Horde Effect

[Chilly5]

but they know how to live, i wouldnt be following no dam order to throw my spear if the enemy was in my face.

but i dont think cilicains do that do much, it's the same with romans anyway.

[Bwian]

Personally, I have no problem with 'horde' formations for melee troops, but anything that needs to shoot or throw needs to have some kind of proper formation unless you are talking about really wild and uncivilised troops!

The range at which missile troops engage might also have some bearing on this.

[Epistolary Richard]

Horde is okay so long as you don't have big gaps between the soldiers, I tighten up the unit spacing for the Pirates to make them more effective.