Lancing and a large amount of killing to be done.....

[deathknight1728]

I tried playing the game as an archer, but it wasn't very fun.  But then, after reading the forums, I found out that you can lance people. After trying it out, I was having a hell of a lot of fun with it  . I made my guy not even rely on skill with weapons. Instead i am using my horse as a weapon.

My question is what is the best weapon (reach-wise)for lancing?

 

[Virmin]

I believe the Jousting Lance is one of the longest reaching lances that still allows you to use a shield. But keep in mind that generally the longer the polearm the slower it is to use.

 

[Swadius 2.0]

Slower they may be, but at least with those speeds the hit detection is a bit better.

 

[tgoodchild]

I suggest an actual lance, maybe heavy or balanced lance.

Poleaxes are fine and then you can still use them when you seige.

 

[deathknight1728]

I use the balanced lance. It works pretty good and has an average range of attributes.

 

[noosers]

It depends wether you couche or lance. If you´re couching foes, the longer lance is your friend along a heavy horse. Archer lines are extraordinarily vulnerable to this as you simply rush the line from the flank and trample half of them before they even realise you´re there.

If you´re really in for it though, either get a balanced heavy or standard lance and a agile fast and sturdy horse - Hunters are perfect for that cause - and start lancing people. Way more fun than couching, especially if you got enough skill to stab the head and raised the blood multiplier to somethign useful, like 40.

The shorter lances have enough reach to kill anything without risking a counterstrike and fast enough to do it fast and outmanouver the longer pikes.