I was playing a LOOONG game last night. For a while, everything seemed normal.

Then, I lost a general / administrator due to old age, who was way far away from anywhere else. I thought, OK, time for "man of the hour." I sent ~1200 troops on a search/destroy mission. This captain (occasionally receiving reinforcements but still being the same captain name) fought over 8 battles, including 4 Heroic Victories, but still not Man of the Hour.

I started a new game, to test the theory. Played as Brutii. Same general fought and wiped out: Appolonia, Thermon, Athens, Corinth, + 3 or 4 odd battles, all Auto Played and won with Average Victory or higher. This general was level one, but still after all these fights didn't make level two...

What's up with this?