What's the current state?

[Killersnipe]

I haven't played this game since around the 1.0 launch. Has there been any major content added since then that makes vanilla worth jumping back into? Are the devs still in active development on the game? Will there be dlc content like there was for its predecessor? Thanks!

[Clovis Sangrail]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/261550/discussions/0/4849905031861437065/

[cantor de rok]

Originally posted by Killersnipe:

I haven't played this game since around the 1.0 launch. Has there been any major content added since then that makes vanilla worth jumping back into? Are the devs still in active development on the game? Will there be dlc content like there was for its predecessor? Thanks!

I'm gonna reply in the same order of your questions.

No, no, no

[Action Man]

Originally posted by Killersnipe:

I haven't played this game since around the 1.0 launch. Has there been any major content added since then that makes vanilla worth jumping back into? Are the devs still in active development on the game? Will there be dlc content like there was for its predecessor? Thanks!

Define 'major'. New features have been added with each of the larger patches. Nothing major has happened with existing features.

A minor bugfix patch was released a short while ago. Based on posts from TW, a 1.3 patch is coming, but there has been no information as to what is in it, or when it will be available.

Thus far, the development cycle of this game has been patches rather than DLC. As we're still waiting to hear something about this 1.3 patch, I imagine anything the size of DLC would be a long way off.

[Killersnipe]

Originally posted by Action Man:

Originally posted by Killersnipe:

I haven't played this game since around the 1.0 launch. Has there been any major content added since then that makes vanilla worth jumping back into? Are the devs still in active development on the game? Will there be dlc content like there was for its predecessor? Thanks!

Define 'major'. New features have been added with each of the larger patches. Nothing major has happened with existing features.

A minor bugfix patch was released a short while ago. Based on posts from TW, a 1.3 patch is coming, but there has been no information as to what is in it, or when it will be available.

Thus far, the development cycle of this game has been patches rather than DLC. As we're still waiting to hear something about this 1.3 patch, I imagine anything the size of DLC would be a long way off.

Did the game not sell well? I don't get the lackluster support from the dev team. Did Warband get this limited of content and support post-launch?

[Ruffio]

Originally posted by Killersnipe:

Originally posted by Action Man:

Define 'major'. New features have been added with each of the larger patches. Nothing major has happened with existing features.

A minor bugfix patch was released a short while ago. Based on posts from TW, a 1.3 patch is coming, but there has been no information as to what is in it, or when it will be available.

Thus far, the development cycle of this game has been patches rather than DLC. As we're still waiting to hear something about this 1.3 patch, I imagine anything the size of DLC would be a long way off.

Did the game not sell well? I don't get the lackluster support from the dev team. Did Warband get this limited of content and support post-launch?

There is a different between post release support, and post release content. If you start look around on other game on steam. Post release content for most parts come in form of dlc's you need to pay for. Post release support come in from of patching and fixing issues with the game, of which TaleWorld been doing. As for post release content, TaleWorld been doing what they said they would do.

[Action Man]

Originally posted by Killersnipe:

Originally posted by Action Man:

Define 'major'. New features have been added with each of the larger patches. Nothing major has happened with existing features.

A minor bugfix patch was released a short while ago. Based on posts from TW, a 1.3 patch is coming, but there has been no information as to what is in it, or when it will be available.

Thus far, the development cycle of this game has been patches rather than DLC. As we're still waiting to hear something about this 1.3 patch, I imagine anything the size of DLC would be a long way off.

Did the game not sell well? I don't get the lackluster support from the dev team. Did Warband get this limited of content and support post-launch?

No one can say. The only confirmed sales figures I'm able to find are that the game was over 2 million units sold in June of 2022 - before the game was even fully released. Looking at some Steam numbers, I've seen numbers ~7.5 million.

My guess is that commercially, Taleworlds considers the game a success. For Bannerlord, TW is doing patch updates rather than bulk DLCs like Mount and Blade 1.

[Ruffio]

Originally posted by Action Man:

Originally posted by Killersnipe:

Did the game not sell well? I don't get the lackluster support from the dev team. Did Warband get this limited of content and support post-launch?

No one can say. The only confirmed sales figures I'm able to find are that the game was over 2 million units sold in June of 2022 - before the game was even fully released. Looking at some Steam numbers, I've seen numbers ~7.5 million.

My guess is that commercially, Taleworlds considers the game a success. For Bannerlord, TW is doing patch updates rather than bulk DLCs like Mount and Blade 1.

Wasn't Viking Conquest for Warband released like 4 years after Warband.

[Nasgar]

The mental gymnastics these three have to do to defend TW is amazing. The current state is dead.

[Steve10393]

Originally posted by Killersnipe:

I haven't played this game since around the 1.0 launch. Has there been any major content added since then that makes vanilla worth jumping back into? Are the devs still in active development on the game? Will there be dlc content like there was for its predecessor? Thanks!

I am not sure what patch they changed teh AI but individual AI combat is harder now than it used to be - you will notice it mostly in the arena not in the large battles.

[cantor de rok]

Originally posted by Killersnipe:

Originally posted by Action Man:

Define 'major'. New features have been added with each of the larger patches. Nothing major has happened with existing features.

A minor bugfix patch was released a short while ago. Based on posts from TW, a 1.3 patch is coming, but there has been no information as to what is in it, or when it will be available.

Thus far, the development cycle of this game has been patches rather than DLC. As we're still waiting to hear something about this 1.3 patch, I imagine anything the size of DLC would be a long way off.

Did the game not sell well? I don't get the lackluster support from the dev team. Did Warband get this limited of content and support post-launch?

The game sold well, and it's one of the reasons why they are probably working on something else right now

[Action Man]

Originally posted by Steve10393:

Originally posted by Killersnipe:

I haven't played this game since around the 1.0 launch. Has there been any major content added since then that makes vanilla worth jumping back into? Are the devs still in active development on the game? Will there be dlc content like there was for its predecessor? Thanks!

I am not sure what patch they changed teh AI but individual AI combat is harder now than it used to be - you will notice it mostly in the arena not in the large battles.

I think it was somewhere in the 1.2 patches, the AI got a lot more defensive. 1v1 fights you'll see the AI turtle up. I've watched companions dance with bandits when attacking their hideouts.

[Killersnipe]

Originally posted by neopnk:

Originally posted by Killersnipe:

Did the game not sell well? I don't get the lackluster support from the dev team. Did Warband get this limited of content and support post-launch?

The game sold well, and it's one of the reasons why they are probably working on something else right now

Game sold well so that's why they essentially abandoned it? Doesn't really make a whole lot of sense. If they kept a larger team on it and didn't ignore the fans and have slow patch updates they could make money off of dlc content down the line. Looks like they have zero plans for anything as far as their communication with the players. Maybe they are completely bereft of ideas and always meant for this simply to be a remake of the original with an upgraded graphics engine. Seems like really wasted potential...

[Action Man]

Originally posted by Killersnipe:

Originally posted by neopnk:

The game sold well, and it's one of the reasons why they are probably working on something else right now

Game sold well so that's why they essentially abandoned it? Doesn't really make a whole lot of sense. If they kept a larger team on it and didn't ignore the fans and have slow patch updates they could make money off of dlc content down the line. Looks like they have zero plans for anything as far as their communication with the players. Maybe they are completely bereft of ideas and always meant for this simply to be a remake of the original with an upgraded graphics engine. Seems like really wasted potential...

Definitely wasted potential. I think the game we have is for the most part what Taleworlds was intending. Systems are by and large the same as they were in EA as far as I can tell. I didn't play in EA, but based on the comments I've seen, the game hasn't changed much.

None of the post release patches have done anything to overhaul what's in the game, only add some new features, the quality of which is up to the the individual. Personally, I like the changes and the fact that it's free, but I wouldn't expect anything about this game to change. If you didn't like the game before, you probably won't now. Unless you had a specific gripe that a new feature addresses, I doubt your opinion will change.

This is a fun battle sim with enough non-combat systems tacked on to make it a game and not just a "warriors"-like.

[cantor de rok]

Originally posted by Action Man:

Originally posted by Killersnipe:

Game sold well so that's why they essentially abandoned it? Doesn't really make a whole lot of sense. If they kept a larger team on it and didn't ignore the fans and have slow patch updates they could make money off of dlc content down the line. Looks like they have zero plans for anything as far as their communication with the players. Maybe they are completely bereft of ideas and always meant for this simply to be a remake of the original with an upgraded graphics engine. Seems like really wasted potential...

Definitely wasted potential. I think the game we have is for the most part what Taleworlds was intending. Systems are by and large the same as they were in EA as far as I can tell. I didn't play in EA, but based on the comments I've seen, the game hasn't changed much.

None of the post release patches have done anything to overhaul what's in the game, only add some new features, the quality of which is up to the the individual. Personally, I like the changes and the fact that it's free, but I wouldn't expect anything about this game to change. If you didn't like the game before, you probably won't now. Unless you had a specific gripe that a new feature addresses, I doubt your opinion will change.

This is a fun battle sim with enough non-combat systems tacked on to make it a game and not just a "warriors"-like.

What? I can't believe my eyes, you're saying bannerlord has issues and is a wasted potential? Did someone hack your account?

[Action Man]

Originally posted by neopnk:

Originally posted by Action Man:

Definitely wasted potential. I think the game we have is for the most part what Taleworlds was intending. Systems are by and large the same as they were in EA as far as I can tell. I didn't play in EA, but based on the comments I've seen, the game hasn't changed much.

None of the post release patches have done anything to overhaul what's in the game, only add some new features, the quality of which is up to the the individual. Personally, I like the changes and the fact that it's free, but I wouldn't expect anything about this game to change. If you didn't like the game before, you probably won't now. Unless you had a specific gripe that a new feature addresses, I doubt your opinion will change.

This is a fun battle sim with enough non-combat systems tacked on to make it a game and not just a "warriors"-like.

What? I can't believe my eyes, you're saying bannerlord has issues and is a wasted potential? Did someone hack your account?

You clearly don't read my posts very well. I've said many, many, many times where I think Bannerlord falls short. I just don't buy into all the misinformation about TW lying or deceiving people because the game didn't live up to the expectations they built in their head.

I also think it's a fun game that I enjoy.