Numbers aren't that important (says the girl from trainer lol). Seriously though, Team Awesome won last year with 10 members. Obviously they are awesome, but they also prove it's not numbers that matter. Trainer had 22 and didn't even get 2/3rds the amount of points of the top two teams.

We talked about these issues before the war. The idea of drafts and team number caps was brought up but that would make things less fun for a lot of people who want to be on a team with their friends or be able to pick what team they join for themselves. And the war is supposed to be fun over everything else, not just winning. Some people find it more fun to be on a small team where their achievements clearly stand out or where they feel like the team is close-knit. Others like to be on a larger team where they are with a bunch of friends or can meet new friends and maybe have less pressure since there are other members to pick up the slack. Others pick a team based on the background and story behind it. A range of teams means there is something for everyone. Personally, I know if I was on a team without my friends or one I didn't feel strongly about, I would feel less motivated to participate.

Unfortunately it's just how war has always worked, to my knowledge. Starting a team is hard, you have to have recruiting power, whether that's on the site or off. It also helps to get the thread up as soon as possible and ask people early before they have joined other teams, since team switching is kind of looked down upon. There are honestly still plenty of members who have not joined a team nor even been asked. I have stopped asking people to join trainer because I know people are getting a little annoyed about how many members we have, but it is bugging me a little that no one is asking these people and they are getting left out. If you want members go and VM someone without a team, tell them about WAR and ask if they would like to try! 90% of people will be very happy to be included and willing to give it a shot. If you want more members, go and get them!

If anyone has suggestions, then we are very open to hear them for next war!

In the end though, this is supposed to be fun. It is a friendly competition on a Pokemon forum. PXR never has drama, this is weird.