el_bandito
Legionary
posted 09-22-13 11:56 AM
EDT (US)
2 / 6
I can only give you my point of view from campaign as in MP I always prefer pikemen.
On open ground I don't use the phalanx formation as it reduces unit speed. I just treat them as swordsmen and let them charge at enemy infantry who are chasing after my skirmishers.
I use phalanx formation mainly when storming enemy settlements and heavy street fighting. The phalanx bonus to defenses definitely makes up for less mobility, in tight quarters.
Russian_raider
Legionary
posted 11-13-13 04:24 PM
EDT (US)
5 / 6
until a patch fixes it treat the phalanx formation as a defensive formation. If you get charged head on by something go phalanx, for anything else use the normal way. While in formation your units give and receive little in the way of damage, effectively locking the two or more units in place. Use the phalanx to fix units like heavy infantry so you could flank them with something else. Once your opposing unit loses formation cancel the phalanx and charge in.