Not exactly on topic, but kind of ...
Why would armour/weapons/things in your hand count as bulk in your bag?
If I have dig gear + MA on me, but I'm wearing dig gear and have a pick in my hand, this shouldn't count as bulk because it's not in my bag :)
If in real life you wear heavy armor or a huge jacket, it clutters you up and weighs you down, it makes sense. You can't put it in your full bag but you can remove it directly and drop it off somewhere else. Besides, in the game there is no such option.
Ah yeah and I forgot : you would also make the lightness even more useless, which is already a useless stat.
Or maybe simply calls to craft more and a counter-proposal to make gear wear out far quicker to make more crafting mandatory for all.
Are you one of the biggest crafter who makes equipment for all Atys on a regular basis ? For those who don't want to join a guild, those who don't know how to dig in Prime Roots ?
But why not providing guild activity (some kinds of mission) to improve the guild infrastructure?
In this case, why not simply finish developing the encyclopedia with a rite that offers the possibility of expanding the storage space of our apartment ?