@ OP
I guess they are going to implement some of the stuff before end of early access, other stuff not.
Just want to point out that some things aren't as basic as people believe. The ability to divide your army and set an ambush might be possible, but what about the AI? You would need to create all sorts of scripts to control their behaviour for new mechanics. Again, that's possible as well, but it stops being basic. Or you just allow it for players, which would be fine as well for some people. In the meantime there is another thread where people are complaining that the campaign map pauses while we have a battle.
Different opinions are great as long as everyone realises they are just opinions.
Regarding the discussion if something new was added since EA release, what I said above applies.
If the various new features, mechanics, improvements and changes are new or not mostly depends on your opinion. I do agree that the game didn't change *fundamentally*, but I never expected that it would. TW themselves said the game already is in a pretty complete state, so I have no idea where that expectation came from. And if the ability to create a Kingdom doesn't count as a new feature, I guess adding rebellions and better diplomacy wouldn't count as a new feature either, so I have no idea what some people in this thread are talking about.