Phalanxes in version 1.1

Originally Posted by NeoSpartan

I mean.... both have shieldwalls and lenth of the spear won't really make a big difference since they come in contact with shields.

What?
This is no different than assume that legionaries ONLY stab and NEVER cut, or similar obsolete myths about ancient warfare... from Thermopylae to the wars against the Maks the reach of the weapons made an HUGE difference in the wars of the Greeks... as common sense suggest.
Even if they are "hoplites", this doesn't mean that shield-push (that is actually a quite debated topic...) was their only form of fighting.