Leaders and fellow members/recruits of a faction can track not only their peers, but their own presence and "street cred" now. Active members with consistent street cred (basically people who invest more time and interact with all the different systems and groups) are valuable assets to their group and help raise their recruitment caps and perks around the sim.

The new system also allows us to quickly put new and smaller groups in action without the pressure of them needing to grow faster than their stories and plots allow.