If you're referring to Emerald Dream, then yes. If you're referring to Nostalrius, then you could not be more mistaken.
Of course there were dodgers on Nost, but there were also loads of players like me that respected prem vs prem as being the pinnacle of Vanilla PvP, and looked forward to such games. The population was also big enough that one or two dodgemades didn't have a drastic impact on the scene as a whole. Also, if you were dodging on Nost then you usually got stuck in bracket 2. You had to form a superior group and stomp enemy premades to take bracket 1.
It seems that almost no players that share this tryhard mindset found their way to Kronos 2, sadly. And the player pool in BGs is small enough that it is possible to control the top standings by dodging.
Truly a shame to see.