Thank you for that quick and concise response! I knew I had to be missing something, resource costs for switching forms certainly changes things a lot.
And I guess I just misunderstood the function of the recruitment centers, thought they were just unit building locations that allowed you to tap into the general Population Points. Thanks for pointing clearing that up!
It's the multiplayer portion of the game I'm more uneasy about anyway; I already know Larian can deliver a solid singleplayer experience but it's not as easy to balance the same mechanics in multiplayer. Looking forward to seeing what they come up with though.