I'm new to the forum, but i've been playing Brytenwalda the past half year, modding it for myself and watching threads. Never had much problem with combat, but was tough when I first began playing. I like the combat difficulty, it helps add a lot of immersion in a time where kings were great warriors. It also makes my companions more valuable than in Warband (elite troops are hard to train compared to well-equipped companions).
Would love to see a more bugfixed and improved Brytenwalda. Super excited if it's here for Bannerlord too. I learned more history from the mod than I could otherwise.
It'd be nice to have better spear animations - like in Rome At War.