Halberdiers

[m52nickerson]

If the argument against them is regarding kill/death ratio then I son't see a problem. I admit that spears + flankers are going to kill more with less losses. Even when I'm using Halbs I still flank with my Cav in order to break the enemy quicker. It sounded to me that people were arguing that Halbs were usless for other then arrow catchers. I find them easier to use then spears especially when I'm using Arbs.

[bondovic]

I think a lot of people give the halbs more heat than they deserve. Countercharging with polearms absolutely works, hands down no questions asked. If by "works" we mean that they defeat the charging cavalry 1on1. As I said, I'm all for the traditional approach and, so, do not use halbs. But that's not the issue.