I think due to DUST, I cannot stay involved with a game unless there is some sort of actual (ie not Destiny) clan system.
I think corps/clans are what others that played DUST find lacking in other games as well.

I would have to dispute that either your corp did not use all the corp functionality provided or you simply did not have any corp leadership roles to use whatsoever. Either way, my corp held active member lotteries, gear paybacks, member management (used to kick due to inactivity), FW squading, early Planetary Conquest attacks/defenses, and I am sure there is other stuff I cannot even remember at this point. Beyond being able to share corp fits in game and a clan vault to share unused gear with those that would use it, I thought corps were done rather well. There could have been some management tools added to help automate some management stuff as well but as Planetary Conquest fell apart, they were not needed.

I mean how often in other games do you have full squads of players automatically recognize you and hunt you down?

This is the only game Ive ever gained even a tiny bit of notoriety in, and I attribute that mostly to the small player base and me living on the forums lol. I wish PC worked for me, I really wanted to play but it would always lag horribly and crash :/ also comms were always an issue for me cuz Id want to relay scouting info from the air but Id be locked into my own comm section and it never worked. Also I had issues getting a gunner and people always would expect me to take out vehicles AND uplinks with my Incubus, but killing uplinks with a railgun is like trying to stick your **** through the eye of a needle.

Easy for some here, but a no go for this bus driver :/