which of the mount and blade games is better?
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I'd play the original a bit just to get a feel for it, then switch over to Warband (it's what I did). That's generally the favored one, I've noticed.
I'd go for Warband first, if you play m&b first when you get to warband and fire and sword the controls will feel strange.
Warband is in my opinion the best of the three, but I do like them all. If you are into mods there are some good ones, from small addons to total conversions.
Warband is in my opinion the best of the three, but I do like them all. If you are into mods there are some good ones, from small addons to total conversions.
Warband is far better than the original, WF&S mainly just adds gunpoweder weapons which kinda ruined it for me.
Warband is much better than Fire and Sword and the original Mount and Blade. I suggest you start with that and in the future possibly give Fire and Sword a shot.
Warband is Mount and Blade ++, basically. New features, multiplayer, no real reason to go to M&B vanilla. With Fire and Sword is a bit like a total conversion mod - new map, new characters, new factions; possibly best left until the thrill of the original campaign and setting is all but gone.
Warband is my personal favorite.
Fire and Sword is quite cool with the newer armour and weapons, the pistols and rifles which is the reason to chose Fire and Sword over Warband.
In Fire and Sword when using Firearms you feel like a unstoppable force of destruction! But if the enemy uses firearms and manage to hit you... you'll feel like the most nerfed person on Earth.
Fire and Sword is quite cool with the newer armour and weapons, the pistols and rifles which is the reason to chose Fire and Sword over Warband.
In Fire and Sword when using Firearms you feel like a unstoppable force of destruction! But if the enemy uses firearms and manage to hit you... you'll feel like the most nerfed person on Earth.
Warband, easily.
Though, tbh, if you get the Native Expansion Mod, original might be a bit better. Warband is basically an updated, more polished version of the original with better textures/animations and an additional faction.
Native Expansion, though, does a great job with the balancing that even Warband kind of fails at.
If you're not going to get Native Expansion, make sure to get the TweakMB mod. It's essentially a simple editing tool that lets you modify some numbers in the game. First thing to do it increase the number of bandits (except Sea Raiders, Steppe and Desert Bandits). Otherwise, the game world quickly becomes barren except for the war parties that you can't take on until much later in the game.
I haven't tried Fire and Steel yet, but the reception it got seems lukewarm at best.
Though, tbh, if you get the Native Expansion Mod, original might be a bit better. Warband is basically an updated, more polished version of the original with better textures/animations and an additional faction.
Native Expansion, though, does a great job with the balancing that even Warband kind of fails at.
If you're not going to get Native Expansion, make sure to get the TweakMB mod. It's essentially a simple editing tool that lets you modify some numbers in the game. First thing to do it increase the number of bandits (except Sea Raiders, Steppe and Desert Bandits). Otherwise, the game world quickly becomes barren except for the war parties that you can't take on until much later in the game.
I haven't tried Fire and Steel yet, but the reception it got seems lukewarm at best.
The original has some cool mods like the Star Wars mod.
Warband is the original with some added stuff.
With Fire & Sword is a cheaper expansion with guns.
Warband is the original with some added stuff.
With Fire & Sword is a cheaper expansion with guns.
Ok, personally I say - the orginal is good to start out as a noble so go from there. Warband you should then play once you want to try stuff differently, Fire and sword when you want to ruin the series for yourself and realize that being shot in the foot is terrible deadly even with those titanium boots you wear.dwarf43 said:
In short:
Orginal - GOOD PLAY IT FIRST.
Warband - PLAY IT ALSO
Fire and Sword - Don't even install it unless you love harsh realism of inaccurate guns always missing when you try and ruining a lot of the fun of melee combat!
Play the original to get a feel for it, then move on to Warband, which is essentially the original but with quite a few sweet additions. Haven't played Fire and Sword yet though.
Honestly, I'd say that the the Mount and Blade games are the purest RPG's I've ever played.
Nope. It's completely non-linear and un-scripted.dwarf43 said:
Honestly, I'd say that the the Mount and Blade games are the purest RPG's I've ever played.
I'm going to have to go with everyone else here and say Warband is the best one out of all three.
With Fire & Sword just didn't feel right, wasn't as fun with guns in it.
With Fire & Sword just didn't feel right, wasn't as fun with guns in it.