Should the "Champions" Be Beasts, for Military Node Mayorships?

It'd probably turn into metagaming, though. I mean, everything would, but there's other ways to do it using the Champions idea that still sort of fits the flow.

e.g. You pick your Champion's Archetype or Class (probably to match yours), give them some gear (if you're awesome, maybe yours) and supplies, then play a minigame where you train them against various things, total 1-2 hours, or even just leave them doing it without micromanaging them/do it from your phone if that's integrated.

Now your personal strength matters in terms of 'your ability to adapt militarily and use the Champion's skills, which might be different from your own', your 'concept of builds for PvP' and getting to experiment with those, gets used without you having to do your own stuff (people might use it just for build testing without caring about even becoming mayor).

Guilds could pool good gear onto the person they want to support and help them gear their champion, introducing a bit of 'democracy'. And it all ends up feeling like your military skill (ability to train soldiers, make decisions, and technically PvP if they allow you to control the Champion outright) matter to the outcome. The matches could even be used to improve and constantly test the AI of certain archetypes in the world, instead of having the players control the Champions.

I believe the meme is "I see this as an absolute win!'

Beasts would be interesting if they don't have the time to implement something on this level, but dream big!

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The question is whether or not the intention was to test the player's might or the player's 'military prowess'. I would figure that if they just wanted a test of might, there wouldn't be any need for the 'Champion' except to make sure that people could participate without being present for a long battle.

I guess I just never assumed that their intention was to have you test your own skill. Lots of people who are good at tactics may not have the physical skill to execute them, but you still want those people as your military leaders.

Plus, isn't the idea Dygz noted just additionally cool? A player will already have the ability to have their exploits in combat known through so many other systems, adding "Eun-Ju the Ren'Kai Guardian" just fleshes out the world more.