Quote Originally Posted by Voidedge_Ragna View Post
its however important to balance this to not make small fc's actually miss out things that can be considered crucial.
Definitely this agree that it's important for small FCs not to be at a disadvantage, which is probably another reason why more formal FC content hasn't been added. Anything based on participation will heavily favor larger FCs in the long term if not also the short term. Players should feel free to pick a FC that fits their style instead of feeling forced into a large FC for the sake of additional perks/rewards.

Still curious about your Lost Ark comment, though. What are the details of their content, and does it avoid the "small FC/guild will fall behind and be at a disadvantage" pitfalls? Inspiration can be found in other games (much of FFXIV basic design was inspired by WoW, which was in turn inspired by older MMOs like Everquest and Runescape).