Quote Originally Posted by Bramborough View Post
Yep, I started using this pike setup a lot toward the end of the Pontus campaign and really liked it. But I also retained a lot of all-hoplite armies as well, and they did fine all the way through. Must admit I didn't fully explore what I could do with Pontic Swordsmen, but from what I saw it's pretty bad-ass; I could easily see a Romanesque melee army centered upon this unit.
I use that Romanesque melee army to storm walled cities. The armored swords have better survival rates against archer towers, etc.