User blog comment:Harold Burned-Mane/Answering some criticism against the Stormcloaks/@comment-1600847-20130924201234

A few points:

The Dominion will break Imperial formations with their mages) The Imperials have one thing the Romans didn't have: Breton battle-mages who can match the Altmer mages in magical prowess.

Home field advantage) Half of Skyim supports the Legion, therefore the Imperial-sided Nords also benefit from this advantage.

Stormcloak variety) Both sides have both Light and Heavy armor wearers, and one-handed and two-handed weapons. Both have equal variety of gear amongst their ranks.