I don't care about the actual poll. Whoever didn't pick "i like turtles" is a monster. This is factual and can't be denied
The truth has been spoken.
I dont remember if i even replied to this thread. Nevertheless. I see BL with many flaws, but the game as is right now, is pretty much what i expected back then(tm). Of course i cant even play it without mods, but i still love it. and I have a different experience to the fanatic marinid haters or the jeremuses who gave up.
I came at first EA release, it was OK, had potential.
4 Patches in i came back, it was good.
By 1.5 it was pretty good, then life diverted me and i came back in 1.00/01. It is better than pretty good. A lot of stuff was added, a lot still missing, but it feels much better. But those "essayists" just bashing the game for
what it is not have been detrimental to the overall prospect of BL.
Then again, i try to be healthy, i dont put all my hopes and dreams into a single game that will put me out of my misery and bring me eternal bliss, like many seem to do, so the game is pretty awesome for me. Even if it still feel barebones here and there (still no crime without mods? At least theres Separatism and Hot Butter now.), but it still is a very good game, and balance has been greatly changed, as well as some minor qol improvements added. But i needed months away to see that difference .
Im not posting a review because i cant be bothered anymore. I am too old and too life-crippled, the days go by too quickly to waste time adding something more than a meme as a review, so im probably not, unless they really improve the game and make a full fledged "expansion" with all features from VC and more into BL. And better companion interactions and more traits. If not, im not posting anything.
But IF i'd post a review, it would be positive. A solid 7/10, as all MB games have always been. So much they're a staple of medieval combat. And its openess to mods is what keeps me coming back, as well as adding much more to that 7/10 into a good 9.5/10 when the right mod order hits hard.
Tldr: i see much butthurt, i laugh at it, but i recognize its legitimate concerns. It still is a pretty fun game, even if sometimes a bit "empty" as basically most sandbox games are. Mods make ot better. Shouldnt need to, but they do it anyway.