Awlpikes are a great weapon still, just not for hoplites anymore. You should be able to sell/trade it pretty easily.
well then please introduce a good hoplite weapon, deosnt need to have that much damage as awlpike, doesn't need to be that fast but it needs to be long 160+, going with shield AND sheatable. I think that is a reasonable request and also would give cav a little bit more to think about.