Steven-
Easy. The reference to people who like to furball as "Spitquake" players, of course. Fine if a buffer wants to drop a base in order to facilitate capture. Fine if the buffer wants to have a more important role in the game. Not fine if a player uses buffs to deprive players of the game they wish to play.
'Course it is the MA, and all is fair. Lazs's words do come back to haunt you though, don't they? Island map, several people happily furballing away over the central fields, some lame buffer decides his attempts at generalship are threatened by the lack of attention paid to his obvious genius decides to ruin everyone's fun and up 4 Lancs and level the field in question. That'll show 'em.
Hey, I love the buff changes coming, in concept. I do think it will have the opposite effect, however. I think people will avoid the buffs more than ever, and will instead concentrate on more effective ways of countering; resupply. You will stop the furball long enough for the C47s to get in, that's about it. Worse, you will have your long, lonelier flight to deal with. Oh, the whining will come, don't worry...
Then again, maybe some of the buffers will be coming in at 10k. Why not? 40x.50s all focused to a point, what fighter can take that?
It comes down to this; some factions want to eliminate all forms of play they deem "unworthy". The buffs are not alone, but they have long been vocal about their disdain for furballing. They are about to be given a tool that is well capable of ending that type of play if wielded correctly, and I guess I am not too happy to see posts headed in that direction already.
