Hey guys i have some idea concerning Gandalf in faction Gondor. As we know Gandalf directly do not fight for Gondor openly unitil he become Gandlaf the White. So how about we couldnt recruit Gandalf in start as Gandalf the Grey but player need spell from Spellbook Gandalf the White to recruit Gandalf in his White form.
I don't agree with this proposal. There are some arguments against. First of all, Gandalf the Grey is a fundamental character in the Third Age and in the
War of the Ring equally; depriving Gondor, a faction predominantly set in the LOTR timeline, of a hero of that kind would be completely wrong and really disruptive for the faction's mechanics and conceptual variety. If we consider similar reasons, Gandalf the Grey is maybe the most iconic and recognisable hero of BFME1, and it would thus be quite unacceptable should Gondor (one of the four initial factions of the series) lose him in any way.
Another aspect. Gandalf the Grey is already enough detached from the other elements of Gondor: he's neither bound to some mechanics, nor is he represented as a military commander. I believe his current characterisation gives well the sense of him being the wandering pilgrim/wizard he actually is, before he's eventually brought back to life as Gandalf the White and appointed to be the guide of the Free People against Sauron.