Didn't stop them from adding stationing and legitimacy which break it even further.
It would be better if you could simply build long term political relationships with other characters, families, and dynasties, but since it is Paradox you get some trash RPG bonus.
Tours & Tournaments is good all-around.
In theory but realistically you could already do nearly anything landless does using the custom scripting GUI already. Tobbzn basically already made a superior system 2 years ago plus in his mod you can also play a clone of Darkest Dungeon.
It's the last somewhat functional game PDX released.
Right now, CKII is the best Crusader Kings game.
It's impressive how many more provinces CK3 has than CK2 and that it still runs well. But CK2 is still more than optimized enough for modern systems. I clocked mine at 7.82 seconds per year at the start of the game just now. That's faster than anyone can reasonably want (and events will pause you multiple times a year anyway).
To speak bluntly, the AI in CK3 isn't capable of playing the game effectively. You can easily rise from count to emperor with a single character. Most of the new systems feel like just boxes to tick off and some light role-playing. For some kid who doesn't care about a challenge and want to roll over everyone with poland or play with the vikings, it's a better game than CK2, but for everyone else, it's quite inferior.
I just got a mod that lets me duel all commanders instead.
