Quote Originally Posted by Quickening
As opposed to what? The utterly dull MTW fighting or the slow and repetitive RTW fighting?

There is nothing wrong with the combat in the game.
As opposed to the dynamic fight of RTW.
The problem in RTW was the killing speed, the lack of morale (insta-rout) and the powerful cavalry, not the lack of animation or feeling of battle.
Also, for "cheaters", the "big blob" exploit.

Powerful cavalry suits medieval times, the killing speed is even worse in MTW2, morale is something that simply can be easily modded, and the blobbing was fixed in a way that made the battle lethargic, boring, and broking half the combat mechanics.