This game has changed to the point that very few want to fight. Too many hordes used to grab bases, too many NOE to avoid detection, and too many times when a defense shows up, the attack disappears only to hit some other "easier target".
On the other side of that coin you have far to many players that look to "ATTACK" a base but far too few that look to defend a base. You always hear "start a fight" and most times this is accomplished by attacking a base. Very few players look at the map and try to up to defend a base, in most cases finding a spot to defend is difficult... NOEs and and looking at a horde moving across the map and saying.... "whats the point of defending against that!". So defenders, looking to avoid multiple deaths and frustration trying to up from a capped field resort to running supplies.
It has become the way to play the game.