The problem is, in low numbers it is really annoying to see all the ranged/cav spam. If there is 30 ranged from 50 players, not much fun. On huge scale battles (100+ players) this problem gets eliminated. It is still annoying, but not as much.
But as people join battle and see the shituation, they just quit to other mods (dtv, siege), hence the playerpop stays low. It is a wicked circle.
I say we start campaing to repopulate EU1 to its former glory. (also the evening crashes do not help)