SPQR: Total War 2.0 Update Released!

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Historically, the hoplites (and I believe that includes the so called Royal Pikemen) didn't use the long pikes, but maybe it has to be so for gameplay reasons.

The cost changes for multiplayer are pretty dramatic. Some of these costs might not be optimally balanced, and the overall inflation of costs probably means 10k is not the optimal denari level for v2.0. I noticed the increase of basic archers from 190 denari to 500 denari. That seems like a fairly high cost for a unit that is ineffective shooting at infantry with shields, and not good in melee. Some of the MP'ers were asking for archers that could get some kills on shielded infantry.

The Nubian, Companion and cataphract cav seem to be in a better relative balance in v2.0.