This is not mount & blade: Total war, This is mount & blade bannerlord. It's a medieval "life" simulator. Yes, you can have lots of fighting and war, but you can also be a fraking blacksmith or a merchant. There is no focus on war exactly and this version of the game shows it. You have other ways of leveling up that is not by killing and making quests. Now you can level up without ever NEEDING to fight, how can this be bad? People are just crazy, I can't understand