I think in general we are actually on the same page, I like the new towns, I wouldnt want every base take to be a three minute walk in the park with a handfull off people and without "fighter types" to oppose us toolshedding basetakers it would be pretty boring.
Although the caps of the subject line and the tone of the OP may come across as abit whiny the big shift in baseshifting numbers (see Lusches post)do show the op may have a point and still maintain that "some" fighter types saying basetaking in the main arena is irrelevent should be in the DA and not trolling this thread.
To a fighter guy base taking IS irrelevant, the attempt is not because it generates fights.
Much like FIGHTING is irrelevant to base takers, vulching them makes it easier and quicker to get the base.
The problem with the base takers is they continue to try and take bases the way they have for the past year. Soon it may come to them to change their tactics and the "fun" will be back. You know if I always took of from A23 and left the plane on auto climb for 5 minutes to get to cruising alt and they changed the map and moved a mountain in the way and I can't climb over it on auto, how many times will I run into the mountain before I learn to turn. Complaining on the boards won't get the mountain moved, just a small change in my approach gets me back to my cruising altitude.
I think once people give up on the old way of doing things (like so many people love to tell me to do
) they will learn a new way and their fun will be back. Of course, giving up and walking away may not be the best way to get the fun back.