What is the Difference Between Bannerlord and Warband

[Bird]

Hello, I'm on the fence. I want to get into the series, but I don't understand the difference mechanic wise between bannerlord and warband. If I play warband, will I miss cool stuff, or is bannerlord just a suited up modern version of warband, a remaster essentialy.
I know this game is buggy as crap, but I actually want to know what features I'm buying in to. I like trading and econemy stuff in this case, so it would be great for your replies to focus a lot on that as well as combat and all that other stuff.

[Bird]

I'm mostly looking for comparison, not a list of features. What does bannerlord have that warband does not?

[Rhym3z]

Originally posted by gaped_anal_sewage:

Absolutely nothing besides graphics that were outdated 4 years ago.

Pretty much this when it comes down to it

[Fast]

lacks depth.

[Pedra]

Originally posted by Fast:

lacks depth.

bannerlord or warband?

[Bird]

So I'm essentialy paying 30 extra dollars for un-optimized better graphics? There is absolutely no difference? LOL.

[clive612]

Warband has a lot more on offer with mods and its systems actually work. A lot of bannerlords systems don't.
The only benefit of bannerlord is the gfx. Everything else is worse

[clive612]

Originally posted by Maple Fox >:):

So I'm essentialy paying 30 extra dollars for un-optimized better graphics? There is absolutely no difference? LOL.

There's a few trivial things here and there, but absolutely nothing worth the massively increased price tag unfortunately.
Anything extra in bannerlord can be got with mods in warband, including gfx mods

[kekkuli]

Originally posted by Maple Fox >:):

So I'm essentialy paying 30 extra dollars for un-optimized better graphics? There is absolutely no difference? LOL.

Well there is some. But i wouldn't buy the game yet. It will probably take a year or so of patching to make it decent.

[アゼム]

Bannerlord comes with the idea that it will be more fleshed out than warband once it's out of early access. There's also the mods that are undoubtedly coming. If that's not worth it to you, then stick with warband

[That Drunk Fellow]

Overall, I feel like the base game of bannerlord feels better than base warband, a lot of mechanics has been improved and fleshed out a bit.
I would say in the current state Warband is the superior game, however I would recommend getting bannerlord as just this past week of patches has actually been sorting out a lot of the big bugs and issues.
In the end, I actually enjoy Bannerlord Vanilla more than I did Warband Vanilla.

[Woldelele]

Originally posted by Maple Fox >:):

Hello, I'm on the fence. I want to get into the series, but I don't understand the difference mechanic wise between bannerlord and warband. If I play warband, will I miss cool stuff, or is bannerlord just a suited up modern version of warband, a remaster essentialy.
I know this game is buggy as crap, but I actually want to know what features I'm buying in to. I like trading and econemy stuff in this case, so it would be great for your replies to focus a lot on that as well as combat and all that other stuff.

You're going to see a lot of Warband love here, since it was a lot of peoples introduction into the series.

As of now, Bannerlord has a lot to offer (including awesome battles that are a huge strongpoint), but an obvious downside to that is the fact that it's in early access and many features are unfinished.

Warband is complete and accompanied by hundreds of mods and overhauls that can improve your experience (the vanilla experience in Warband is a bit old, at least for me).

[Zombean]

I like the sieges a lot more but field battles are the same despite the game having formations and commands.They should improve the AI in the battlefield since all they do is charging at you full force.They dont play reactively at all.It could be more interesting if they would retreat at times and use tactics.I like how sometimes when outnumbered they take up a hill in a defensive formation but that is just it.The active battles are pretty much the same as Warband.

[Morkonan]

Originally posted by Maple Fox >:):

I'm mostly looking for comparison, not a list of features. What does bannerlord have that warband does not?

Everything that was in Warband is in Bannerlord and has been expanded. (I'm not sure what game the naysayers are playing...)

And, there are many features and gameplay activities in Bannerlord that are not in Warband.

Bannerlord is focused on more of a "long play" approach, with many different things to do and a large assortment of skills and fine-tuning possible for player characters/companions that aren't reflected in Bannerlord.

Keep in mind this is an Early Access version. There's a ton of fine-tuning to do. There are bits and pieces that need ramping up and some that need ramping down. Progression seems to be very variable between players as far as I can see from posts.

There's much more support in Bannerlord for different "play styles" than in Warband. There's a great deal of variety there, too, in terms of in-game activities. Some need more fleshing out, but their foundations are already in-game.

Here's what I suggest if you think you'll like a game like this - Buy Warband. Play it a bit. Keep in mind it's a much more "simpler" version of the sorts of experiences you'll get in Bannerlord. Then, go find some really good mods for Warband. I'd suggest Prophesy of Pendor. It's a hard mod in the lexicon of Warband mods, but it has many added features and some of those have counterparts in Bannerlord. Play that for awhile and then check out some other large, well regarded, mods.

By the time you do that, Bannerlord will be much further along in its EA and it may be time for you to take the plunge if you've found you really enjoy modded Warband. (Warband is, IMO, still worth it's purchase price even though Bannerlord is now in EA. It's a darn great game and there are so many great mods out there for it.)

[アゼム]

Originally posted by Zombie:

I like the sieges a lot more but field battles are the same despite the game having formations and commands.They should improve the AI in the battlefield since all they do is charging at you full force.They dont play reactively at all.It could be more interesting if they would retreat at times and use tactics.I like how sometimes when outnumbered they take up a hill in a defensive formation but that is just it.The active battles are pretty much the same as Warband.

You're basing your opinion on fighting looters and bandits. Real fights this doesn't happen. Play the game more

[Gamebroker]

My question is: If there are no to very little difference between Bannerlord and Warband, why is there such a big gap between their system requirements? I mean, my pc meets the recommended system requirements for Warband, but not even the minimum requirements for Bannerlord. Is Bannerlord really worth upgrading my specs to play it?