They announced Bannerlord way too early... Don't get me wrong, I want them to take as long as they need to make an amazing game. But they shouldn't have announced it 2012. We're waiting and waiting and I am personally losing interest. For five years we're waiting now and we still know nothing about a possible release date. Not even a vague direction, which year it might be. I mean, a year ago they expected to release at least a beta in November/December 2016. Now we're in April 2017 and still they say "We want to get your hands on it, as soon as possible".
They could've just remained quiet with their plans about Bannerlord for at least 3 years longer. I will still buy the game, once it's released someday. But I'm not as hyped as I was a few years ago :/