Best of it's kind.
For many years I had Lords of the Realm2 installed on my HD and played it regulary. I hoped Lords of the Realm3 would be replacament, but while it was nice game, it had nothing to do with LotR2. Knights of Honor finally gave me a reason to delete LotR2. Considering how fun and addictive Knights of Honor is I expect it to last on my HD for years. And I definitly anticipate anything that BlackSeaStudios will do next.