Why not have a huge limit on the number of players that want to join in an alliance? Not the ones in game, but the main game alliance. There is no way to do a 50-50 official ELO Alliance match, and even if you had 50 members, usually only 5-10 percent of members can commit to an official match at any one time, so 500-member limit seems reasonable. Also, I like to play in spurts and don't want to be dumped from my alliance so they can fill with current active members. Its healthy to take some breaks. Also, better to train in new players. Creating additional alliances and having one member lead them is how it's done now, but it is a pain, like a slide puzzle to get members on the same alliance for a match. Honestly, a 4 vs 4 alliance match is pretty stressful, and I have not done it in a while, but a 20 vs 20 would be pretty awesome and hopefully not require 24-7 play, or at least not as critical. I only play still because of the great friends and players I have met, so expanding this is a way to grow the game. Getting new players into the right active and knowledgeable alliance is a way to grow the game. Discord has been helpful; this is just the next evolution and improvement that's needed. The majority of my friends get high command, not only because it's easier, but out of obligation to the team in group joins, intra alliance matches, and hopefully more AVA official matches. So many times, we have gotten approached and try for a 7 vs 7, only to have things come up on one side or the other and there are not enough backups to fill and in and the game is cancelled. Give us some more breath for developing new players and having a bench large enough to fill AVA games at any one time. Sorry for the ramble, just needed to get my reasons out there. Thanks