why is it so hard to get battle stars for my generals?

[innocex]

i have been using armenia in my first try at EB and it seems I rarely have a general with more than one star, when he comes of age or marries into the family. and after many victories in the field, the stars rarely increase... is this something that is built into EB to reflect tribal weaknesses?

[The Celtic Viking]

I'm sure someone else can give a better explaining answer than I can, but EB has made it so that any faction that's played by the human will find it hard to gain command stars for it's generals. EB handles that kind of things through traits instead.

[Foot]

Stars are crap. They give a bonus to morale, but only around the general, not all the troops on the battlefield. To better represent the morale of an army we use traits, whose morale increasing abilities effect all the troops on a battlefield. It is possible to get better in command stars, but don't expect it to be as easy as in Vanilla - you have to work for it.

Check your general's traits to see what areas of war he is good at and use him accordingly.

Foot

[blacksnail]

Is this topic in the FAQ? If not, we need to put it in there and link it whenever this question comes up. (Which is to say "weekly.")

[Geoffrey S]

Hmm, I guess a couple of battlestars would make campaigning easier.

[Kull]

Here's an anology to help explain the difference between the benefits you gain from command stars versus those from traits:

Let's say you see a real general and he has two stars on his uniform. Does that mean he's "better" than the guy with one star? Maybe, maybe not. What really separates the two are a host of intangibles and real life experiences, which is exactly what traits provide in EB.

So if you want clearly defined limits, go play RTW. If you want real life depth and complexity, come on over to EB.