Quit whining guys - please.

Kingdoms is more than a rebalance, as should be easy to figure out.

Is it a new game? no - it's an expansion. I think it's great that Lusteds rebalancing goes into the expansion, rather than having to mod the game to get it to perform well.

One could have expected more from the original game, but that was before Lusted joined the team, so don't complain to him about it.

I'm sure it will still be possible to play Poland, France, Hungary, Byz or any other horse-reliant nation. Maybe the days of steamrolling frontal charges are over, but that is a good thing imho. If you wan't those days back just mod the game and give all polish units 3 hp and 20/20 attack/defence. You'll win easy... Remember cav is more than the visible stats. It's mass (that has been increased) and it's mobility.