A while ago brawls really felt required to earn merits, to get gladiator cards and of course to earn SPS. Nowadays with all the new modes, you will not earn more merits or sps, than if you would simply run a bot to take care of survival and wild. Merits are earned in mass with random boxes and there is no really need to play brawls.
This is just my today's Survival SPS (and i am NOT one of the big guys)
This should no be a rant, it is just my personal opinion. I like a lot of the changes. But i think active guild playing should get much more love. Most guild have to fight with frays in higher tiers. And a lot of players do not really care any anymore about brawls. But in my opinion the guild system and esp. features like Brawls should be a core mechanic, which should get a higher focus.
Please let me know your opinion, i am really interested, what you think