I recommend this to every gamer that considers themselves a strategist. Because you have no idea yet.
I have a lot of time on this game. Replayability is very high. Mods add to it. Royalty DLC was awesome. Idealogy DLC is just what it needed. Really couldn't recommend it any more.

Welp, this game is over in my book. I bought it ages ago and have had plenty of fun playing it. Since then Epic has given this game out for free and it has ruined the community base with toxic 11 year olds. The free accounts have also allowed modders to hold multiple accounts with no fear of having to buy another after a ban, so every other server you load into has a modder teleporting around with god mode and exploding you or is just dropping millions of dollars on other players. That is... if you can load in; since Epic has given free accounts out the loading times appeared to have gotten worse to go into online. As well as random issues with infinite load screens in which you never reach the actual game play and just look at clouds for half an hour before you decide to task manager kill it and go for COD or Rocket League.

I for one think this game is dead. Nice job guys.

Update
Still trash, still playing.

If you haven't bought it already they shouldn't let you. :) I've been waiting for a long time and I was not disappointed with the results. Bannerlord blows Warband out of the water and the developers have listened to everything that their players have said. For first time players of the Mount and Blade games: the replayability of this game is very high and even for early access it feels like a finished project.

Great game ;D