Larian released a 125gb patch today for BG3. (the 5th large one since release). Bethseda released some for Starfield already. Even got some in beta test (sounds familiar?). We talking about studios here far bigger in size and budgets than Taleworld.
From the patch notes of BG3:
- Epilogue: An entirely new section at the end of the game after the defeat of the [contains spoiler] that aims to provide a well-deserved sense of closure with your allies.
- Two new play modes: Honour Mode and Custom Mode.
- Added a brand new fight in Ramazith’s Tower
- + some more new content with [contains spoiler]
The content of the 1.2.x release of Bannerlord:
- formation targeting
- a bit new weather
- 3 new small quests
- the rest: 95 % bug-fixing and QoL-work
Don't get me wrong, as I stated before it's the right way to go for Bannerlord in the current situation. But you can't compare a patch that focuses on new content with a patch which nearly exclusevly contains fixing and QoL. That are just completly different topics.
And I won't comment on the quality or lack thereof of a bethesda-game here; that's not worth it.
Games being released with issues and flaws is just how the industry is these days. Is it right? No, but our choice is basically, play or not play.
No, you missed the third option, which is stating what a complete ****-show some companies (not TaleWorlds) produce and towards others voice your opinion to hopefully prevent them from going the same way.
It sounds a bit strange, but how you judge games these days seems to be by what the creators does to support it after the release.
No, I judge a game by its quality at the time I play it.
And if a company promises more after that, I judge the company according to their promises.
Look at a game such as no man sky, how it was at release vs how it is today.. huge difference.
If you start at the bottom, it's easy to make a "huge difference".
Also, I played No Man's Sky 3 years ago and would rate it as "ok-ish". Based on that, not sure if I would play it again. It had its chance and that is gone.