most people fly for fun and being horded is no fun, so what do you expect? your not being punished, you're just suffering the inevitable consequences of wanting it easy. dont want the other side to log off? organise missions with much less than 100% chance of success, that way the enemy will put up a fight and you'll both have fun.
You misunderstand me, I don't want it easy, I agree it's boring.
I don't curse ENY, I curse the other side that gives up so easily, instead of staying and putting up a good fight. So, then there is no resistance and taking bases gets really, really boring.
Did you not see the "no resistance = really, really boring" part
When I'm part of a group on the attack,
I WANT to meet a group on defense, and vice versa.
When the numbers are even (like I said) the opposition can easily stop a horde from rolling bases, thus creating a great huge fun fight for all.
And yes I do often fly missions with only 3-4 squadies that are a real longshot, but they can be lots of fun.
On a related note, this is why I can't understand the whole "furballers vs. base takers" mentality. It is a symbiotic relationship. The guys attempting to take bases set off all the good fights for the "furballers" and the guys who just want to dogfight keep the fighters busy so the "base takers" can capture the base.
Like I said if ENY bothers me, (most planes I fly are 15-25 ENY) I just switch arenas.