[The Panther]

I thought about this idea of more teams of fewer people.

But even if there is only three teams, you are back to the FFA concept. In other words, you are not automatically at war with a nearby enemy because of the possiblity of the third team swooping in after a big fight and taking the spoils from both sides. You said it yourself, it is more like the usual way of playing the game.

Correct me if I am wrong, but Pickles idea was to try something different, more of a rush type concept. Hence, only two teams.