Me thinks you are uninformed. In the case of 169th I can say that the mission was made after client feedback to please everybody at the same time. Unfortunatly like everything else, most of the time what people (sometimes those who scream the loudest) want isnt what is best for all.
They wanted more AWACS cover more SAM coverage, and everytime someone screamed one team had more defenses, the more defenses were added (rather than removed), and the cicle would restart from the other team.
After a few hours of SEAD (its rather frustrating before you take enough time to discover what and how to hit, but it gets donne), or anti AWACS I have watched the team on the opposing side scream they had no cover that it was unfair, etc etc over and over again.
-"oh my god we are blind now"
-"You awacs is replaced faster than ours"
-"You got better AWACS defenses than us"
-"all we do is to defend AWACS"
yadda yadda yadda...
bolox... I flew for the 2 sides and I know better. Try the same.
I will repeat... cover your assets, use the radar and dont rely on AWACS or SAM's too much. (they might be gone by the time you join ;) )
Frankly If I had time and talent to design missions I would put only essential defenses at key locations and no AWACS or put their orbit farther away no matter who screams the loudest.
Then would add a script to rotate the mission from the moment any essential mission objectives had been met, like the destruction of EW, awacs or the removal of defenses at the home base of either side, or exaust avaiable aircraft limit.
To be babysitted by AWACS or SAM's as if they were self sufficient is an utter and total mistake/nonsense.
In essense, my point is:
Mission builders do care what you have to say, but the collective player opinion on how it should be donne is what causes the simptoms your complaining. The community needs to be educated by the means of common sense from the designers (i.e. not being democratic at all :D ).