What is the point of promoting?

[Gonk]

Seing as though I have only played big countires with famous generals, I don't understand the point of the 'promote' button with generals. It wipes all their traits for an extra skill level. Are skill levels more important than traits?

[Peter Semi-Præcis]

it makes the promoted general capable of having a lot more troops under his command.

[happy]

some odd fools call it roleplay and like their chief of army to have a decent face.

[Gonk]

Originally posted by Putin:

it makes the promoted general capable of having a lot more troops under his command.

ok, thanks

[leefnmajors]

They actually lose a skill level. It's all for creating a field marshal, which some countries don't start with. Field marshals have a completely different set of traits from generals, so it's necessary.

It's usually not an issue. Once you're ready to have a field marshal (IE, a military front/operation that requires over 80 troops), the field marshal will level pretty quickly from the sustained combat that larger theaters bring. Until then, a cadre of generals works just fine.

[Gonk]

Originally posted by MiT leefnmajors:

They actually lose a skill level. It's all for creating a field marshal, which some countries don't start with. Field marshals have a completely different set of traits from generals, so it's necessary.

It's usually not an issue. Once you're ready to have a field marshal (IE, a military front/operation that requires over 80 troops), the field marshal will level pretty quickly from the sustained combat that larger theaters bring. Until then, a cadre of generals works just fine.

ok thanks for the info