I wonder if having the power-ups all over the map all the time is wise.

 

At the start of the match, the spread out power-ups means players immediately start spreading out looking for power-ups, then often end up in 1 v 1 dog fights until one team starts winning, helps clear the field and pushes the other side to the capital ships.

 

I believe spreading out pilots is the intended goal of power-ups.

 

Now that the team that won the first dog-fight controls the mid, they need only remember to grab power-ups on their way to the front-lines, the entire battle will take place between two clouds of ships near the edge of one side of the map or the other.

 

So power-ups, while great at the start of the match will continue to re-spawn and re-enforce whatever momentum the match started with. It would be superior if power-ups disappeared after being taken.

The scattering of powerups simply favors faster and more mobile ships. These ships will get the powerups first and then engage the enemy at an advantage. It's part of what makes barrel roll so strong in TDM.