I've also thought about a game like that. Partially, it already exists, there's a game called Men of War out right now that does the variance-of-scale thing you referred to, where each soldier has their own level of ability and inventories. And its quite good at shifting from the micro to macro levels of control. The recruitment aspect would be a cool addition. Maybe the game could have a sort of simulation-conquest aspect? You take your army across a little world, recruiting and equipping your troops, then battling for control against the myriad armies that control it?
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