Is there a damage penalty for using polearms from horseback?

[csouth1]

I'm assuming that when couched the answer is no...but what about un-couched?

 

[This_is__CALRADIA!!!]

Sorry, I don't know if there is a damage penalty. But I do know that you need both hands to swing with a polearm, with one hand you can only thrust.

 

[Ati]

Yeah, for anything that is 2handed.  But the damage penalty becomes overcome with the horse's momentum.

 

[KnightMare123]

35% to be precise..

 

[Fudgynumnums]

35% to be precise..

How did you figgure this out?

 

[Moss]

Because that's the standard damage penalty for using a two handed weapon one handed. Any two handed weapon gets that from horseback and one/two handed weapons like the bastard sword get that when used with a shield.

 

[huldu]

You get the penalty just from using the polearm while on the horseback?

I thought you only got the penalty if you were using a shield along with a 2h weapon as a 1h.

Anyway i would like to ask something else. Are always polearms horribly useless in melee fights or is that something that changes the higher you raise polearm skill? Basically you try hit something and it bounce off doing 0-2 damage? Ive tried using the shortest attack range ones but still not working too well. Considering "normal" 2h weapons have it much easier to hit.

Its a bit annoying when you get npcs using polearms and shields, its just sad. I wouldnt complain if they could actually form up in a spear wall or something.

Used that fun, fun mod custom battle thingy and had 35 rhodok sergeants vs 35 huscarls. It was so sad. Many sergeants got a polearm. Dont need to say more, i think the rhodok managed to kill 2-3 huscarls before they all died. I even had them face swadian knights, it was a horrible slaughter where i dont think they actually killed anyone. The same goes with the huscarls. Knights are very powerful when on mounts. Then again huscarls are the most powerful infantry by far. Wish the "balance" was a little better than what we have

 

[Virmin]

That goes for thrusting with any weapon. However, the longer the weapon the smaller the window of oppertunity to thrust and still do some damage. If using a polearm and you arn't on a horse then you are better off swinging which you can only do if you don't have a shield equipped. The thrust is only good for when you are comeing up to an opponent, once you are up close its no longer usefull.

 

[csouth1]

You get the penalty just from using the polearm while on the horseback?

I thought you only got the penalty if you were using a shield along with a 2h weapon as a 1h.

Anyway i would like to ask something else. Are always polearms horribly useless in melee fights or is that something that changes the higher you raise polearm skill? Basically you try hit something and it bounce off doing 0-2 damage? Ive tried using the shortest attack range ones but still not working too well. Considering "normal" 2h weapons have it much easier to hit.

Its a bit annoying when you get npcs using polearms and shields, its just sad. I wouldnt complain if they could actually form up in a spear wall or something.

Used that fun, fun mod custom battle thingy and had 35 rhodok sergeants vs 35 huscarls. It was so sad. Many sergeants got a polearm. Dont need to say more, i think the rhodok managed to kill 2-3 huscarls before they all died. I even had them face swadian knights, it was a horrible slaughter where i dont think they actually killed anyone. The same goes with the huscarls. Knights are very powerful when on mounts. Then again huscarls are the most powerful infantry by far. Wish the "balance" was a little better than what we have

Basically the longer a weapon is, the more your damage suffers if you don't have proper room to use it.