So, firstly, please bare with with me, as I'm not a veteran of North and South for Mount and Blade (although I managed to get N&S working for M&B on my laptop last night and will try and get some experience under my belt soon). I don't know all the lingo and concepts being carried over from that community.
My question is this: Do "Companies" here have the rights to a unit, ie they have the exclusive right to play as that Unit in the game, or is it that anyone can play as that unit but "Companies" here represent Clans who specialise as playing as that unit.
So, for example, say I want to play as the Tiger Rifles in the game; Can I jump into that unit any time I like, or do I need to be registered as part of the company first?
Can I start the game, decide I feel like playing as the Fighting Irish 69th that day, or do I need to join the company in a long term way to do so?
The impression I'm getting is that Companies do hold exclusive rights, and that you have to network with other players into forming a group so that you can unlock that unit.
Again, as someone who isn't familiar with the North and South mod and is coming into War of Rights on a blank slate, I'm somewhat confused.