Their are a ton of the old school AW pilots that would like this whole idea.So ask yourself.Why don't they go IN there? Seriously.FSO gets great numbers,this isn't FSO but its the closest thing to it. So why are all these people who OBVIOUSLY like that kind of set up not flocking to this utopia?
Because AvA isn't FSO. FSO and AvA have almost nothing in common. FSO is once a week for two hours, they give you orders for each frame, and there is always a CM there. The AvA is 24/7/365, and there are no orders given out. It is a free for all, and because its an open arena there cant always be a CM on to fix something or stop it if people get out of hand.
When the whole wars were going on it did bring numbers, but because they revolved around base capture it also brought the worst of the MAs. FSO has numbers because its a closed event that only lasts a few hours. If it was open like the AvA and a squad had to go in there two or three times a day and complete their orders you would see people leave.
We I run WNMs and there
are orders we see numbers in the arena. They may not be 500 but number are numbers. And almost everyone that fly them only have good things to say.
At the end of the day AvA isn't the MA, SEA or FSO.