I like the new system.
How did you level up in warband ? By killing people. Quests did give XP (and i hope quests will give you skill xp in BL as well), but the best way to gain level was to go alone against sea raiders and kill them all solo.
How do you level up in bannerlord ? By doing things. Recruiting troops, trading stuff, selling slaves, fighting, riding, healing, talking, building, managing your party.
And even for combat experience. In WB you had to have the finishing blow to get the XP, so you would try to KS your own troops to level up faster. Here, death blows are irrelevant, you just need to play the game to progress in the skills you're using.
Now, I KNOW, that the skill system is absolutely broken :
- Half the perks are just not implemented
- The leveling of the skills are broken, and some skills impossible to level
- The grinding is WAYY overwhelming (no idea why they decreased the xp from slaves for roguery)
- The caps has to be adjusted, as you can softblock yourself if you're not cautious
but all those things are a result of the game being released from EA 4 days ago, and they will be fixed, i'm sure. The important thing is how much potential the system has, and how we, as a player community, can give feedback to point out the good things and the bad ones.