I know this is all off-topic of the original post, but I just have to comment on some stuff posted in this thread.
Many are unnecessary I agree. But there is a secondary purpose to structures. Recruiting. Many Players within FS will/still look at a Guild structures as its position of strength within the game. Having good structures at max upgrade may help a Guild recruit players.
Unfortunately this is true. I had downgraded structures quite a while back to only 3 basics [Endurance for the +15 stamina per hour, Guild Registrar for equipment, and Military Advisor for group stats (which really isn't needed, but is cheap and convenient)]. It saves a lot of gold for a small guild or guild of lower-level players who do not get much gold. However sometimes new players see a guild only has a few structures, and thinks they're not good enough due to this, and would rather join a guild with every structure available, all maxed. This of course further hurts smaller guild who have difficulty recruiting anyway. And then even with only these 3 structures, the new players don't pay for "their share" of the upkeep due to low gold accumulation rate. Why should we max everything just to look good, and then go bankrupt? No thanks.
Lol - that's true too - and, funny aint it, they've JUST started the game, but wanna have exclusive access to all the epics they can wear (which, theoretically, they should know nothing about) and leave if they can't ...
I think the days of "what can I do for my guild" have, in a lot of cases, been replaced by "what can you do for me ? - why should I join you rather than them"
Not only Epics, but many (not all; I have found a few good ones that understand sharing) that expect to grab items out of the guild store and keep them equipped 24/7. Um no, we share! Do your 5 minutes of hunting (with Doubler 750 and only 1000 stamina!), and then put the gear back in the store for the next person, because there are multiple people in the level range for the items. Again, this is not all new players, as like I said I have found some good people who accept the fact that they are borrowing gear at no cost, but there are also many greedy players joining the game (who do not last in my guild if they cannot share guild-owned gear). They want everything for nothing. They do not realize that all the equipment in the guild was donated by a member in the past, and does not become exclusive property of whoever grabs it out of the store first.
I don't know how many times I have PM'd new players (as in like, day 1 or day 2 accounts), and ask them if they would like to join a guild, and rather than get a reply of something like "Sure! Thanks for being so kind as to accept a newbie. I will try to be an asset to your guild." receive instead "What does your guild have to offer?" or "What will your guild provide me?" (or some gibberish that translates into that). *sigh* The good old days are long gone...