having competing heroes in opposing cabals? What do you say to me having, for example, a paladin Magistrate at 51 and a w-elf ranger Outlander at 51?

What if appear to only play one or the other based on who is in power so as to not be at risk of dying?

That seems really bad because with a smaller playerbase it heavily tilts cabal wars and you wind up with 5v1 or worse 5v0.