I also enjoy alternate shot for the same reasons, but I enjoy playing ranked stroke play with other good players, for its more social aspects, so I was looking for others who are interested in the same
in match play and alternate shot you are directly competing against the other person / team, but in stroke play, you are playing against the course and your own avg
I agree it takes longer and its not something I would always have time for, but if I get more players who are interested on my friends list, maybe we could have a 3 or 4 person stroke game from time to time
the chat distraction is not really an issue considering you can close the chat window whenever it is your turn to hit and open it back up when it is not your turn