What the hell are you talking about?
That's how hastati looked like in the times of the second punic war; poor. Same with the other two line-infantry classes, the triarii were only different because of their plate cuirass, and the principes because of their lorica hamata.
Besides, my Pontic cataphracts will rout whatever barbaroi coming to my lands!. Just kidding, but you should be glad, at least your line infantry is not Lugoae.
Also, you should implement short_pike attributes to hoplites in order to have more cohesive formations. And compensating for the spear and light_spear -4 def/attack bonus (respectively) to the stats.
~Jirisys ()
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