Nerfing timers won't stop large gangs from monopolizing the base. Players would complain if their precious EC guns were to be banned in certain zones. Even Meph, who designed neo base, allowed EC weapons in neo because it'd be wrong to ban something a player paid for.
The zone thing seems strange to me...breaking up a zone into more zones. Plus, you didn't say how you would go about capturing said small zones.
Gang Wars was a project by John. It was dropped as he left the staff team
http://www.era-go.com/forum/showthre...cial-Gang-Wars