BAF has probably one of the largest memberships on the server. I think the biggest problem for the BAF, at least, is the lack of Kusari in Leeds. Funny really, cos not that long ago, when there were a lot of Kusari fighters (AFA, KNF and Hogosha) turning up in Leeds, folk were complaining about the AFA and Hogosha being there! Just no pleasing folks I guess.
All my hunter has to go for in Bretonia at the mo is Mollies. And there have been a couple of misbehaving Outcasts to deal with. What's happened to the corsairs? I can't remember the last time I saw an Imperator class gunboat in Bret space, and even Titans and Praetorians are scarce. Perhaps we're winning that fight too well? The NLH and Gaians have always been a rare sight. The Hackers don't really seem to bother with Manchester that much as there is next to no traffic running through it. Slavers seem to head through Coronado, rather than Leeds.
Then there is the constant stream of traders coming into Leeds from Kusari, and those heading to Kusari from Leeds. The QCP have a lot of fun intercepting them in Kusari and the Taus, until we're chased off, usually by a dessie, or a few gunboats and bombers. But other than us, there doesn't seem to be much done about the HUGE amount of inferior, probably sabotaged goods flooding the Bretonian markets, or the massive volumes of high quality, bespoke Bretonian products being smuggled through to the Kusari war machine. It's no wonder we are losing the war! I swear there are more Mollies stopping traders coming from Kusari controlled Leeds into Bretonian controlled Leeds than there are BPA and BAF! What's with that? My personal opinion is that the BAF should be hammering any trader they can catch between Leeds and the Tau jump gate.
I did shudder a bit, a few weeks ago, when it seemed like every second ship I passed was a Bretonian GB with a freelancer ID, but they seemed to have vanished.
So, to answer your question as I see it....... We Bretonians are here, alive and kicking, just waiting for folks to come and try to do bad things to us. Just make sure you do it in numbers, 'cos we have a hell of a force waiting to hurt you back.