I'm glad to see the thread overall taking a more positive direction. I feel that there are/were some predispositions and judgements passed based purely on opinion of origins and the politics that transpire therein across any battlefield. What I hope at the end of the day, after the dust from the fights and trash talk settle; is that we can all commune and be on the same page knowing we're all generally here for the same thing... healthy competition.
Bannerlord is a new beast- any experience from any previous iteration of Mount & Blade will give you some tactical advantage/philosophy, but playing Bannerlord like you're playing any of those previous renditions will leave you sorely behind in the curve. BL is more forgiving in some aspects, and less in others. The best we can do collectively as a competitive community is leave the past where it belongs, and move forward into this new world without elitist conjecture.
When someone starts playing a game will never define the success they will find. It's the effort put in from the moment they begin that will.
Best of luck to all of you, and see you in the fields!
-z00t
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