I've noticed in the description comments thread for this mod that a lot of people complain regularly that they can't see certain factions in custom battle and multiplayer despite it being clearly stated that it is a known "issue" with a simple workaround. Obviously this is a classic example of people not bothering to read the whole description before frantically posting bug reports, but it got me thinking. Clearly not all of the factions in the game are able to be selected, but why are some factions included and not others?

What immediately jumps out to the casual observer is that only Old World factions are added to cb&m (Custom Battle and Multiplayer - I'm too lazy to type that out for this whole essay). This makes sense because presumably a considerable amount of the work for this mod was able to be ported from WH1 (I'm just spitballing here, I could be completely wrong). However, even all of the Old World factions in ME didn't make the cut. The Empire, the Dwarfs, the Brettonians, and the Woodelves have all of their factions included for custom battle I think (From the Old World, so Sudenburg, Karak Dank, and Thegan's Errantry are not included). On the other hand, the Beastmen, The VC's, and the Greenskins did not get any of theirs beyond those automatically included for owning all of the DLC's from WH1 as far as I can tell. Why is this the case? Why, for instance, can I play as Wydrioth, Karak Norn, and the Empire Secessionists, but not Templehof, the Top Knotz, and the Warherd of the Dark Omen? What criteria determines if a faction is available to be played in cb&m?

As an example, generally speakings, all Empire factions are the same, in that they have access to the same troops. The capacity to play any of them in custom battle provides flavor more than anything for the most part. There are mods out there that change this. For instance, Mixu's Legendary Lords makes the Brettonian and Imperial factions different by giving those factions unique LL's and Hero's available to only to them. With his mod enabled, only Parravon can use the Legendary Lord Cassyon d'Parravon for example. In this instance, Parravon needs to be available for cb&m or else Cassyon can not be played. So my next question is: What other factions like this are playable for the sake of mod compatability?

Now to the reason I bothered to bring this up in the first place. Could some factions be trimmed from the list? Are there some factions included in cb&m selection that really only add a bit of flavor but not much else? My thought is that if some factions were removed from the list, less people would complain about not being able to see all the factions. I know that I, for one, find it to be a mild inconvenience to regularly be changing the UI scale, but that's mostly because my eyesight sucks and I go into custom battle a lot.


In summation, what criteria did the factions available in custom battle and multiplayer make to be included, and could some be removed so less people would complain about not seeing them all?

@Crynsos I hope I'm not coming across as another entitled shmuck on the internet demanding your time over my petty concerns and inquiries. It's just something I've wondered about and didn't find answers to elsewhere. If you find the time to read this wall of text and respond I'd be delighted.

@Community - What are your thoughts on the factions available in custom battle and multiplayer? What factions should be removed? What factions should be added?