Phalanx is battle formation more complicated that Roman testudo ... Many times in Greek a Hoplite soldier as referred as "Φαλαγγίτης" (falagetes) means he who participate to a phalanx formation... Finally every Hoplite was responsible for his own shield (hoplon) and it's decoration, this was provide a relative freedom to shield but the same type was preferred. And knowing that game developers they leave up to you to choose your shield...
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P.S. Dude it's a game, and since it's not historical game like total war series or emulator, we can not ask perfection on this matter.
Why Swordsman's Regime does not have sword? i can be equipped with it and a mace...
There is no set with shield coz this way it would be too specialized...
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By the way me and Cuorion are Greeks and we never thought about the shield... do not know if this is good or bad...
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