Quote Originally Posted by Atilius View Post
Look, any combat system has limitations. We have fiddled with unit stats to try to get around RTW's shortcomings. As for the EB phalanx being too resilient, as Polybios (18.29) says: "... so long as the phalanx retains its characteristic form and strength nothing can withstand its charge or resist it face to face."
Okay, I know the system is flawed and hardcoded. Sorry, did not mean to upset anybody.



@Vartan: So they can't use the pikes in a melee? I know that it would be impossible for them to use the pikes on the small, little combats occuring outside of the melee, but in the broad mass of a close-in fight they could still use them.