First of all, i think this is just trying to please bored raiders. I think just taking a break from the game and coming back a year later after recharging your batteries is a much better approach.
Secondly, you seem to allow guilds to compete in more than one tier (or all of them), should not be allowed if you are looking to open up content. Should only be able to compete in your tier and the one below your current tier.
Third, this made me cringe:
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Tier sizes don't bloat because super small guilds will not be able to match the clear times of larger guilds, and thus won't ever promote.
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You are basically setting it up so "the rich get richer". You are making it so small guilds will just become feeder guilds to the large guilds that have content locked down.