I'm level 12, yet I got an army packed with highest tier troops, I own a castle, level 3/4 clan, constantly rocking armies of 100+, plus caravans, plus workshops, and yet all my companions are like level 16-20.
It's taken me forever just to get to level 12. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
Real talk, field combat isn't even a challenge when it gets to that point, I'm only like 72 in polearms, yet:
Got the Voulge (A relatively cheap T5 polearm that can couch, be used as a one handed spear, AND as an OP swinging polearm) , got on a horse, and congrats! I can now one hit kill literally any unit on a swing. Yes, even the level 31 units and enemy heroes.
I feel like that level of ridiculousness should be an end-game thing, not barely mid level..