Well, if all 3 sides can be apart of the action, then it's not too bad, preferably not in a FT tho. I recommended a map switch to smaller maps during a period of time during the off hours in other threads. Not sure how hard that would be to implement. Think it would be great tho. The larger maps like the one that is a circle with a bunch of islands around it, for example, is not good at all during those times. IMO, if maps are smaller but get rolled over quickly, that's not a bad thing. Some of these maps stay up for 4-5 days and it's very annoying. I had a whole week to play AH a few weeks ago. Was the same friggen huge map the entire week.... kinda disappointed me. Perhaps maps with only 2 sides could be tested in the off hours, but for me its about the size of the map and access for all teams to fight each other when the #s get low.
for reasons that are known only to Dale, he has decided that there will never be a two sided MA. However, the point that is being debated is the spread of players across three fronts.
While smaller maps will do their part, the issue of player numbers being spread to thin across the map is not addressed. Even with smaller maps you will still have three fronts to fight on. This means that if two of the countries are fighting, one country is left with a pretty peaceful front with little to no action. Removing the third country places the fight at your doorstep, regardless of the country that you are on. Sure there would have to be some concessions made for "map win" conditions and a few other adjustments but all in all it would alleviate the "odd man out" syndrome that exists in today's game environment.
There are other things that can be done to remove other annoyances and breathe life back in to this game for the current users, such as:
Make strats worth attacking and defending, limiting airfield numbers and types, perhaps change to a victory condition that relies on points instead of percentages, change base capture requirements so that we actually have to work for the capture etc... .
for new players there needs to be a mandatory flight training mission that asks "are you using a mouse or joystick?" and then plays one of two flight training missions to at least get them off the ground and in stable flight and back to the ground wheels down.
for what it's worth, these are just my opinions.
