How exactly is this different from Warband?

[Entry-Level Luxury]

Hey all, so I was half-following this for the past few years and got it due to the hype. I love Warband and all its mods with a passion, so I felt it was justified for me to buy Bannerlord.

After playing through the tutorial and rummaging around a bit, I have to ask: what exactly is different from Warband? Same looting, same bartering, same world map, basically the same combat...

Is there some sort of sick upgrade to kingdom building? Is the bartering more immersive than I'm realizing?

It just doesn't seem worth the money yet, it's basically Warband with slightly better graphics (which make my 1660 TI fans scream)...

Don't crucify me, just an honest opinion. Peace!

[PickledShrimp]

ATM this game honestly has less to offer than warband vanilla, even less so than warband with floris evolved on. Graphics are the biggest improvement, combat feels more fluid, some quests are more convenient now (such as cattle herding since cattle are just counted as inventory items). Siege battles got a major overhaul, there is smithing in the game as well but atm very bugged and limited. There is some new actual dialog you can engage in rarely for persuasion checks similar to games such as fallout, and there is an actual barter system you can do with certain npcs. (similar to civ games) Bannerlord is missing warband features atm such as auto-block and creating your own kingdom. The game will eventually two years down the line at full release have everything as warband but more. Currently I do not believe the game is worth it at all. If you want Mount and Blade content but more fleshed out I would heavily recommend playing Warband with the Floris Evolved mod. On top of missing features, this game is just incredibly buggy and barebones right now. I sure there is a lot I am not covering but this is from what I can remember right now. I would wait at least three months before considering a serious playthrough of this game.

EDIT: For those who read this I am not saying this game sucks or is not fun. I just believe looking at prices and what is available now there is much more content to be had in warband than here is in bannerlord right now.

[Big Balls Ben]

What we have been given is essentially the foundation for what the game will be, Most of the games features are not currently implimented especially when it comes to character interactions. It's obvious the devs are going for Warband 2.0 over a new game (fine by me). I would ignore the whole 'in development for 8 years' as from what ive heard and seen most of the work was done in the last 1-2 years. Not a long time to make the massive game they want hence it's current state. It'll be one to watch for sure but right now the huge bug list and constant crashing is whats stopping me from playing over warband.

[Entry-Level Luxury]

@Monarchist Yeah I played with the siege battles, they are pretty fun. I appreciate the destructible fortifications, but it just doesn't feel 2020. I can't wait for the mods, as honestly that tends to be where the best content for any game comes from - no offense to the devs.

@Big Balls I have no intention of returning it and am pretty eager to see how it develops, but with how hot it makes my video card I think I'll give them some time to optimize it a bit better before risking a burnout on a binge or two (I play a lot when I do).

Thanks fellers

[Urek]

it's pretty much a remake at this point, not a bad thing considering how dated the original looks

[Gianni Tsunami]

The clan system/perma death is meant to be one of the biggest differences. Combat is not exactly the same, town/castle/village management is not exactly the same. There will be main story quests with choices like an RPG. AI lord behavior is different.

I mean look at popular grand strategy franchises such as CIV or Paradox games, how often does their core gameplay dramatically change? It makes sense that the core M&B experience is the same.

[morph113]

Monarchist Scorpion님이 먼저 게시:

ATM this game honestly has less to offer than warband vanilla.

What? It has every feature that Warband vanilla has plus more and many quality of life changes (battle continuation etc.). What exactly is missing from Warband vanilla?

[Rhym3z]

I agree. They could have put more effort into things like combat and animations.
There are some QoL upgrades and a couple of new systems but to me that doesnt justify the price or length of development even slightly. Such a shame i was so hype.
Right now i dont see any reason to purchase this over playing warband