I loathe the thought that cRPG balance decisions are affected by Strategus.
At least in my mind - and probably 90% of the population's - cRPG is Battle, Siege, DTV, and Duel
Strategus is a side element that needs work (and most people just play it for XP)
I hope that the devs always would solve balance issues limited to Strategus by *changing Strategus*, and NOT by changing cRPG.
Balance cRPG for cRPG and balance Strat for Strat...keep them separate.
Even make them two different characters entirely if need be to accomplish balance and keep them from affecting each other.