even better i would like that everyone can have a personal strategus inventory for use.
the player who mercs for a faction get the equipment from the faction or can use there own equip from the inventory but can loose the equip on own costs where the faction equipment are costs for the faction.
because now we all play our char as a "hero" in strategus so own equip would be cool, would even make the choices:
1. above average equipment which you like and which you are used to use but for the sole player more expensive than
2. getting it from the faction which you fighting for, no costs but possible have inferior equip then when you use your own and possible not used to use it
would be even solve the problem with missing equip...for example the faction which you are fighting for didnt bother to buy crossbows and you are a crossbowmen...now what? deal with it or have your own inventory with crossbows so you will be still effective as an merc and get better payed(and pissible gets profit of all of it
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Edit:
about costs, would be bad to have 100 for 1, though doesnt matter with strat 2.0 when you only can produce the items
other idea would be that you will use your crpg equipment but with a higher chance of breaking? so maybe you will get 25% break chance on a stratbattle with your crpg equipment