Chaoslian
Veteran
Hello,
since i started to play multiplayer, i try to "git gudd" with spears. But to be honest, most of the time it feels like i have a lot more disadvantages, as with any other weapon.
I mostly talk about wielding the spear with 2 hands.
First of all: Why am i not able to attack to the left or the right? Only having 2 attack directions makes this weapon very predictable and easy to block.
My biggest issue with this is to fight against someone with a shield.
Correct me if i'm wrong, but if you block left with a shield, your left side, you bottom, and your top is covered. This makes it impossible, to attack a shield user with a spear, if he is not a complete moron. Even if you hit a clearly non covered part, it counts as blocked.
The shield user will just hold block, and facehug you. And there is nothing you can do against it. Kick/Bash will give you some space, but because you can't set a direct hit after that, there is nothing that stops the shield user from facehugging you again. This together with the fact, that you don't do any damage, if you oponent is not in the right distance, leaves you with no options anymore. If those hits would at least interrupt their attacks or push them back...
This is not just my perspective as a spear fighter. I also fight with shield and 1h often, and do this to spear users. Cause what are they gonna do?
Basicly i'm saying the spear has (in my opinion) to many downsides.
Spear vs Bow/Crossbow -> No shield, so you are breakfast
Spear vs. 2H -> You gain like 20cm range in exchange for much damage and the ability to attack from 2 sides. Also you have to mainain distance while you oponent has not.And it's way easier to land a swing, than a stab.
Spear vs Cav -> to get a horse to rear, the enemy has to be an idiot. Even if you do, Cav just shakes it of. If they get thrown of, they are so far away, that you will not be able to kill him, before he is ready to fight again. Also if Cav wields a spear too, they will outrange you.
Besides of that there is another thing that bugs me. I don't know what it is,but if you hold an attack, the release feels weird. It's like the character waits for some additional time before the release. Therefore it just feels unresponsive. It's just no natural movement, if you know what i mean.
Long story short: I think spears need some love. And i don't think, i'm alone with this, regarding how few spear fighters (without shield) i see.
since i started to play multiplayer, i try to "git gudd" with spears. But to be honest, most of the time it feels like i have a lot more disadvantages, as with any other weapon.
I mostly talk about wielding the spear with 2 hands.
First of all: Why am i not able to attack to the left or the right? Only having 2 attack directions makes this weapon very predictable and easy to block.
My biggest issue with this is to fight against someone with a shield.
Correct me if i'm wrong, but if you block left with a shield, your left side, you bottom, and your top is covered. This makes it impossible, to attack a shield user with a spear, if he is not a complete moron. Even if you hit a clearly non covered part, it counts as blocked.
The shield user will just hold block, and facehug you. And there is nothing you can do against it. Kick/Bash will give you some space, but because you can't set a direct hit after that, there is nothing that stops the shield user from facehugging you again. This together with the fact, that you don't do any damage, if you oponent is not in the right distance, leaves you with no options anymore. If those hits would at least interrupt their attacks or push them back...
This is not just my perspective as a spear fighter. I also fight with shield and 1h often, and do this to spear users. Cause what are they gonna do?
Basicly i'm saying the spear has (in my opinion) to many downsides.
Spear vs Bow/Crossbow -> No shield, so you are breakfast
Spear vs. 2H -> You gain like 20cm range in exchange for much damage and the ability to attack from 2 sides. Also you have to mainain distance while you oponent has not.And it's way easier to land a swing, than a stab.
Spear vs Cav -> to get a horse to rear, the enemy has to be an idiot. Even if you do, Cav just shakes it of. If they get thrown of, they are so far away, that you will not be able to kill him, before he is ready to fight again. Also if Cav wields a spear too, they will outrange you.
Besides of that there is another thing that bugs me. I don't know what it is,but if you hold an attack, the release feels weird. It's like the character waits for some additional time before the release. Therefore it just feels unresponsive. It's just no natural movement, if you know what i mean.
Long story short: I think spears need some love. And i don't think, i'm alone with this, regarding how few spear fighters (without shield) i see.