Hi, Since warband I've pretty much mained spear/shield support role in battle, siege and since the beginning of bannerlord this class has basically been ignored, forgotten and tossed to the side in terms of effectiveness in combat. Compared to its performance in warband.
The spear gets stuck on more things behind you than even big 2h weapons. You cant really 1 on 1 anyone with a spear its too slow, its dmg is nonexistent all you have to do to troll a spearmen in a 1 on 1 is hold W down and stay close to them they cant hurt you. Generally you can ignore spearmen in melee combat. Pikes are a different story but still suffer from many of the issues thrusting polearms suffer from in this game. They don't feel fluid at all.
So the question is simple: Are spears in bannerlord only to rear horses or are there plans to increase their viability in terms of dmg model, hit registry and removing clipping issues *within reason* of objects behind you (including teammates). I haven't played bannerlord in some time mostly because I cant enjoy my favorite class and haven't been able to since release. I'd love to see combat support roles made effective and competitive on the battlefield.
This thread isn't about "oh there is this one guy that can 1 v 1 with spears." This thread is about the average player and how spears are ignored as weapons. Its incredibly sad that even in single player you have to install mods to have usable spearmen. Mods that have been out since game release.
The spear gets stuck on more things behind you than even big 2h weapons. You cant really 1 on 1 anyone with a spear its too slow, its dmg is nonexistent all you have to do to troll a spearmen in a 1 on 1 is hold W down and stay close to them they cant hurt you. Generally you can ignore spearmen in melee combat. Pikes are a different story but still suffer from many of the issues thrusting polearms suffer from in this game. They don't feel fluid at all.
So the question is simple: Are spears in bannerlord only to rear horses or are there plans to increase their viability in terms of dmg model, hit registry and removing clipping issues *within reason* of objects behind you (including teammates). I haven't played bannerlord in some time mostly because I cant enjoy my favorite class and haven't been able to since release. I'd love to see combat support roles made effective and competitive on the battlefield.
This thread isn't about "oh there is this one guy that can 1 v 1 with spears." This thread is about the average player and how spears are ignored as weapons. Its incredibly sad that even in single player you have to install mods to have usable spearmen. Mods that have been out since game release.