How about a BlitzCraft tourney, least that way we're playing with others we know via text, and hopefully on speeds faster than dial-up.....
Anyhow, I myself couldn't get into Battle.Net unless it involved one of those creative scripted custom maps, as for either what you suggested, or the fact the people I'd be playing against are hardcore and know the game inside-out......was just more fun to play with my bro over the LAN against some AI, as it's always been for me with RTS games.
(had some good times with Age of Empires2)
Anyhow, I myself couldn't get into Battle.Net unless it involved one of those creative scripted custom maps, as for either what you suggested, or the fact the people I'd be playing against are hardcore and know the game inside-out......was just more fun to play with my bro over the LAN against some AI, as it's always been for me with RTS games.
(had some good times with Age of Empires2)