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Personally, I think the amount of control the player has over their piece is just something that R07 didn't think about too much. It's kind of all over the place, so you're probably better off not thinking about it.
In E2, Battler and Meta-Battler practically seem to be the same entity. Meta-Battler starts to accept Beatrice at the same time as Battler does, Battler presents theories that Meta-Battler proposes, and so on. There's even a point where it's heavily suggested that Rosa actually hears something Battler intended for Beatrice (the 'You stay silent!' line).
Then in E3 and E4, all evidence points to Meta-Battler having absolutely no control over Battler, and his role is only to argue with Beatrice in the separate meta-world.
In E5 and 6, Erika and Meta-Erika actually seem to be exactly the same being, like Battler and Meta-Battler. The piece Erika in E6 is even shown talking to Dlanor and popping in and out of the game board to confirm red truths and such. Plus Erika can do things without Meta-Battler's knowledge. E6 gives much more of an impression of an even footing between Battler and Erika, actually, as they seem to have a fairly equal amount of control over the game board. Battler's piece in these games is also weird, as it seems like Bern and Lamba are constantly switching control over it in E5. In E6, Meta-Battler seems to have direct control over it.
Then E8 doesn't even bother trying to differentiate between the meta and the game board.
I really don't see how you could possibly come to a consistent conclusion about the rules of the game with all this conflicting information. You're probably better off just enjoying each episode as it is.
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