The main problem as I see it is a lack of a 'motivating feeling of progression' at certain key stages of the game - and, of course, this is mainly due to a pure lack of content. But it's more than that of course. Below are the main weaknesses I felt during my 1.5.10 playthrough:
1) Castles and towns are FAR too easy to get - leaders positively throw them at you as soon as you join a Kingdom / faction. In warband, getting a village felt special, let alone your own castle, and never mind a town!
If you don't have to do much for something... well then, it feels cheap and meaningless, doesn't it?
In this play through (very early on) I got given a whole town and I didn't even notice it for quite a while! I thought "Oh look, they've given me a town straight away! What the hell? I've only been a vassal for 5 minutes!"
2) Once you do get a castle - you can upgrade it , but there is no actual reason to spend much time inside it. Said this 1000 times before: castles and villages are crying out for functionality.
3) The damn main quest timer MUST go (even if only to make the main quest tolerable)
4) Once you join a faction, that's it, you're in. Finito!
Would be so nice to work your way up the ranks of the nobility, Can you imagine if factions had ranks and a variety of titles to earn? Not just mercenary, then lord.
5) I didn't feel that inspired to try and get my own kingdom - I mean why? It really doesn't feel THAT different to just being signed up to a faction - Just that you get your own colours. Having your own kingdom needs tonnes more features to it - to make it feel different. To really give you that feeling of power... of really being a ruler.
6) Starting your own kingdom feels too damn hard and incredibly, unbelievably expensive - both of which put me off even wanting to try.
7) Wars still lack and NEED Casus Belli - wars seem to start and stop totally randomly - on a whim.
8 ) 'Law speakers' is SUCH a pain in the ***! I spent real-life DAYS grinding my way up to charm lvl 101 which feels like some type of cruel and rare psychological punishment.
I could go on.... but I think those are my main thoughts on Bannerlord (1.5.10) - The game is better in many cosmetic ways.... but it's the same old problems really, isn't it?
1) Castles and towns are FAR too easy to get - leaders positively throw them at you as soon as you join a Kingdom / faction. In warband, getting a village felt special, let alone your own castle, and never mind a town!
If you don't have to do much for something... well then, it feels cheap and meaningless, doesn't it?
In this play through (very early on) I got given a whole town and I didn't even notice it for quite a while! I thought "Oh look, they've given me a town straight away! What the hell? I've only been a vassal for 5 minutes!"
2) Once you do get a castle - you can upgrade it , but there is no actual reason to spend much time inside it. Said this 1000 times before: castles and villages are crying out for functionality.
3) The damn main quest timer MUST go (even if only to make the main quest tolerable)
4) Once you join a faction, that's it, you're in. Finito!
Would be so nice to work your way up the ranks of the nobility, Can you imagine if factions had ranks and a variety of titles to earn? Not just mercenary, then lord.
5) I didn't feel that inspired to try and get my own kingdom - I mean why? It really doesn't feel THAT different to just being signed up to a faction - Just that you get your own colours. Having your own kingdom needs tonnes more features to it - to make it feel different. To really give you that feeling of power... of really being a ruler.
6) Starting your own kingdom feels too damn hard and incredibly, unbelievably expensive - both of which put me off even wanting to try.
7) Wars still lack and NEED Casus Belli - wars seem to start and stop totally randomly - on a whim.
8 ) 'Law speakers' is SUCH a pain in the ***! I spent real-life DAYS grinding my way up to charm lvl 101 which feels like some type of cruel and rare psychological punishment.
I could go on.... but I think those are my main thoughts on Bannerlord (1.5.10) - The game is better in many cosmetic ways.... but it's the same old problems really, isn't it?
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