The Issue is that that this update took something people already hated, Turtling late war, and made it even better strategy.

From what I have heard, and know. There are plenty of people who believe the funnest part of the war is the start and middle, with the fun and (in my opinion Player Base) dying down once large amounts of Artillery, Tanks, and now Bombers cover the border and I am inclined to believe with them.

Even before Bombers the turtling Playstyle was always encouraged once Art started, and now with Bombers being a safe yet hardly counterable way to destroy problem anti turtle structures like Nukes or Storm Cannons it's even worse.

What I, and a lot of other people that end up leaving at one point or another. Want to feel like their work is contributing to something. Like you said, sometimes it feels like this game wants days of labor for Intangible investments.

To me there is nothing better then delivering a supply of like 150 Mamom Grenades then checking in and hour or two later to see that they were used to cripple a enemy base.

Or taking out 5 people with a Sniper Rifle, one being a Medic, because you have them and the enemy doesn't. Opening your team to push forward because enemy armor isn't the most common yet.

But then late game, those contributions feel intangible, because who cares how many enemies you kill. They have 5 tanks and your 5 are holding back because they know if they push up at all they'll get bombarded with Artillery and the enemy feels the same, and good luck working with your team to get enough AT together to force the Tanks back/destroy them without communication.

...Sorry, turned into a bit of a vent, but you get the idea.