Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord Receives Major Multiplayer Update

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After a few months fromMount and Blade 2: Bannerlord's last big update, the game's latest round of additions and changes is a significant step forward. Fans of Bannerlord's multiplayer component, in particular, will benefit from a long list of improvements, although other aspects like singleplayer, user interface, and performance have also received some attention.

Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord entered Early Access in March 2020 and has remained in that state with frequent improvements since then. As a highly anticipated sequel for the long-running Mount and Blade franchise by TaleWorlds, the game was first announced back in 2012. The notably slow pace of development and updating means each major patch is a big deal to the game's fans and Bannerlord's modding community. Many players forgive this pace, however, due to the game's uniqueness and incredible scope. Bannerlord encompasses nearly every aspect of medieval politics and warfare, from gladiator tournaments to the raising and feeding of massive armies to epic siege battles and cunning political maneuvering.

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This latest update brings the game up to version 1.7.2, with a particular emphasis on multiplayer additions and further improvements to Bannerlord's battle system. One of the largest additions is the inclusion of a new Battle game mode. In this mode, 120 players, each with a single life, choose a class before entering the battle. Stronger class choices require more gold, which can be earned through assists, kills, and surviving each round while killing stronger enemies yields even more gold. Victory is achieved by either annihilating the opposing team or breaking their morale by holding