We used to have small/large battles tab in port. You could join from any port and teams would be auto balanced. i think you got regular gold payout and half xp and you could lose your ship. They were removed as i understand it, because they required an extra server? The cost of said server was deemed an unnecessary expense of time resources and money? Also there was blowback from the vocal minority of guys that were convinced it was taking too many ppl out of the open world. They ended up spending resources, time, and money on a whole new game around the concept (NA Legends) that was ultimately doomed without the combination of the open world and all the players in it who were forced to choose between the two. I still think it could have worked (based on the info/knowledge i currently possess on the matter) with the OW and could have given casuals an option while still forcing them to participate in eco to craft ships which would force them into the ow anyway. As it stands now the time requirement to get 50 person battles like community members used to organize themselves when we had the small/large battle rooms is probably too much for many prospective buyers, and 50 person battles are the pinnacle of the NA experience for most players.