Quote Originally Posted by Bootsiuv
But then it overpowers certain units, causing them to perform in an ahistorical manner....regular hoplites should not be able to take out elite successor phalanx.

Play with it if you want, I just don't want to lose any of the work the team has done....they made the units the way they are for a reason, and I'm quite happy with unit balance as it is.
I believe it also reduces attack at the same time as increasing defense. From my experience it doesn't unbalance the game at all, it just gives an extra dimension to strategy. The AI will sometimes use it too.