Quote Originally Posted by LorDBulA
In my experience best commanders have also most starts, so I dont think this situation is very likely.
That would be by random, because stars and moral boosts are determined by complete different traits. There are even traits that add moral and reduce stars or vice versa. The other problem is all the traits that reduce stars out of the blue.

So, you might have some decent general with exceptional two stars that also add lots of moral leading your army, but than he becomes a lover of beatuy in two levels for sitting around in conquered towns for some time until good governors from the capital arrive; and after that your army is lead by the morose 1-star subordinate that had been building watchtowers meanwhile.


Hyperbole aside, yes the current system is workable and the Cannae argument in its favor was funny, but the system has flaws as well and the OP has a valid point that perhaps deserves less mocking and more consideration.
I agree with that. I can't see the point to treat everyone who lays his finger on this command star problem as if he was demanding something obscene. Even people who ask what's the script is and how to activate it recive more reasonable answers than people who ask "where have all the stars gone".