That is absolute BS.
Bishops did not have a numbers drop at all. In fact they retained the highest number of players through the 2nd HQ attack (+50 players versus knights under 30 and rooks under 40)
Fugitive, you are a liar and will do whatever it takes to have the game played your way LOL. Not only are you an "average" stick after so many years, you continue to try and influence perception through deceit and scare tactics. YOU have absolutely no idea what is happening in this game beyond what you chose to see from 1 country, with 1 squad.
That's right I absolutely wrecked your ability to navigate the map at ease. For an entire tour the Bishops dominated the numbers game 2 sometimes 3 to 1. When I dropped the HQ for the second time Knights had 25 players logged in from 8 to 9pm while bishops had 53. I took 2 hours to put myself in that position taking defended bases, 1 hour of strat prep, and an hour and a half to complete the HQ campaign. It doesn't just happen easily. It takes work, dedication, and shear will to get what happened done.
Bishops running 20-40 players into one base versus 10-15 defenders initially then dwindling over time..... that's rough. I countered that strategically and yall still horded for 3 hours. What I did, what I do on a regular basis is control the flow of the map to help my team win a war and I'm the best player at it. 
It was the Knights that saw the players drop when Bish were horded by the bish which is why yall had +13 ENY for almost 2 hrs. That's what's killing the action.
I am at war with the Bishops for their in-game behavior, their toxic attitude, and their holding. If you don't want to lose the ability to read the map I suggest logging in and playing the map instead of treating this game like its solely a combat flight simulator.
Let's not talk about the resupply base magically having the Barracks bunkers pop after immediately re-dropping them after the 2nd HQ attack that would have prevented the HQ from being resupped. I was there. It wasn't resupped I was preventing that. There is only one way that happens. Would have taken 8 boxes.... 
First, this is my one and only reply to you in this thread, so take it for what it is worth.
I know almost half of my squad logged, all fighter guys. Those that like to GV continued, but do you really need radar for a GV? nope, they still have their proximity dar box.
Between 8 and 1130 est I saw the Bish numbers "in air" in the 30s, in the tower, sure it may have hit 50, but we always have a bunch of tower sitters.
Why shouldnt I be able to play the way I want? After all, you do, fairs fair. All I want to do is pit my "average" skills against other players of like mind and have some fun. At least my fun doesnt destroy the fun of a third of the players in the game at the time of your antics.
Thats the difference between you and most of the other players of this game, you are "at war with the Bishops for their in-game behavior, their toxic attitude, and their holding" , while the rest of us are PLAYING war. To us its a game where we come to have some fun, and a challange against other players. To you it seems to be "real life" and you take how the bish play personally.
I think that may be why you have so many "haters" in the game. Your fun seems to out weigh everyone elses fun. Id bet if you ever flew fighters that youd be the 3rd, 4th, 5th guy in on a 2 vs 1 just to steal the kill. Heaven forbid any one else have fun in the game.
My post was my thoughts as to why I thought the HQ being trashed a number of times was not good for game play with the lower numbers we have these days. Players should work to play in a way that encourages other players to play, not to chase them away.
I have been here a long time and have seen many game play changes that have chased away many players. How many more players can we afford to chase away?
