Quote Originally Posted by Bregil the Bowman
In some ways the distinction between spears and swords is artificial rather than reflecting real historical armies. It adds that "stone, scissors, paper" aspect to tactical play.
Right, but it isn't implemented properly. The sword should be more expensive than the spear that it beats, but this isn't the case. For example, the 250 florin CMAA beats the 400 florin Orderfoot, and the 175 florin FMAA beats the 300 florin chiv sergeant. The costs are essentially reversed from what they should be.