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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 6310518" data-attributes="member: 19675">Spikes, which- in order for the pike formation to function properly in battle- ALL HAVE TO BE POINTING IN THE SAME PLANE.&nbsp; IOW, none will be pointing up when the formation is in battle because they have to be pointing at advancing foes or they'll be defenseless AND without offensive punch.&nbsp; The airspace overhead is clear.<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo406jm2vF8&amp;sns=em" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo406jm2vF8&amp;sns=em</a>(Note the center gap, BTW.)(from Wikipedia)So, the pikemen were lightly armored, and typically had no weapons beyond the pike and possibly a knife.&nbsp; A fully armed &amp; armored infantryman teleporting into their midst would be like a wolf among sheep.Have you ever had 100lbs dropped on you from 7' up?&nbsp; When I was sparring in NERO, I damn near concussed a 330lb bouncer with my 3lb pillow on a 6' stick.&nbsp; And he partially blocked the strike. Unexpected impact from above with an adult's mass might very well snap a neck.And the bags 'o rock in either hand- even from just that height, a 10+lb weight will still be capable of concussing someone, even through a helm.Besides- to return to the mechanics of the game- where is it written that a teleporting eladrin loses control after he pops back in?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 6310518, member: 19675"] Spikes, which- in order for the pike formation to function properly in battle- ALL HAVE TO BE POINTING IN THE SAME PLANE. IOW, none will be pointing up when the formation is in battle because they have to be pointing at advancing foes or they'll be defenseless AND without offensive punch. The airspace overhead is clear. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo406jm2vF8&sns=em[/url] (Note the center gap, BTW.) (from Wikipedia) So, the pikemen were [i]lightly[/I] armored, and typically had no weapons beyond the pike and possibly a knife. A fully armed & armored infantryman teleporting into their midst would be like a wolf among sheep. Have you ever had 100lbs dropped on you from 7' up? When I was sparring in NERO, I damn near concussed a 330lb bouncer with my 3lb pillow on a 6' stick. [I]And he partially blocked the strike. [/I] Unexpected impact from above with an adult's mass might very well snap a neck. And the bags 'o rock in either hand- even from just that height, a 10+lb weight will still be capable of concussing someone, even through a helm. Besides- to return to the mechanics of the game- where is it written that a teleporting eladrin loses control after he pops back in? [/QUOTE]

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