Something simple like that would be nice, its a fun class to play but it sucks that its not really a viable choice even comparable to either of its counterparts.
I have a hoplite and it is fun to play, in a group especially. But it feels like exactly that, a fun class that is a bit of banter to play around with, not something you see regularly though.
Weaker than usual gear
Not viable 1v1
Good in groups, but whats it got that someone with polearm cant bring x10 better.
1 attack direction
High requirements for spears, unless you want to use the requirement 6 spear you MUST basically always have 12 strength for a war spear/ red tassel / awl. So builds around 9/27 are impossible, hard when you really need that speed to be able to step in and out of range.
It just seems unnecessary for what could be a really interesting and fun build (especially when strategus comes back). Spears were pretty underpowered in the single player too, what have brothers got against a man a spear and his shield.