In the last few months as I played AH for the first time in almost two years, I became aware of the BoP and some other "Air Forces" where several squads had banded together under a kind of larger umbrella organization.
Thinking back on it I thoght it was kind of clever but there were a few times where it was bothersome for me to the extent that this large hoard of players was simply overwhelming that part of the arena where they were fighting and I didnt even attempt to play the game around them.
I found fights elswhere and had no reason to complain, but I can fully understand why these emerging Air Forces were a concern to HTC (if indeed they even were).
In any event it will definately be harder for these Air Forces to operate efficiently in the more constrained arenas. If limiting the effectiveness of these Air Forces was the intent of this latest change, or a desireable after effect, then HTC did a good job at it. Still, it seems that overall the gameplay has improved, and by limiting some components of gameplay for a small but well organised group of players, they actually opened up more opportunities for a larger more diverse but less organised group of players.
Good call.
