Thanks for starting this thread!
It felt great to feel familiar with a new game straight away, because it's so much like KOH1, but it does indeed have alot more depth to it, for which I'm really happy.
In terms of battles however, I do follow the above here... No expierence from battling at all anymore (except for the skills through books, but they're not won on the battlefield) feels a bit odd. I also made the very bold statement to start immediately on very hard with only 1 province, which I already regret now...
All in all I'm super happy, but hoping for a few adjustments along the way 🙂
I've yet to try out the multiplayer mode, something which I'm also looking forward to!