Smoketh,
I was writing a longer answer but I had a computer problem so it did not save..at least you do not have to read it
but I will not rewrite
I will just make the bottom line that I was not expecting crysis2 graphics, did not state this in my comment. I played approx 700 hours with Mount and Blade, Warband and Cprg together, so I am fine with the graphics of these and the play experience and fun it offers.
Just in my opinion it looks worse, that is it, and it is strange that it was released a year after WB and it does not have at least the same. (at least some of us it seems feel this way, maybe others do not feel any differences)
Poetrydog, I pre-purchased, so I guess the pre-download was not an option then, maybe it was a mistake from me that I bought blindly bcs of the MB brand name. I know I do not have to play with it if I do not want to, and I only lost 13 eur, not 50, which is still better.