1. No, not really. Each area has a different player population, though. That might be a factor if you don't want to be constantly invaded or whatever. We're currently in peace mode, though. Seven days from now, we can attack each other. 2. I think it only matters in combat, to be honest. Your character can lead people into combat, so it might decide the outcome of the battle. EDIT: Actually, I won't be creating the clan today since I just found out that you need an Ally Base 3 to create alliances, which costs an additional 6k gold. If you guys still want to join and use this clan as a Tip.it clan, by all means, go ahead. It'll just take to tomorrow before you can actually "join" the alliance on WoL, though. The KB says level 2 :o