By the way, I thought of a way to make Saber Cherry's pikes more special
Add a new ability that increases the efficiency of repel attempts if there are more than one unit wielding the same type of weapon in that same square (and when pikes are concerned, perhaps even adjacent squares). However, a lone unit might get a penalty to his repel attempts. "Efficiency" here means a modifier similar to what you see when Awe and Fear is concerned. So, three jolly pikemen holding the line together are more efficient than one poor fellow fightning on his own.
You could also make things so that the pikeman would have to use a close-combat weapon if the repel fails (say, a shortsword) - but that might require some changes to the current combat system, so it might not be worth the effort.
[Edit: Clarifications etc]
[ November 01, 2003, 15:58: Message edited by: Calanor ]