I just came back to the game after a year hiatus, and I'm thrilled they finally actually added mechanics rather than just doing endless bug and balance patches that somehow break every mod with every patch. I discovered the sneaking tutorial, and then found out that basically every stealth kill or every other stealth kill gives a level of roguery. (5 focus points) now I'm wondering what's the point of alleys anymore. They were never particularly good, but at least there was an argument to be made that they increased roguery. But now that I can just go farm hideout stealth missions, earn way more money, keep my companions in my party, and not gain crime in the process, I'm wondering what purpose alleys serve anymore? (Alley income should be ×10 imo) submitted by /u/forfor [link] [comments]
I bought Bannerlord and started playing. Now I’m about halfway through the campaign – I’m a vassal, I’ve got over 2 million in gold, my own 200+ man warband, 6 well-developed heroes, and my family members are already around 18 years old and almost 70% maxed.
But then the classic problem hit me: where do you actually find the motivation to continue? The game starts feeling like the same endless loop: start a war → fight → train troops → simulate battles → take a castle → vote who gets it. Everything follows the same pattern and it just doesn’t feel rewarding anymore.
The early game was genuinely fun. I was a complete newbie, enemy lords felt overwhelming, and every small victory felt huge. But as soon as I started winning a few fights and joined as a vassal, it only took a couple of wars and suddenly I’m handed my own castle or even a town. Like… for what reason? I literally just swore loyalty to the king. Where’s the struggle, the work you’re supposed to put in first? :D
How do you guys enjoy the game once you’re already rich, powerful, and the whole campaign basically runs on autopilot? And is there any way to make the game feel fresh again without restarting from scratch?
Also: is a proper “simulation run” even possible in Bannerlord, where you max out your companions and troops and then just let time pass without doing anything yourself? For me it always falls apart because my vassals’ 2000-man army just runs off and dies to some random stack with zero tactical awareness, while I’m winning multiple battles on my own with a much smaller warband. So basically my kingdom’s AI feels completely useless, constantly taking fights they have no chance of winning.
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