No
The sooner every trace of this mode dies, the better. There's nothing competitive about killing bots
Go play singleplayer or NW. Why they'd implement this but leave out an actual Battle mode is beyond me
i think they left out battle mode bc
1. they thought people would be frustrated waiting in-between rounds when they died
(although the solution would be just to have 1 round and have battle in matchmaking to make matches easier/quicker to find)
2. the class system doesnt fit in well with battle mode,
if it were only 1 life people would just pick heavy cav;
the small upgrades between rounds on armor and weapons were a great feature with the gold customization system of warband, i am sure a mod of that will dominate bannerlord when private servers will release
but with the 1 round adaptation with the matchmaking system i would suggest what napolean did in napoleon with certain classes having limits(na 1 official) so that only a couple people could be skirmisher or cavalry
i do not see why this couldnt be implemented in a battle mode
battle mode would show the flaw each class has in not being able to select their own equipment,
like heavy classes not being able to select the quickest weapon to counteract their slow walking speed, or lightest classes not being able to pick heavy damage 2 handed weapons
the only class that has a decent fast weapon and running speed is savage class, but they dont even have a shield.
the problem with not being able to choose your own armor and equipment will be alot more apparent in battle mode and i think taleworlds is afraid of it (no offense taleworlds i love your game)