@five bucks https://www.taleworlds.com/en/News/467
Finally, I don't need to be vague about claimant quest confirmation any more
Thanks for the heads up, this is great news
I know I´m the bad guy here, but this claiment stuff is also something that isn´t new if you have played Warband. Or will you improve the feature? My understanding is that it will be the same as in Warband, which was nice but not that big of deal because it´s an old feature you now introduced.
It is a big deal, because think about it this way: They've already introduced the new exciting features relative to Warband (deeper economic situation, siege rams/ballistas/catapults/etc, persuasion, executions, and so on).
What made those features unsatisfactory was that Warband's features were missing, so it was basically two steps forward and one step backward.
If they can actually bring back all (or at least the majority) of Warband's good features, and make the existing features functional, then what we will end up with is a game that is Warband's gameplay experience
plus better graphics, bigger battle sizes, better sieges, executions, family systems, smithing, deeper simulation mechanics, minor factions, kingdom policies, easier mod making/loading, broader troop trees, etc, etc, etc.
It will be a Proper Sequel and a Good Game which can then be made even better and deeper by modders. And I don't believe TW has ever had any obligation to do more.
But there is not much behind this stuff. Sure it is now in the game, but is it good the way it is or just barebones? I appreciate every feature you add, but those stuff feels like not much for me. Like just doing the minimum so "you" can say it´s in the game, stuff that can be used for the Steam description without any real important gameplay behind it.
This game is as broad as an ocean, you can't also expect it to be as deep as an ocean in every single feature. It can't have the level of depth of Crusader Kings, Total War, and Witcher all at the same time in a single game, they're only human.
As I've said in the past, they have an obligation to provide the features they led people to expect would be in the game, but they can't make everyone's dream game. And you've seen me criticize TW a lot, so you know I'm not white knighting.