Bedrock players unable to choose a civilization - fix this for next season

This is by far the biggest bug/issue for Bedrock players currently. Bedrock players can not choose a civ using the NPCs. (to my knowledge, this was still an issue as recently as a few days ago). There is a workaround (create a faction first, then it lets you choose the civ) but most players won't figure this out on their own. The gamemode may or may not be losing a fair number of potential Bedrock players from this issue. When a Bedrock player tries to choose a civ, it's possible they notice that they didn't join a civ. Chances are at this point they either leave the server, or ask in chat, and if they don't get a response leave the server. I do realize Bedrock players are not a priority business wise (they make up a vast minority of the server's revenue) but I would still appreciate if this was fixed or addressed in some way for next season. More players contributes to a more alive server.