FireLance
Legend
Frankly, I don't see why there can't be different ways of representing large numbers of smaller creatures in the rules. You could have swarm rules AND rules for treating the creatures as individuals (where possible, e.g. for 10 rats) or environmental hazards (e.g. for a swarm of killer bees). It's just another stat block, after all.
Again, this is another issue which I feel is better expressed as "I want this", instead of "I don't want this".
Again, this is another issue which I feel is better expressed as "I want this", instead of "I don't want this".