Why can't I deploy a unit on the same tile as the commander?

Oddible

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The unit can occupy the same tile as a commander but when I click the deploy or leave army option it won't let me place it on that tile, only on adjacent tiles. Do I really have to move my commander 1 tile over, deploy the unit, then move my commander back - seems silly.
 
The unit can occupy the same tile as a commander but when I click the deploy or leave army option it won't let me place it on that tile, only on adjacent tiles. Do I really have to move my commander 1 tile over, deploy the unit, then move my commander back - seems silly.
I wonder if this is one of the things they'll adjust as part of "refinements to army unpacking" when the update drops on Tuesday. It actually makes combat a little more difficult not being able to unpack a unit where the commander is standing. You wind up with crap like archers auto-deploying onto water tiles, etc., and being taken out of the fight, or being so far back they're out of range.
 
Having the promotion that allows you to move after unpacking helps resolve this issue but it's not ideal.
 
Hoping that the refiniement is:

A) drop units on commanders tile.
B) don’t consume commanders movement to use unpack-all action (it needlessly forces you to unpack manually which is free).

Secondarily hopeful:
C) remove one click from individual unit unpack by clicking commander, units, and then right click on an unpack location.
D) don’t unselect commander after upgrading/unpacking a unit if there are more units packed in the commander.
 
Hoping that the refiniement is:

A) drop units on commanders tile.
B) don’t consume commanders movement to use unpack-all action (it needlessly forces you to unpack manually which is free).

Secondarily hopeful:
C) remove one click from individual unit unpack by clicking commander, units, and then right click on an unpack location.
D) don’t unselect commander after upgrading/unpacking a unit if there are more units packed in the commander.
id also add an upgrade all troops button instead of 1 at a time
 
Part of what is odd to me is that if you don't have enough room around a commander for all of the packed units and you do the mass unpack, a unit will land in the commander's space.
 
The understanding that I have with the unpack option seems to be more of a what is your target button. So I go next to the city I want to attack, push unpack on the city. This aligns everyone in optimal layout for attacking that tile, including on the commander square.
 
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