The lack of diversity is soul destroying to be honest. It's also rather rubbish that generals can't join the ranks of politicians later in life, or at any time really. To go from RTW, which had a good deal of diversity and traits to bring your pixellated video game leaders to life, to Europa Barbarorum, which had a mesmerizing amount of traits that really, really made your political and military figureheads come to life, then to Empire which has about 10 different traits (at most) and around 4 or 5 different retinues, it's just dull.

Takes points away from empire/kingdom management, which i enjoy more than battles.