Hoplite Phalanx is broken, Pike Phalanx is overpowered.

[YassirX]

Its impossible to maintain the Hoplite Phalanx formation, as soon as the unit is engaged in a melee fight the formation is lost.
Pike-Formation works properly and the unit stays in formation during a melee engagement, additionally pike formation pretty much slaughters any spear/sword infantry unit and destroys Calvary.
Hoplite phalanx is utterly useless while Pike Phalanx is ridiculously overpowered, as longs as it does not get flanked (which can be avoided).

[Archilles]

Only bad thing is that the AI dont use the Phalanxformation..

[YassirX]

The AI is so broken, if it would use the Phalanx it would collapse.

[itsmymillertime]

Pikes beat cav, always have always will. You need to flank phalanx to beat them, not charge in the front with some leet unit. Engage the phalanx with a flanking force in order to win.

[Kinjo]

Both formations are really screwy and need to be fixed, for one pike units don't even use pike as their default weapon and the Ai mostly just uses them as swordsmen. The hoplite phalanx I would agree is broken, the moment you click them to attack they go back to their default formation.

[Medina]

What is the point of playing any Hellenistic factions right now? I want the goddamn thing fixed. Now! It should have been fixed already three weeks ago. ing noobs at CA... They'll feel this in their purse next time. Don't forget that tipping and whining like this serves a very important social function that uttterly destroys companies not paying attention to market failure.

[Holger Danske]

It's like Forumfield 3 all over again with kids crying because they don't think it's fair or balanced that a twin 30mm armed tank can rip infantry apart in seconds. This is exactly what I hate about modern gaming and gamers. If they encounter something they find remotely hard or challenging they instantly cry for the nerfhammer, and the worst part is that the stupid developers tend to listen...

[Medina]

Hahaha Holger. I am just a customer complaining about a simple game mechanic that could have been fixed easily: hoplites. Thats not whining. Thats justice.

[Purplzhazy]

Actually, hoplite Phalanx don't exist in this game.
This is a real phalanx :

The spears are ABOVE THE SHOULDER and the shield protect the neighbour...
C.A, just look ' 300 ', Leonidas explain it very well ...
Well, even this movie is more realistic !

[Strattios]

Pikes aren't that good. On several occasions the enemy just sort of walks through them. Sometimes even ignoring the men just to fight someone behind them.

[Outlaw]

8ft and the sarissa was 18ft

[Digital]

if you ctrl-click the attack then they will stay in formation and walk, instead of breaking and running