Are bots the answer to Atwar's Retention Problems?

Credits to Patricky and Dave in https://atwar-game.com/forum/topic.php?topic_id=49724.

Bots could be a game changer for AtWar since now:
1. Beginners don't need to rely on dwindling lobbies to fill games.
2. Bots don't discriminate.
3. Bots provide an approachable enemy for new players.
4. Bots can be teachers for new players at a time when the old guard has gone away.
5. More games can be started independently => Filling Lobbies => Increasing Activity => Making Lobbies more Magical => Increasing interest in the game.

At present, this game has no support system for new players other than a tutorial or two so no wonder new players would feel lost and confused trying to approach this game. And if the first thing they see when they join is a toxic r7 telling them they're trash and a bunch of r4s kicking them from a game then I don't see how we're supposed to recruit any new players at this point.