I'm with Joshy, I use a side sword and shield and most of my battles have resorted to me and the enemy running confused circles around each other trying to get our characters to turn as fast as our mouses are. I can barely even make use of my sword's thrust anymore I'm thinking of getting a cutting sword.
At least I'm almost level 31, I'm thinking of just re-rolling cavalry so i don't have to worry about this anymore.