The original Bitterlake only had Civil Protection show up in the final parts, and only a certain few people were allowed to flag up for that IIRC.
The rebel side REALLY flourished as a result of that, and basically became the main focus - the only problem I have with this event's logic is that conscripts basically take the place of Civil Protection. Like... there's barely anything different about the end result. It's gonna be the odd few S2K encounters between rebels and... conscripts, apparently. I'm all for other people getting the chance to develop their characters and the likes, but the way it's been written just kind of feels like CPs are getting tossed aside ENTIRELY for no reason other than "we want something different".
But I guess I'll have to see how the execution of the event is before I can judge fully. I do have some confidence that it'll turn out okay.