Do we know the root cause of this bug? Anyone?
In field battles, the only time cavalry spawns at their respective team's flags is when they are set to the center flag (right behind the woodpile). As you set your flag further from the center-most flag you will spawn at intervals further and further away from your team's flags.Thanks for this description. Never knew about the details.
So people use/abuse this mechanic by setting their spawn to the last 2 or 3 flags at either edges of their team's row of flags and spawn on a donkey. If your entire team did this you technically would be spawning at a forward location, sometimes just meters away from the enemy flags. With the cost of construction sites + materials + time building it, people should have just used donkeys to spawn and then dismount and attack in field battles.
(Easy Explanation: Set to Center flags = You spawn near your team's spawn. Set to edge flags = You spawn further away from your team's spawn)
With donkey's requiring 0 riding and being relatively cheap. This mechanic should be removed. Spawn at flags/forward spawns only.