Yeah, but they are doing other things I suppose

This is a error. They are supposed to be affected by this bonus.

TG with 1100+ kills and 4600 kills from both teams! OP play from @king reza the great, also 1000+ kills. Many thanks to @0 calories for helping me at key moments and delaying enemy progress. The average killcount per player is 580 ! This provides an answer to the eternal question: is reza-math 2000? This is the kind of games that makes the community's efforts worthwhile !  

So basically Flemish Revolution lol

hmm ok im no coder, but there have to be people who could help, no?

There are two (well, three for me) reasons to research Marian Reforms: 1) You are in the lead, and you want to quickly capitalize on that lead by turning all your CS to near-champion level troops. A kind of a "win more" move. The point of Marian Reforms is not to train the new units, but rather convert the existing ones. 2) You are behind, and your only way to somehow survive and counterattack is to get the tech and overwhelm your enemy. A kind of a "last stand gambit" move. Third reason is purely based on fashion. I like the new icons and the unit models, so I research Marian Reforms anyway. They're super cool to look at. Also, you get to train real Legionaries, duh. But, some of your points are valid. Roman basic infantry is strong, even the spearman. Spear cavalry is also great. However, they're not cool

Good point, the information returned right now is just for rated games.