The pikeman is currently the castle age upgrade to the spearman, itself upgraded to the halberdier in imperial age. But the pikeman doesn’t carry a pike.
A pike is supposed to be a very long thrust-only polearm, allowing multiple ranks to attack the enemy at once, most famously the macedonian phalanx, while the concept reappeared in the Middle Ages, such as in Scotland or in Switzerland. However, the pikeman doesn’t fit that role as it doesn’t have any range, contrary to the kamayuk (an actual pikeman). Also, visually the pikeman isn’t carrying a pike, but another polearm that would be closer from a billhook or a voulge, notably with a nasty cutting ability and a hook on the reverse.
Hence my suggestion : rename the unit to “billman” or “voulgier”. No balance change, such weapons would still be a decent choice against cavalry as it’s a long pointy stick, but with extra options such as hooks to unhorse the rider so the name would still fit an anti-cavalry infantry.
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It is going to be difficult rename a classic unit, and in that case the name should be a little more recognizable.
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Not the biggest name change the series has seen. For AOE3, the Iroquois were renamed to their native name Haudenosaunee (understandable but the name is much less known than Iroquois), and the plantation was renamed to “estate” for reasons I’m sure make sense to some.
So by comparison renaming an unit after the weapon it’s actually using instead of misleading some new players who may expect a longer reach for the pikeman…
Is it really such a big deal
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Yes, it’s absolutely game-breaking, good ole’ Teutonic Sniper Douche level of broken 
Or just nitpicking to have the unit named coherently with how it looks & plays. Also billhooks were usually issued to peasants so it fits the idea of trash units, while pikemen were usually professionals so would be expected to cost gold.
If a town milata can be called a man at arms this is also fine.
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