Archers can easy kill..
Throwers one shot..
Crossbowmen one shot..
Pikemen can block..
2H, a good mix into pikemen and y don't know what..
ah, and repairs that far exceed the price of the largest armor, or other equipment.
Not to mention the frequency of those repairs...
And also not to mention time to recover from a fall, I suffered 4 consecutive hit in a fall...
But in addition to that, it would still nerf the cavs or increase cav upkeep...
Maybe if all these new "hoplites" turned their spear to the cavs instead of infantry, there would be less cavs who attack the infantry.
And maybe if the infantry looked a bit around them, they would be less surprising in their backs...
The only thing that needs a nerf, these are stupid crossbow that does not need any point in power draw !
The only reason the cavs are many points/frag, it is only because they can move faster between each target.
I'm sure if the cavs could only move at the speed of men, there would be no difference in the classement.