As real estate is going to actually matter in this game, having a 1000 small tribes dotting the area around people is going to be annoying. How does one tribe grow when 5 tribes have surrounded their area with other 2 man tribes?
While I know some people want to solo (I generally solo as well), this entire game is pretty much based on NOT soloing it seems. I'm ok with that though.
I mean, 5 people? That's not all that much to ask really. During beta this sounds like an OK idea, but assuming the game has a decent player base, it'll be worse than the UO housing issue eventually.