It gets very old very quick fighting 6 scrolls and emp every day. Low pop bonus doesn't stop you getting steamrollered by a faction with significantly higher stats in terms of damage resistances and health.
On top of that at the start of the evening since they hold many enemy keeps they get higher crit at a time when crit resistance is much lower unless you wear impregnable.
It's sad to see even the big campaigns not reach pop lock on some factions