As somebody who doesn't play Pikeman classes in general, I tought you might want a somewhat neutral opinion.
I don't know why you want to be defensive with a pikeman at all. Obviously they are good at throwing and their "slasher" weapons have a higher range or can be used above the cades without harming them. In time of need I'd say it's okay to use them as defense BUT I see them as a rather offensive class due to all those facts stated above.
I see the that Halberdier is supposed to be the closest class to being the Jack-Of-All-Trades, but it also doesn't seem right to put them above or at the same shielding level as Pavise Champions, because you can oneshot quite often with a crossbow, yes. However you have to keep in mind that there is a pretty long reload time to even it out, where many good aimed throws might kill more or damage more targets. Though, I do agree that they could have the access to shields comparable to Pavise Champion. Perhaps we can put them as shielder just slightly below the efficiency of the Pavise.
Again: This is all from a comparison of the stats. I do not know about the exact availability of the equipment and took those informations out of earlier posts. Corrections are appreciated if written in a reasonable way.
I don't know why you want to be defensive with a pikeman at all. Obviously they are good at throwing and their "slasher" weapons have a higher range or can be used above the cades without harming them. In time of need I'd say it's okay to use them as defense BUT I see them as a rather offensive class due to all those facts stated above.
I see the that Halberdier is supposed to be the closest class to being the Jack-Of-All-Trades, but it also doesn't seem right to put them above or at the same shielding level as Pavise Champions, because you can oneshot quite often with a crossbow, yes. However you have to keep in mind that there is a pretty long reload time to even it out, where many good aimed throws might kill more or damage more targets. Though, I do agree that they could have the access to shields comparable to Pavise Champion. Perhaps we can put them as shielder just slightly below the efficiency of the Pavise.
Again: This is all from a comparison of the stats. I do not know about the exact availability of the equipment and took those informations out of earlier posts. Corrections are appreciated if written in a reasonable way.