User blog comment:Sir William Of Chalitton/Season 1 Special : Knights Templar Vs Spartan/@comment-5795750-20140425234442

BG1's "That is MUCH better" Edges:

Short Range 1: Since the falcata is more of a one-handed sword than a dagger, it gets the edge here over the Rondel

EDGE: Spartan

Short Range 2: They don't call the xiphos a shortsword and the longsword what it is for nothing, the longsword definitely beats out the xiphos in range and while it is heavy, this means there's a lot more force behind each hit

EDGE: Knights Templar

Medium Range: The dory is a spear while the flail is an off-hand weapon that is short and likely to cause injury to the user. Need I say more?

EDGE: Spartan

Long Range: This edge is actually even since the crossbow as a bow is superior to a throwing weapon like the javelin given its power and range but unlike the javelin, which you can replace easily, the crossbow actually takes time to reload

EDGE: Even

Armour: Bronze cuirass may be the superior armour on the face of it since plate armour beats out chainmail but what makes this edge even is that the cuirass is bronze which is weaker than the iron that makes the chainmail and thus the steel weapons the Templars bring will really hammer in some serious damage

EDGE: Even

Shield: Aspis gets the edge here since it does offer more protection and Spartans use the shield both as a defensive measure AND an offensive measure

EDGE: Spartan

X-Factors: Average of 90.25 for Spartans; Average of 86.75 for the Knights Templar

EDGE: Spartan

Overall Winner: Gosh this actually seems like a repeat of Spartan vs Knight... and it simply is. The Knights Templar will most likely win this match due to the simple fact that their weapons and armour are of a superior metallurgy to that of the Spartans - bronze < steel and iron < steel - and because of that simple fact, the Spartan protection can almost certainly be rendered useless by weapons such as the crossbow and longsword.