The game I play, Mechwarrior Online, is mixed. On one hand, there are the competitive players all talking to eachother, with set command, strategy, and teamwork; and on the other hand you have the players just playing by themselves, or with a couple friends, but not really coordinating with any of the other teammates.
I tend to play with one or two friends, meaning I generally get stomped by the organized players. I have fun playing with my friends, even if I don't win that often.

I can easily see Naval Action turning into something like this, especially once you are given the option to form groups and play together (No clue if it's been announced that this feature will be in the game, but we all know it will be eventually).

Basically, if you want tactics, you need to form a group, else you'll be in the land of everyone doing their own thing.