• @[email protected]
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    592 months ago

    Most spears didnt have rounded spikes so you could still slash with them. Using the pole to whack people with was also common. They’re more like bladed staffs than anything else.

    • Steve Dice
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      402 months ago

      Yeah, but you’re talking about real spears, this is about videogame spears.

        • Steve Dice
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          102 months ago

          It’s not only spears, but the spears is very realistic in Just Dance. Only has the Britney kind, though.

    • @[email protected]
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      132 months ago

      Playing Morrowind with the “use optimal attack” switched off did offer variety even if thrust was by and far best

      • @[email protected]
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        82 months ago

        Arena and Daggerfall made you drag your mouse for each attack.

        Which would be really cool and tactical if the enemy hitboxes had one iota of complexity.

  • @[email protected]
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    382 months ago

    thrust, sure fine. It’s okay.

    Ineffective bonk or thwack? embarassing. humiliating. Just plain silly.

    Tossing the whole damn spear? Amazing. Doubly so when you land a headshot.

    BUT WHEN YOU COUCH THAT LANCE

  • @[email protected]
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    222 months ago

    I actually go for spears or other polearms whenever possible, they are way cooler than swords to me.

    • @[email protected]
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      162 months ago

      Me too. Sadly, spears rarely get much love in RPGs. I’ve always wanted a) spears to qualify as finesse weapons and b) to make a dexterity build that dances about with a spear and takes advantage of distance. Just recently I started replaying neverwinter nights, with PRC (like every DND race/class combo) to experiment with builds.

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    They are the sword of the peasant. Cheaper, easier to use and better in large formations.

  • @[email protected]
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    122 months ago

    Reminds me of lance in monster hunter world, it’s literally just thrust over and over again. I will never understand people that like it (yes, the charge is kinda cool)

    • Annoyed_🦀
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      I find the movement awkward, i tried it in mh4u and mhw and both time even with the movement tweak by the dev, it just didn’t feel right to me that i dodge backward where i facing.

  • chingadera
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    82 months ago

    This guy would bang my dead mom instead of using a spear? What an L.

  • @[email protected]
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    82 months ago

    The spear is the only other weapon that will damage the Mana Beast in Secret of Mana other than using the spells to awaken the Mana Sword.

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    72 months ago

    This pisses me off fuck fuck fuck, you know how when you were younger you would try doing cool tricks with a long stick? Imagine that but with a spear, spin thrust throw block defend ughhh I’m gonna kill you anon

  • ArxCyberwolf
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    42 months ago

    I’ve been trying a throwing spears only challenge in New Vegas… it isn’t going well. Spears suuuuuuuck in NV.