• Yareckt@lemmynsfw.com
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    5 hours ago

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

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.net
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    6 hours 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.

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    9 hours ago

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

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      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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    11 hours 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.

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      47 minutes ago

      Crossing your halberd with your bro gives the best “you shall not pass” energy.

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    12 hours 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

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    13 hours 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)

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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.

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    12 hours ago

    Did they came from Nier by any chance? That, previous and following games have a hard veiny imbalance for long pointy objects.