When I tried to help the devs fix an issue and was told by a developer of TW "You can always go mod", I knew the cooperation to make the game really good was over and modding would have to be the way. And some people wonder why we talk about mods having to fix everything. That statement says it all, they don't want to take the time to fix things when mods can do it for them. A sad reality of gaming today, settle for mediocrity and let other people outside the company make it great. When in life did we have to settle for ok or good, what has happened to the business side of gaming, is money all that matters??? Making an amazing game gets people to come back for more titles and loyal customers will as well, it feels like TW has abandoned both of those in the last year. With just 5 weeks to full release how many people can say they are really happy with the going to be finished product. No game is perfect, but a lot out there make up for the their flaws by having other things that are so spectacular that the flaw are outshined. Does Bannerlord live up to that? I would say a resounding no. I am excited for what mods could bring and hope they can eclipse what we was in Warband, but I am so disappointed in what the vanilla game could have been gone in so many directions, instead, boy did we get "vanilla" in the biggest way.