It would be much easier to talk about balance and test variables if I could play for every faction. I could city spam for Gilden, turtle one city for Altar, tech up magic for Pariden, and have a balanced strategy for Tarth all in the same game. This would make testing so much easier. I notice that Frogboy seems to have some special functions and abilities when he tests. I wonder if it would be at all possible to let us of lesser gods do the same.
If this can work, we are only a hop, skip and a jump away from a true hotseat option to appeal to the MP crowds.