I suggest just run your test and event.
A slightly unbalanced and realistic plane set test your true skills. Challenge = adrenaline.
Scenarios and events should contain struggles they had in RL.
Gotta disagree here - we already have structured scenarios and FSO for the "realism" side... MTN, TNT and now this WAW are more just an hour or so if fun with minimal structure and unlimited respawns, etc. There's also unlimited side switching if you wanted to play both sides; also for #s balancing.
The smaller expected numbers dictate having this looser structure. I'm on the fence about the inclusion of planes expecting to strafe GVs and somehow dogfight other planes below 4k, especially with adjusted icon settings and plane performance disparities in this initial set up. But we'll find out.
MNM does the under 4k, but the SEA arena keeps the action very confined and fast paced. When MNM uses the BoB setup and channel map, it's a slightly different vibe as the action is more spread out.
Who knows, maybe the WAW will be proof of concept that smaller areas of action, or more specifically, directed action, might be what's needed in the MA at this point. And you really should attend a few MNM and TNT to get a better sense of the direction this WAW is trying to head.