breaks will be settled in favour of the clan with the highest overall number of victories in that season. A complete archive of past winners of each group in each tier will be posted on www.totalwar.com.