Originally Posted by
wereotter
There are a few ways in which a FC gains more from a larger plot. First, larger plots are allowed more gardens. When you have an FC servicing more people, especially if those people don't own personal housing, then more gardening plots is a benefit. Crafting stations are something else you mentioned, and that is a definite benefit. The FC I help officiate is a medium and we can't place all the crafting stations. This is something newer players, or players new to crafting often find disappointing. Having limited crafting stations in a smaller personal house isn't as big of a deal since you don't need to stations at all once you get yourself leveled up, but an FC may need to help service a larger number of players all at different points in the game. the last is simply an issue of how many people are going to potentially be in the building/yard at once. Our FC has over 400 players, and if we even just had 10-12 on at once at the house, that would feel incredibly cramped, and the house might not get used as much as a place for players to hang out and socialize, but with a medium, the house can function more as that kind of space.
I will say that last part is probably the most important part. I can't say that I've ever had more than 4 people at once in my personal house, but will almost always see more than that at the FC house during house players are on and active.