I'd be intrested in the results, but as noted elsewhere I think pikes should poke if able to and should activlly avoid getting so close they pulll swords, as well as switching to swords on an individual rather than unit wide basis. That kind of big change would still need re-balancing though.

The real issue is that pikes don't really perform in a sensibile way ATM. They where and should be the equivelent of Phalanx's from Rome. These where powerful formations, but not unbetable and very vulnrable to flank attacks. the M2TW Pikes are very diffrent having a more dispersed formation and switching to swords far more easilly.

I wonder though. Would tightining their formation help at all. i think i'm going to experiment you know.