Yes the point is to fight battles.
Furball only? Seems to be thr thought of many who fly in the AVA. Everyone fights their own battle or "cherry picks".
With most of the plane sets its to force us playing to work as a team. Something that the squad, I fly with does. (which results in us being the most loved to be hated squad, in the AVA) one zeke vs a p40e, we will empty or ammo in trying to get one down. Tag team it, we win the fight.
On the last map, I had my first raid with the JG54, it was a matter of minutes on the base was ours. Porking the map, no just taking one back that had been conquered by the other side.
Remember folks its just a game.