Friends can't see when I have hosted classic mode battles, I presume a lot of other people can't see them either, since nobody has ever joined a game, no matter how long i leave it. The game will also CTD or lag badly even in the setup screen, but only if I have classic mode selected (self hosting Normal Mode causes no problems as far as I can see myself)

Also, more maps for classic mode please (I mean the ones without key buildings on them), when hosting, if you deselect key buildings, the number of MP maps drops by 1/2, the option to play those maps without key buildings would be very welcome and add longeivity and purity to the game.

So yeah, classic mode is pretty broken. Normal mode without retainers or vets would probably be the fairest thing.