I too was disappointed in the rather boring terrains and small size of the battlefields, especially the terrains. The armies could indeed be a bit further from eachother. The rebels seem to place them farther away in certain battles, but I can't recall any "factions" doing that. Either change the last part or make them start a bit more in the back, but then the battlefields need to be a bit bigger. Anyways, many terrains are usually one big slope or such and not very interesting for exciting battles. They should have more diversity in landscape for more tactical deployment and maneuver. They way it is now is just that they are tad dull and makes playing battles somewhat repetitive.