At the moment, it is kind of hard to control a clan without having an active clan chat. I figured it would be cool to have a clan system. Just some post (like trading post) somewhere around edge in which you can manage your clan. It would be up to staff of Alora if everyone would be able to make one or if you would have to apply. You would see members online, their current rank, etc... you'd be able to set up permissions on what ranks would be able to do.
Functions
Rank system:
I suggest much like Discord that you would be able to set roles and set their permissions individually. So that every clan can have their own ranks and their permissions assigned. For example who could see/send global messages.
Login message:
Any message could be set up from certain clan ranks and show up in the text box whenever a clan member logs in.
Global messages:
You would be able to send messages or simply chat to all members online much like ::yell however it would be only seen by clan members. I suggest either double /'s or ::cc (clan chat) as a command to use this. This would be useful for bigger clans who would just invite higher ranks to the clan system in-game. They'd be able to communicate and play rather than go on discord or PM eachother in-game, much more efficient. Their rank would show up with the message.
Timed messages:
A ranked clan member would be able to set up a message (minimum 1 hour) to repeat itself for a certain amount of time. For example, you would like to host a Corp event and would like to remind members to attend.
Rules list:
When using the post, members could see the rules.
Bans/kicks:
You would be able to ban or kick players from the clan.
Warnings:
A strike/warning system could be set up so that ranks could give warnings out in a more organized fashion.
Recent activity list:
In the recent activity lists certain ranks would be able to see who has been kicked, banned or given a warning.
Bank:
With the custom ranking system, leaders could share a bank in-game rather than having to make a new account for it. For example a bank in which money could be stored for instances, that would be needed for hosting certain events.
The options are endless, in my opinion, I hope you guys like this suggestion or have anything to add. I feel like this would be a great alternative to using Discord and it would be in-game rather than having to use another application.