Imagine not wishing to give any feedback whatsoever and just be a yes-man to everything instead of actually trying to instigate change.
And it is a company that employs over 100 people today. Your point?
It is not, at least at this rate not within my lifetime.
I don't care what you think Mount and Blade was "aiming to be", the fact of the matter is that Bannerlord is a hollow, boring game that has been in development for a decade, with little to show for it. It's not good, and they are doing next to nothing to fix that.
Bro, I have been complaining about Bannerlord since 2016 and have only ramped that anger up since I got my hands on the beta and realized how bad it was. So, no. I did not "get my money's worth" and then complain. I have been complaining the entire time. Also, nobody has gotten their money's worth...