The Phalanx: A collection of retards with long sticks.

[Colovion]

So I just started my Greek Cities campaign and was assaulting Corinth. I sap the wall and move two units of Hoplites in, their General is waiting for me on the other side. As I get through the walls the General charges at my Phalanx units - 'no problem' I think, cause you know - you have these huge spears and a horse is the easiest thing to hit. I guess not as half of both of those units gets decimated by the General's charge before he runs back to the town square. I thought it was a little strange but since I had killed all but two of his Cav it wasn't that bad. I run my Hoplites up to the town square and set them up, ready to take the Light Lancer charge. I move them forward to attack the Lancers and they charge right into my front - destroying all 70 or so Hoplites I had setup perfectly - they just jumped over my spears and slaughtered my guys. It makes sense if I was 2 deep - but being 4 rows deep this is stupitidy at it's finest. Since I had another unit of Hoplites plus some Spartans I wasn't losing hope altogether. I send in another unit of Hoplites to mop up the lancers who lost 10 Cav in the carge. Long story short 70 more Hoplites from one unit gets destroyed by the leftover lancers. I needed to send in my Spartans to finish the job.

So there went my big army and I don't really see my chances as becoming a great Faction when my key units can't even do one of their main functions: KILL CHARGING HORSES. I quit in disgust and is the first time I've been frusterated enough to quit the game.

PS - I forgot to say that those 70 Hoplites I sent in second were setup and I told them to attack but they seemed to like pivoting and turning so that their side was facing the enemy, not their spears. I hope this is a bug or I really don't see myself playing my potentially favourite faction at all.