• @phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
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    573 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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      403 months ago

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

    • @Droechai@lemm.ee
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      133 months ago

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

      • @mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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        83 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.

  • @HipsterTenZero
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    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

  • @De_Narm@lemmy.world
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    233 months ago

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

    • @thax@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      173 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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    3 months ago

    Dude doesn’t even recognize the fact that you can still attack with a spear while your shield is raised in blocking position. 🤦‍♂️

    I love Spectral Lance in Elden Ring. Turn any spear into a throwable weapon.

  • @Dagnet@lemmy.world
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    113 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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      13 months ago

      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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    83 months ago

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

  • @A7thStone@lemmy.world
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    83 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.

  • @OmegaLemmy@discuss.online
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    73 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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    43 months ago

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