Just 'cause I'm bored, I'll play.
First off, there is always a 'They'. On any given night, you can hear a constant stream of complaints on 200 that are polar opposites. 'I can't find a fight.' vs 'There's nothing but hordes.' 'He hoed me.' vs 'He came in from behind and picked me.', and many other examples. Someone will always be on about something, it is the nature of online gaming.
So again, how does uncapping the arena,
Just as many people if not more dislike TT if it happens more than once a week. The few times I've seen it pour over too far into Wednesday have resulted in many complaints.
returning base capture to the earlier form
Meh. It was too simplistic and stale. The new one is perhaps a bit too complex, but I think the exact old way would be a step backward.
and freeing up all the late war birds for use create a problem?
Many, many people despise jets. The performance differential between them and the prop stuff is just too great to have in the game unrestricted. It would essentially force people into 'fly jet, or be fodder.' That is no fun. Most people are here for the prop planes, not the 262.
Does it not address the issues that seem to be most loudly complained about in AH?
Sure, it would just shift the focus of the complaints to the other side, and result in worse gameplay.
In short, 'terrible.'
Wiley.