Yeah, there are things that can't be neglected, especially something that is supposed to be the backbone of the game.
Another thing that has been little talked about are the animations; whoever has been reading me will know that I have been (and still am) concerned about a few of them throughout this development process. The swing arcs is one of them.
This root problem is more palpable in MP but certainly affects SP. Well, first
OurGloriousLeader provided feedback regarding this issue in 2019 and after bringing the issue to Taleworlds attention repeatedly (I insist, repeatedly),
recently we were officially told that modifying the animations has a low chance of being implemented.
It's all a question of priorities... I wonder...instead of having your animators busy with cutscenes and other menial things, why don't you get them to actively review this problem and fix it once and for all?
The vision™... there's another example of
the Bannerlord experience™.
And I repeat, this fundamental issues cannot be relegated to modding because regardless of the people who may be concerned, it affects the newcomer to the franchise just as much as the veteran player. Want new items? -Modding ok... want more factions? - modding ok, you want AoE-style RTS mechanics like Bloc's latest video demo? -modding ok.
OK; but the combat system must necessarily be as solid or stronger than Warband's was back in the day.
I'm quite concerned about this issue, honestly.