> I'm sure they've been asked about this one a lot.
We have
Big changes to this are not likely. Perhaps categories like demons, but not by unit type.
If a list of all units was made it could become very long. In my current MP game i have armies with dozens or several dozens of different units, many in singular since their fellows has died (firedrakes I no longer sumnmon etc). If all of these were listed I think I would only find it annoying. But that's me.
Fortress casualties is a bit more likely, but lower than bugs and mod commands on the priority list. Since it is something that has been whacky and complained about since dom2, it is unlikely that JK feels anything but angst when pepole talk about it

. Heck, even I get angst about it, and I don't program. Best way to cure angst is doing something more fun, like adding a new feature.