>>513579453Well that and just why would you play a feudal christian lord in the first place? Patricians? Shitting out gold, pocket estate with crazy army, extremely easy to mitigate the few mechanics put into place to keep you in check and neuter the other AI families. You also get to pick an heir because why not. Muslims? Straight up better than christians at everything. Temple holdings, better societies, better marriages. Hordes are straight up fantastic with the caveat that your realm falls apart on your death. Except, it's not hard to become immortal batman god emperor pope the sun god of zunbil in CK2.
3 is a lot more streamlined but surprisingly that has some advantages. Muslims get to have all the fun and pope is a sodomite? Well, nothing stopping you from reforming the catholic church with your battlenun harem in charge. Feudal too simple and you fuck more than a Habsburg? You get a different flavor of their government to give every bastard of yours a title. Can't be arsed to play nice? Stay feudal and once you have their balls in a vice with contracts bleed them dry. You feeling masochistically today? Administrative is bonkers if you can manage it.
Sure you have tribals and sure they're out of their mind crazy in the classic paradox viking cirklejerk style but it just becomes a massive hassle to stay tribal after awhile.
