futurehermit;
there's absolutely no reason to compare Tox to TA
1: Tox are a soft(use against)counter. TA on the other hand are a hard(only good for)counter.
2: Greeks get a second unit to pick for countering infantry and now that unit can also be used as a soft counter vs TA. argue this if you like but i believe TA had more ways of being countered then any other single troop in the game before they were nerfed. if not then surly they do now.
the are only two things TA and Tox have in common.
1: range! Ta have 9 and Tox 15, that certainly makes Tox more versatile.
2:neither of them fits just their intended rolls when massed. i've seen Tox wipe out cav if used just so.
TA are a unique troop. that i would imagine makes them more difficult to balance then others.
to conclude, TA are the only choice for the Norse as a counter infantry. they are countered by a ton of different troops. they should not be compared to Tox. and most importantly, the numbers speak for themselves. ES knows this as well as most people who read the numbers. why ES did nothing about it is their own.