User blog comment:Urbancommando77/Spartan VS Highlander/@comment-422690-20120303161915

Main: Spear and Shield wins. Offensive-defensive combo wins, plus the spear actually has a slightly longer reach. Edge: Spartan.

Side: Targe and Dirk wins. The Xiphos has a larger reach, sure, but that spike and the defensive power of the Targe will win it.

Ranged: Ball and Chain wins. Both are pretty damn shitty when it comes to one-on-one, but they are both more efficient in squad battles. The reason the ball and chain gets the edge here is the Spartan's unit tactics giving the Highlander a clustered target, and the fact that the blunt force that the massive ball brings will do dome damage to the shield. Edge: Highlander.

Overall: Spartans are good in solo, as we've seen, but they are even better in a group. The Phalanx will win the day for them. Spartans win.