here's a genuine solution to faction imbalance that pochie devs will never implement cuz its hard to vibe code:
>if there are way more ppl of one faction in a contested zone, give the minority faction 1) boost to honor gained + more kill xp relative to how outnumbered they are 2) boost minority faction's hp and dmg relative to how outnumbered they are
RoR has that buff in contested territories its called "Against all odds" i think