Since I bought the game ages ago when it was nothing but a
really obscure indie project hiding on the net, I was auto-magically accepted into the Warband expansion multiplayer beta testers.
What I notice so far?
New weapons, armor, shinier graphics (bump mapping on items), and most importantly - running down Ruskies with my lance and getting shot in the face by Chinese with bows who type silly. The netcode seems surprisingly well done -I remember them saying there would never be MP in M&B- there's none of this
registering melee hits from 15 feet away like some other games.
Considering the damage is always full scale (unlike the standard game which defaults to 1/4) You will die really, really fast if you don't learn how to block&dodge.
Game modes that I've played so far are: team deathmatch (last man standing), and capture the flag (two constant spawns with flags close by and people charging the hell out of each other) It works like Counterstrike, in that you are rewarded for kills and winning matches and gain money which can be used to buy different equipment for your class. Classes are infantry, archer, and horseman.
You don't gain skills in MP, so it's not like anyone is riding around on a horse sniping everyone in the face while galloping full speed (fucking Khergits).
Full server 64 player matches are amazing. That being said, I can post more information and screenshots if anyone wants.
Also, as I mentioned in the other thread, get Polished Landscapes:
It makes the game look like Stalker with minimal performance hit.
Screenshots: