[Edi]

That's a frankly ridiculous notion. If every nation was supposed to be able to use the exact same things, then they might as well have the same units too.

A nation that can't tale Death 3 can take some other negative scale at 3 and it will hamper them less. Anyone who takes death scales deserves everything evil and bad that comes from it. I only play large maps and long games anyway, and death 3 in those tends to be just a protracted suicide.

There is also the matter that some nations just suit some people's play style far better than others. I get fairly good results with Ulm, Abysia and a couple of others and I absolutely, positively suck when playing some others because they don't fit me or I don't fit them.

Edi