Organized play? What is it exactly?

[GreenOne]

Can anyone properly explain how this Organized Play System differs from telling your friends to join a server with you?

[412.5ppm]

The system allows you to draw on a server pool provided by Unknown Worlds - You can gather a party of people together, and have a server provided when you want it. You can also continue to play while a game fills in the background.

[Chris]

Does the game provide us with an official server when one is not selected and selected by location?

[GreenOne]

So we get an empty server which is unavailable from main server browser?
Also why was the skill indicator removed from main menu?

For example, I and 5 of my NS2 buddies want to play on same team, we create a Gather server, join it. But do we need to talk to the rest of people who join so they let us play in same team or is there a menu to do so or do you plan to add pre-game commander and side selecton GUI/feautre?
Not quite sure how much Gather is different from normal play (aside empty server, if I get that right), guess it's because it's early in development.

Thanks for the help and very nice update(wanted highlighted steamfriends since early beta)! =)

[Chris]

Tried it just now. It Does not throw you on nearest official server, It threw me on a server I pinged 250 at best called by a clan name I assume is in another country than US. So at best it's defently as noted...a work in progress.

[GreenOne]

Let's hope and see. Excited about mentioned balance changes and new content too =)