The House of Cards

Origins
Founded in 2019 on Halo: Reach by TomatusYT, the House of Cards was formed to cleanse the Halo Clan Community of the newfound toxicity from 343 Industries's takeover of the Halo Franchise.

The House of Cards believed that 343 Industries's Halo games weren't "real Halo games" and would never live up to anything Bungie ever created for the franchise, and that "trash games" such as Halo 4 and Halo 5 deserved trash communities full of toxic leaders, trolls, and DDoSers. TomatusYT and the predestined House of Cards members stayed loyal to Halo: Reach because of this and played on Xbox 360 every day for 8 years until 343 Industries released Halo: Reach on Halo: the Master Chief Collection.

After the release of Halo: Reach on the MCC, parts of the toxic community from Halo 5 poured into the Clan Community on Halo: Reach. TomatusYT knew this would happen years in advance, thus the reason the House of Cards was formed. TomatusYT planned on using his platform to publicly shame anyone that was harmful to the community and designed maps to stomp out anyone that tried to stand against the House of Cards in-game. To this day, not a single clan has been able to best the House of Cards in a raid or ground war.

Not a Clan (technically)
The House of Cards was very adamant on being different from the rest of the clans in the community. Most clans were structured in a way that the leader would have all of the power, but the House of Cards spread out the power between it's members and left the leader with very little. The House of Cards also made it very clear that Halo was not to be taken seriously. Any clan that tried beefing the House ended up getting publicly shamed into silence or completely stomped out in a raid by the people in the House that just played Halo casually.

The House of Cards was untouchable by every other clan because it added an element of reality to the clan community. The members of the House of Cards would often bully other clans for taking Halo too seriously or playing Halo too much. However, if a clan treated Halo as if it was a game and treated it's members well, the House of Cards would help them in any way they needed. The overall goal being an attempt to encourage clans to actually treat their members like human beings rather than fake soldiers, and get to know their members on a personal level instead of using them like an asset on a videogame. The House of Cards bullied many clans into submission, such as Sentinel and Valor just to name a couple. Ultimately any clan that tried to stand against the House of Cards either left Halo: Reach entirely or moved to Halo Infinite. TomatusYT was very proud that his plan to steer the toxicity away from Halo: Reach was working flawlessly.

The Power of the House
During the years before Halo: Reach got ported to the MCC, TomatusYT worked and planned out everything to protect Bungie's last great Halo game from the toxicity of the new Halo Community. He prepared for every outcome of any situation and was able to do great things for the whole of the clan community on Reach, such as:


 * Teach many other clans how to come back instantly from a DDoS attack, even going as far as to show them how to be 100% immune from IP pulling.


 * Influence many other clans to design their maps and bases to be attack-proof, making it impossible for trolls and toxic clans to jump them while they're unsuspecting or unprepared.
 * Show other clan leaders the importance of treating your members with respect, regardless of who they are or what they believe. This ended up in the clans being affiliated with the House of Cards to grow exponentially.

Right now, the Clan Community on Halo: Reach is a better place to be than any other Halo game. Not only because of the House of Cards, but also because of the many other people and clans who worked with them to help make Halo Clans enjoyable again. The members of the House of Cards have stayed loyal to Halo: Reach through the decade after it's release, and plan on staying loyal to Reach for decades to come; cleaning up any toxicity in the Clan Community they may find over the years. Many other clans may move to Halo Infinite and the sequels after it, but the House of Cards will remain on Reach because Reach is their home.

If you'd like to contact TomatusYT about the House of Cards, feel free to message him on Xbox. There's always room for 1 more person in the clan community to make Reach the best clan community out there.

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