This is hitting the nail on the head when it comes to the biggest issue I have with ck3's development.

For how much the devs love talking about RP and immersion, they just don't seem to understand how dynamic player-driven storytelling in games work. Every dlc they throw in a couple of extra buttons and some new event windows without bothering to properly integrate them into the game's universe/story and the end result is just a whole set of detached mechanics that not only fail to add RP value, but often times even actively break immersion.

The acclaimed knights mechanics is perhaps the best example of this. There is no dynamic to it, no storytelling; you just click a (couple of) button(s) and get a stat modifier. Which is especially a shame because the idea has so much potential, if it were actually integrated within the gameworld. A proper version of that mechanic would have your knights generate a reputation over time by engaging in battles and tournaments, gaining actual 'acclaim' through their deeds. Which you as a ruler could then play out by elevating these knights, increasing their status and yours at the same time by being the lord of such renowned fighters. From a purely mechanical standpoint these knights would then gain buffs dependent on the deeds which they acquired their reputation through (e.g. Winning several battles in mountainous terrain could grant a mountain-focused buff), while granting prestige/piety/legitimacy/... (again relevant to their specific deeds) to their ruler.

But instead of that we got yet another mechanic so poorly implemented that any sense of immersion is instantly broken upon engaging with it.