Eh, I dislike this plan on multiple levels. Big Ones being Delaying Civvie AI and you quest team just kind of... sucking?
Not statistically, but I don't like the idea of breaking up the Marcnificent Few, at all. Now's an important time to see if Kitsune wishes to stick with them, so having them all enter it would be ideal. In return we get a 4% less CoS and CF chance increase (and honestly just CF chance, since CoS we have little control over), but thats fine by me. CoS might actually even increase with QMS, as they have a higher learning.
If you really want Lizzy on the collab, then move QMS to Solacae and stick kitsune on the quest. Sure its a small decrease in martial and a big in learning, but I'd rather just have Kitsune figure shit out then getting maximum rewards from this.
I'd also rather just delay Dinos then Civvie.
I do agree I'd prefer Malf, but I am very indifferent to the Franchise Wars either way. The other 2 things are my big no compromise points,