Judging by those screenshots, Arbaces, the Demotikoi were not only skirmishers with no shields, but also a troop type that could fight in close combat with both spears and axes? That must be rare - which I like lot! Uniqueness brings special interest and joy into the faction, which increases the playability of the whole game, since it becomes a novelty to switch faction with which to play. Good!
Just one remark about their appearance. These Demotikoi were lower class levies, you say. That means they were poor. And the Kometai were middle class who could even afford to own horses. Yet the Demotikoi and the Kometai come out dressed in a very similar fashion. So the latter did not show their higher status in a more marked way, like with jewellery of some kind or more embroidered shirts to display their wealth or something? I mean, on the ground without their weaponry little seems to tell these troop types, these men from different classes apart. When it comes to historical societies in the world such a thing would be very unusual. I wonder if some sign of wealth would not do the Kometai some good as becoming more special and the Getai lineup more authentic? But you're the historical expert in this particular case, Arbaces. What say you?