Pike vs Cavalry

[Dedas]

Then I can only say to you that you should play some more and check them out. They are not half as bad as you make them sound. Much thanks to repel. Have fun!

[chrispedersen]

I regard troops as essentially useless after middle game... I try to transition to SC's, mages, etc.

Under this strategy, I don't use pikeman, battle axes etc at all.

About the only exceptions are:

Archers, bodyguards, some cav, and niche units. For example lankas blessed troops, tienchi's etc stay valid till the end game.

Am I missing something?