Currently it is possible to create multiple rally points, but not (as far as I know) to control which units appear at which rally points. It is possible to choose between raising men-at-arms, levies, or both, but not which specific men-at-arms.
I suggest that it be possible to divide my troops into separate "armies". Each army can consist of a proportion of available levies (0-100%) and a selection of men-at-arms regiments. Each army can be raised individually at any selected rally point. If I want to lay siege to an enemy castle just over the border, I will raise the army containing my siege MAAs, while holding the army containing my cavalry and heavy infantry in reserve. Currently if I want to achieve this effect I have to raise everything and then dismiss the units that are not needed, incurring a delay on re-raising them later.
Since MAAs are already divided into regiments, it would be simple enough to assign regiments to specific armies. I don't see a reason to limit the number of armies one can create, though I also can't imagine needing more than, say, eight armies. Perhaps a micro-manager might want to create one army per regiment of MAAs.
Levies would be divided between armies, so if I have four armies I might assign half of my levies to Army 1, a quarter to Army 2, none to Army 3, and the remaining quarter to Army 4. If I increase the number assigned to Army 4, the numbers for Armies 1 and 2 would decrease proportionally. Similarly, if I decrease the levy allocation for Army 4, the allocation for Armies 1 and 2 would increase proportionally (since this is a multiplier effect, Army 3 would remain with zero levies).
The primary benefit is in having much greater control over which troops are raised, and precisely what number of troops are raised. This would make fighting multiple simultaneous wars easier, and would make it easier to divide troops between offensive (siege the enemy holdings) and defensive (prevent the enemy from sieging my holdings) purposes during the same war.
I suggest that it be possible to divide my troops into separate "armies". Each army can consist of a proportion of available levies (0-100%) and a selection of men-at-arms regiments. Each army can be raised individually at any selected rally point. If I want to lay siege to an enemy castle just over the border, I will raise the army containing my siege MAAs, while holding the army containing my cavalry and heavy infantry in reserve. Currently if I want to achieve this effect I have to raise everything and then dismiss the units that are not needed, incurring a delay on re-raising them later.
Since MAAs are already divided into regiments, it would be simple enough to assign regiments to specific armies. I don't see a reason to limit the number of armies one can create, though I also can't imagine needing more than, say, eight armies. Perhaps a micro-manager might want to create one army per regiment of MAAs.
Levies would be divided between armies, so if I have four armies I might assign half of my levies to Army 1, a quarter to Army 2, none to Army 3, and the remaining quarter to Army 4. If I increase the number assigned to Army 4, the numbers for Armies 1 and 2 would decrease proportionally. Similarly, if I decrease the levy allocation for Army 4, the allocation for Armies 1 and 2 would increase proportionally (since this is a multiplier effect, Army 3 would remain with zero levies).
The primary benefit is in having much greater control over which troops are raised, and precisely what number of troops are raised. This would make fighting multiple simultaneous wars easier, and would make it easier to divide troops between offensive (siege the enemy holdings) and defensive (prevent the enemy from sieging my holdings) purposes during the same war.
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