@dstemmer
your system would make the spears and pikes to powerfull, the only way to defeat a spear is to get close to the spearman. But if the spearman is able to hit you very fast in close quarter combat and knocks you back then no one would stand a chance against them.
BTW is it just me or does the spear really go back to the thrust position when it is blocked with a shield? That is something that should be changed especially when they dont have a minimum distance.
greetings
Mukade