The effort that went into designing these rules made the International Radio Control Warship Combat Club understandably conservative about accepting changes. Inevitably, however, some members began to wonder if it might not be possible to push the tradeoffs a little harder, to buy back some authenticity. According to Cliff Shaw of Queen's Own, the idea was to open up a richer universe of build choices. A 12 foot battleship is under construction. At present there seem to be about two dozen rcwc chapters of all flavors with a total membership in the middle hundreds.
Aggregate membership seems to be rising steadily.
Currently it has about 50 members and as many ships. All these skills are matched against people who know you and your ship and are looking for you to be stupid enough to try the same dodge twice. Whatever else might be said about those attracted to this hobby, they seem to have little patience for the unchallenged life. Another lamented break from realism is the poor use of aircraft carriers, which were so central in the Pacific Campaign. This is obviously pretty lame and members are casting about for alternatives.