What I'm talking about is, for whatever reason, we all have our "favorite" Generals we like to send into battle. That's why we can name them, but if there was a way to "battle track" there win/loss records, we could truly send our best Gens into battle.
Also, using this same theory of win/loss record, or even the amount of battles partaken in, it could effectively create a promotion chain.
Just a thought...