Well, the day-to-day game is lacking big time in historically based gameplay. I don't even want to touch on the topic of the AvA arena and why it's not attracting people, but let's face it, it's not attracting people and for numerous reasons.
What is proposed in this thread is a new approach and something that I and obviously many others believe is much much needed in AH. See how many people get involved in the FSOs every month. This would be a arena catering for their needs.
Not everyone want to capture bases, not everyone want to furball at 3k. There are a number of gameplay features in the MAs that a fair portion of the AH community doesn't feel is needed, actually, for some it takes away a lot of the fun from the game.
So if anyone from HTC is reading this, please consider what is suggested in this thread.