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As a means of adding real, in-game value and rewards to clan membership, I would love to see Bungie implement a Clan Vendor into the Tower.

- If someone isn't in a clan, the Clan Vendor will simply direct them to investigate Bungie.net's forum community to find and join a clan.

That sounds... sub-optimal. It would give some purpose to clans besides a handful of achievements, but I doubt it would drive people to join.

- If someone IS in a clan, the Clan Vendor will allow them to purchase items selected by the clan administrator.

Abuse of power, rage, drama... that might have other effects, but those are the ones that jump out at me.

Here's how it would work. This would be an involved process..

...which doesn't seem like a good thing...

The Clan Vendor would require rank 3, exactly like how the Faction Vendors operate. This is primarily to prevent abuse of the Clan Vendor and give a sense of investment.

The Clan Vendor would always sell a Schematic, along with a few other items selected by the clan administrator.

A Schematic would be expensive--maybe 10,000 Glimmer, but what it allows you to do is donate an item in your Vault. You forfeit the item when you do this.

In exchange, in the Bungie.net clan portal, that item is now unlocked on the Clan Vendor item list. That means the clan administrator can now select it as an item that any clan members can purchase at the Clan Vendor. Of course, the clan administrator would have a limited number of items he can make available at the Clan Vendor for a given week. The Clan Vendor management would happen through Bungie.net, and Bungie would of course be able to prohibit certain items, like Raid rewards.

Got a sweet exotic auto rifle? If you're willing to give it up, you can make it available for the clan administrator to select as an item that the entire clan can purchase.

Here's the kicker: The Clan Vendor only accepts engrams as currency. Even if the clan administrator has made that sweet exotic auto rifle available for purchase at the Clan Vendor, you still have to get an exotic engram to purchase it. Xur would come in handy..

This would be a great perk for clan members. It would also help distribute items for a uniform clan appearance, like shaders and ships. The clan administrator could also sell items like ammo synthesis for a discounted price.

Thoughts?

Oh, you're talking about a system of trade. Why do you want to restrict it to clans?

Something like what you've described would be cool.

I think the details of what could be made available can always be tweaked. I was thinking restricting items to Legendary tier at the highest to prevent whole clans running around with Suros Regime-esque loadouts.

I also think the clan admin could select a specific emblem and cloak/bond/mark that all members can purchase and wear, rather than waiting and relying on said item randomly dropping or being available from the normal outfitter. I guess you could go so far as to tie in a tiered rep system like which exists already with the factions.

Perhaps the clan vendor would instead hold items with a distinctive look to them? So your entire clan would get armor themed to the clan, and ships themed to the clan, and sparrows themed to the clan.