I have never come across folks who think that.
I think that. I accept that clan business trumps my business. When I see a clan member in the spectator of a game that matches the clan tag of the captain I am under, I ask the captain if they want me to swap with the person in spectate. I know you guys have to practice for tournies or get new members up to snuff.
Is Flight of the Icarus anything like Project: Nomads?
Flight of the Icarus is like the single player proof of concept for Guns of Icarus. It plays like an arcade shooter, only you have to run between guns as the targets leave your gun arcs. There is also a repair system but it is not a deep as the one in the current game.