Why are so many trying to turn this into a basic shooter?

I've seen a growing number of people trying to turn this into a basic shooter.

"Nerf vehicles", "nerf mortars", "reduce profit for building fobs", "make attacking more lucrative", "too many people sitting in fobs, not enough fighting in the circle"...

This is a king of the hill style game where all three teams have hills. Go attack them!

I've been in fobs with 10+ friendlies that were harassed by 2-3 guys to the point where reinforcements were needed to retake it. I've seen fobs in progress fall to a single enemy.

The circle isn't the only thing that gets you points... having the most friendlies in the combat area gets you points.

Go attack/destroy the fobs. Go attack supply lines. Go harass the enemy.

If you're looking to focus combat away from the fobs and have them focused in that moving circle, hell, go play fortnite.

Is there some balancing that can be done? Absolutely! But, trying to change the formula completely to suit your shooter playstyle shouldn't be one of them. Plenty of games out there to scratch your itch.