Can we not have it both ways? I do like setting this up before I go into battle and knowing my party battle order beforehand. Also the new way is a major step backwards in my opinion. For example, I used to like using my companions as an honour guard and now I can't form them into their own unit. Also loved to organize my units by culture, can't do that anymore. The new system is way more limiting and takes away from game play. Unless I'm using it wrong, I can't figure out how it's an improvement.