Carno
Then why are they even added whats the point of them i can just put a 1 star technical director and save money?
Coxy's original question relates to the three attributes, Talent, Experience and Morale. What I said is that these are not taken into consideration and are throwbacks to a previous iteration of the game.
I would not recommend using a 1 star CD or TD. I have highlighted the important sentence in my reply to Coxy because you have missed it.
Kevin
Yes I can confirm that currently the three individual attributes can be ignored.
For all three staff types their performance is linked to their overall level / star rating.
Additionally for Chief Designers you must take their strength and weakness into consideration. These two attributes affect both your season starting design and research yield.