Practice Rooms

[Silfarion]

1 hour ago, Slim McSauce said:

The whole goal of the devs have been to promote OW sailing, don't think they'll throw it away for duel rooms (or hey maybe they will)

They wouldn't be throwing it away. There is no reason that lobby battles can't coexist with the OW. In fact, they did so quite well throughout 2016 up until they were removed. What we're talking about here is some kind of room to be used for practice purposes, not necessarily for competition--which is what they were mostly used for in the past. The combat for this game is hard to learn, and it takes time. The low pop and uneven distribution of skilled players makes it even harder for newer players to learn how to fight--notice I say fight and not play.

Also, for what it's worth, taking away mechanics that work and that are helpful and convenient, in order to force people into the usage of another mechanic--i.e., removing lobbies in favor of OW--is a poor way to "promote" OW sailing.