I love my actives, and use them all the time no matter what. They offer many things that I love.
1. no need to tote around bulky mic cables, the actives wrap up real small and take up little space in my bag
2. Smaller foot print on the stand which is nice if I am stealthing or open taping. Not to mention, in a busy taper section its much easier to clamp actives to someone stand than full mics.
3. much easier to use when doing stage tapes, clamping actives to a drum mic stand on the stage is hardly noticeable and takes up very little space.
4. nice config bars such as DIN and ORTF which always guaranatee you the perfect angle and cap seperation, I use to hate trying to get the right config using big ass shock mounts and mic bodies.