Most fighters have gone elsewhere for quicker and cheaper fighter action. Lack of players means lack of fights which makes less players. The morning squad hit crew has made playing in the AM no fun. Then both sides attack bish for the rest of the day generally. Too many guys in easy mode planes over saturating the fight. Flying 10 minutes to a base and getting 15k, only to get ganged quickly because they don't know ACM, SA, and have to fight vets in fast east mode planes probably discourages many. It's too hard of a game for people and many don't have the patience to fly out and get alt so they go to War Thunder or Il2 so they can spawn right in in external mode. Not what I want Aces High to be, but that's generally the issue for some. I think a lot of what you have left mid day are retirees who enjoy playing by themselves and don't want too much action other themselves, yet for some reason want to play online.