Because it's own devs just don't care. They get government gibs by training upcoming programmers to strengthen the glorious turkish programming industry.
Bannerlord was destined for this fate the moment it required Windows 10 + modern hardware just to run and its development + marketing was all poured into e-sports and cinematic battles instead of the things people actually play M&B for. Taleworlds as a whole is just completely tone deaf. Before they started working on War Sails, they were developing a story driven DLC for over 2 years that they ended up cancelling.
Warband's endgame could be a bit grindy but I don't think it was nearly as bad. It helps that a lot of mods remedied that. I don't know of any that resolve it in Bannerlord.
Brytenwalda, Aut Caesar Aut Nihil, and 457 are the three I know off the top of my head that develop the city building mechanics. Aut Caesar Aut Nihil in particular makes some pretty radical changes.
It's more than a little buggy, but Nova Aetas is the most ambitious Warband mod I've played and it has some of that.
I kind of wonder if this mod team had early access to the new War Sails DLC or did they work with the devs to add ship battle mechanics. Cause a year ago their big viral trailer showed ship battles and and fleet management. Either way it's cool that those mechanics will go into the game officially now so we can see it for other mods. Like a bronze age fleet mechanics or a Warhammer vampire pirate ships one for that big Warhammer mod that's out right now.
fuck beat me to it I was about to post the mod bein released since I saw it on the front page of the workshop
Either way I have no doubt itll probably break the mod and be stuck on 1.12 for an age
The sieges feel great to play. I've put a few hours in so far and am really impressed. This feels more like it's own game with how much detail and work went into it. All the very small details and artwork are really impressive. Even the intro splash movie starting the game up shows you are in for some really high end stuff.
I really need to try that, cause it honestly does sound fun and a easier/faster way to get into siege battles without you fronting all the manpower and costs.
At this point Tale really needs to make playing a soldier in the army part of the game. Its been a popular mod as long as Mount & Blade has been a franchise
Made starting out in game a lot more fun. Could build a rapport with a lord or faction, improve as you went. Made for a more believable path than stabbing enough bandits to suddenly rate enough to become a lord of some shithole village.