Why does Circle/Square Formation exist?!

TL;DR: OP is mad that the AI is bad and tanks ranged with their backs instead of just F1F3

Every. Single. Battle. (it feels like) The stupid AI retains control of half of the units in my army and they smother the archers under their command in the center of an infantry circle. Then they just sit there while the enemy ranged empty their quivers and devastate the rear side of the circle who are pointing their shields towards an empty field. Meanwhile the archers are just sitting there going "idk dude I don't want to shoot my ally in the back of the head" while taking heavy arrow fire and doing nothing. In any close battles I have to pay close attention to what they're doing just in case they get any wacky circle formation ideas and quickly retreat and restart the fight or just let auto-resolve decide.

Circle looks kinda cool, but from a game-play effectiveness standpoint it's just terrible. Whoever programmed the "put archers in the center of infantry so that they cant shoot" tactic is either operating on some galaxy brain level that I can't comprehend or they just don't play the game. It's extremely frustrating for half of the units allegedly under my command to be doing nothing but cosplaying pincushions.

Thanks for reading my rant. If anyone knows a legitimate use for Circle/Square please share.

submitted by /u/7heTexanRebel
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