It’s possible some of the frenzy is owing to the game being 25% off at launch.
hewrote in a reddit post today.
“Turns out it happens in game dev as well.

“Most players don’t leave reviews.
c’mon leave a review.
And I understand it’s going to be a mix of positives and negatives especially in that first month.
The game is early access for a reason and I’m very confident that it will only get better.
I promise to work hard.”
Gamepass is a bit behind but updates are already on their way - the process take longer there.”
“I’m hearing some early reports about archers being ineffective,” heacknowledged on TwiXer.
This will surely take a while to get right."
Apparently you have to worry about the soil going sterile when you overfarm it.
For a more thorough accounting, here’s Nic’sManor Lords reviewagain.
If you’re playing yourself, let us know what you think of the archers.