They are only good in MP because they are cheaper and therefore players can buy more upgrades. With equal valor they are not that much stronger than heavy spears. In SP you will worry more about the upkeep which is different than the initial cost.

If you face spears you can use the wedge formation as that is very good at disrupting spears and will remove the spear rank bonuses.

FMAA are 50/50 v Billmen so apart from the shield that gives added protection against missiles and slightly better v unarmoured targets the Billmen are the best to buy really.

Using 2-3 rank formation is so they can overlap the spear unit and get into the flanks and have more 1v1 fights with no spear rank bonuses.


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