As the empire grows I am sure that people meet other players online and would like to meet with them in game. There should be a command like /clan creat and you can add your friends and have like your own chat channel so you can have private conversations with your fellow clan members. This would make communicating with friends much easier.
As I can see you are a new member, please look into what we already have in the empire before you suggest stuff like this. But I hope you enjoy your stay
That stuff is temporary as I have read it. Im talking like perminent clans that people can creat and join and have community chests and properties that everyone in that clan can use
Yep, as Jacob said, more features are to come. We already have group perks and shared XP as well as group storage possibly in the future; http://track.empire.us/issue/EMC-185 And making the groups permanent is something to come in the future too http://empireminecraft.com/posts/514485