Bannerlord Vs Warband | In-Depth Comparison

Years of hype, early access and patches, does Bannerlord surpass the butter feasts?

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Intro: 0:00
How Bannerlord is better: 0:38
How Bannerlord isn't so great: 5:58
What Bannerlord added: 11:47
What Warband still does better: 15:01
Conclusion: 16:54

[TerryDuke]

YES I KNOW! You can in fact send troops to key positions in warband, by holding f1 😂 Thanks for telling me! Spent 12 years playing it wrong.

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[aquilax]

I'm also disappointed they spent all that time and care making amazing interiors of cities and castles but they are completely pointless as you can't really do anything there, just walking.

[rainmanslim]

This game was clearly stuck in development hell. It's good to see the devs not just abandoning it and instead continuing to work on it even after the official release

[cesarmillan]

Bannerlord’s music just doesn’t even come close to Warband’s. I’m definitely waiting for a Warband music replacement mod

[Goose]

1:26
Not true tho, you can command them to hold a specific position simply by holding F1 without going there yourself
But yeah, warband's battle command and formation are too simple compared to bannerlord

[damnimbored]

I really miss the old Marshal mechanic, it was simple and yet intricated at the same time, the fact that a lord was assigned as marshal via voting or just because the king liked him enough meant that it could make or break the kingdom during a war. If a lord had good relations with other lords they would follow him on campaign if he wasn't nobody would follow him.
Getting to the point where you became the marshal felt like a real accomplishment.

[theanonymousmrgrape]

Surprised I didn’t really see it mentioned, but another thing warband did better, which bannerlord just completely scrapped are claimants. They just don’t exist. One of my favorite ways to play warband is supporting a claimant and becoming the power behind the throne, and they could have been really cool in bannerlord with the addition of the influence system and new kingdom interactions.

[grainassault]

Each companion should have a quest they give you of their hopes and dreams, or wish for revenge, that if you complete with them, will increase their level, skills, and relation with you by a massive amount. The player should also have a goal from the start that works the same way. That would give every playthrough an rpg-like story besides the typical gameplay.

[d_ruggs]

Yea, I love Bannerlord for its graphics and improved settlement management stuff, but the game ends up somehow feeling even more lifeless. My last playthrough was a 200+ mod sandwich with Realm of thrones as the main one. It was pretty amazing going to war on a dragon, commanding troops from the sky, but then I'd get somewhere new, talk to someone, and run into the same lifeless text over and over. Viking Conquest for Warband is probably my favorite campaign as it so beautifully mixed a story with emergent gameplay that I never new if someones reaction to me and quest was part of the story or not, and then all the times your companions say something, react to something you did, it was fantastic. I wish Bannerlord had _that_

[Jack-kbnb]

Using companions to increase army size is great early game and boost your leadership skill, it also lets you train up great commanders who can run around on their own and not get immediately wiped by random bandits or deserters

[Pentagathusosaurus]

Hard disagree about bandit lairs, they're a lot of fun to solo in Bannerlord. I love the fact you can actually sneak up on groups of bandits and ambush them

[Amrah]

I miss the duels with hated lord's, bring it back! And feasts too. Otherwise fantastic game.

[xworthyhawkx]

I disagree with the tournaments not giving enough, some of the rewards such as horses and armors can be sold for 10000+ denars which can speed early game up alot

[Kipp]

One thing nobody ever mentions is that troops always face the direction they are walking to. For example: I have enemy archers and infantry in front of my shield wall, if I want to do a tactical retreat, this is NOT POSSIBLE. If I order my shield wall to fall back a little bit, they will TURN AROUND and get blastered with arrows. In Warband your Army will always face the enemy, even while retreating, so their shields would still protect them from arrows. Worst part about this is, if your guys are in a shield wall, they move extremely slow. On my first battle I lost my whole infantry due to this. They are basically stuck in that position due to the inabillity to walk backwards. That is idiotic.

[materiaproductions]

Terry, you are entirely wrong in that in Warband you had to go to the specific spot to order hold ground etc. You could hold the command button and basically move the flag anywhere pretty much as in Bannerlord. Awesome review so far, enjoying it.

[katholp]

About Persuasion in bannerlord: you can convince Lords to join your kingdom, they need to either like you a lot, hate their current leader, and know that you are rich enough that you can bribe them. If they like you a lot, you might not even have to pay them.
Also, the lord may own fiefs, but if you convince them to join you, they will abandon their castles and towns, unless you convince a lord of an enemy faction. In this caser the fiefs join your kingdom as well.

[alexlower]

I wish that in Banerlord, when you executed a lord, you lose relation with his friends, but gain relation with his enemies.

[ChickenChunks]

Terry Duke, i i see you’ve missed out on a really cool feature on 1:15. Because in both warband, and bannerlord, if you hold down f1 (or whatever is your troop command button is) you can use your mouse to place a formation somewhere without having to be there. Try it! Its super useful

[coldbob]

i feel like there's something so nostalgic about warband's battle terrain

[jorgejohnson]

The thing I hate most about Bannerlord that I never see any discussion about is the ridiculous economy and loot system. In Warband, if you kill a bunch of sea raiders wearing helmets and mail shirts, you get a bunch of helmets and mail shirts which can be a big help early game. In Bannerlord, you kill a bunch of sea raiders wearing helmets and mail shirts, and you get scarves and hats and broken spears. Wtf? And if you want to buy armor rather than loot it you have to pay an arm and a leg. Good armor in Warband costs like 4-8k denars, good armor in Bannerlord costs like 100-150k denars. What the actual fuck is that?