It's just my opinion, but it's rooted in the history of Swiss halberdiers, Barry. I admit to not being nearly as familiar as I should be with English Billmen in history, but the Swiss had a weapon at least as good as the English polearm, and were veteran fighters. The Swiss went to the pike -- although never totally abandoning the halberd, which became a support weapon -- because of the high casualites they were suffering, particularly whenever they left the mountains.
Also, the passive AI bug is exactly the one slipped in at the last minute in a misfired attempt to address playtester issues and is expected to be slipped out. Finally, as the target of two Crusades, I wish the campaign AI was drowsy.
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