I think that majority of players that used to be here, were for the plane combat and not ground vehicles.
Ya know, people come for Mcdonalds for hamburgers and not for chicken.
You make a lot of assumptions about how the game play was when you've never played this game.
GV's have been in AH since the start and have been a popular feature of the game and not a detriment.
Those advocating thw removal of such things like manned acks or limiting usage of GV's are just trying to mask their true intentions. All these players want is for others play their way and only their way.