In keeping with my resolution not to whine, the following is all in good humor without malice.
I think ENY is there to prevent the … many sections of Claim Jumpers from ruling the map with numbers only.
Claim Jumpers rule the map? No one told the guys who keep shooting me down.
At last count, the Claim Jumpers have 13 wings and 135 members.
Over the last thirteen tours, the max active in a given tour has been 106.
It is unusual for the CJs to get 20 people online at any given time. Even then, unlike many squads, it is not mandatory to join the horde. While CJs are vilified in the forums, we have, at most, impact equal to any other group.
With regards to the OP, fly an early 109, a C205, a Yak-9U, an I-16 – there are many great planes with high ENY.