Clan IMO still has important role in game. It sure lacks many tools for proper administration and sharing information (like checking levels of clan mates who can grind with you or who is online in clan etc).
But, clan is a place where newbies should get first hand knowledge about game, gameplay, more about their class, getting opinions from older players, sharing experiences, getting help for quests and what not.
Of course, as clan banks, whole clan is currently made in the way that many things must be improvised, as you lack of some tools. If you want to track who joined, who left, you need to make external lists, try to update them at least weekly. If you want to know who is online in clan, you need to add every member to your buddy list, which is not what buddy list purpose is for. And so on.
For duels, some classes currently have advantages in certain areas, but as balance is not finished yet, I expect that to change. Just one of the examples is that earlier marksmen were quite hard for warlocks, then warlocks got enough improvement while marksmen's "tools" are toned down a bit.
Mumble cannot replace clan chat. Some users do not have michrophone or other equipment, some have problems with audio drivers, and clan chat is useful for them. Mumble just enhance some team work and only because you do not have to write what you want to say and loose your time writing and focus on your screen (if you dont know blind typing).
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