Give the battle fork a shot.
Light Lance 100%, or regular Spear for close range situations. The two best Hoplite polearms in my opinion.
Came to post exactly this. Regular spear is great and I even prefer it over the war spear. Light lance has 175 length so it beats out the ashwood pike for range (at the cost of some damage). The overhead on light lance has huuuuge reach too. I really like the ashwood pike, but spear and light lance are nearly as good and much cheaper upkeep. Shortened spear is great on maps that have lots of hallways where long weapons will glance on the walls a lot.
By regular spear you guys mean Spear, right?
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I'm gonna give it a shot, thanks everyone for the tips, keep posting, it always helps.
By regular spear you guys mean Spear, right?
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I'm gonna give it a shot, thanks everyone for the tips, keep posting, it always helps.
So I'd advise as follows:
- Ashwood Pike (if you are good at stab abuse, and proficient with two-directional polearms)
- War Spear (if you want a sheathable spear, or are not that good at stab abuse, much easier turning)
- Red Tassel (if you are sure you will mostly play as a hoplite, +2 speed and -1 damage is pretty good good as long as you don't think you will need the weaker swings)
- Battle Fork (Good damage, very nice as a two-directional weapon, but trading off 24 length for +2 damage makes it an inferior choice for a teamplaying hoplite)
I can't stress enough how ridiculous I find recommending the Light Lance as the best hoplite weapon, does not compute at all. Try the Ashwood Pike and the Light Lance for a longer time and see if you can gauge an effectivity difference, I am pretty sure you will.
If you're looking at the War Spear, it's worth checking out the Red Tassel Spear as well (same thing, but RT has -1 dmg and +2 speed).
I can't stress enough how ridiculous I find recommending the Light Lance as the best hoplite weapon, does not compute at all. Try the Ashwood Pike and the Light Lance for a longer time and see if you can gauge an effectivity difference, I am pretty sure you will.
I find choosing the Light Lance over the Ashwood Pike utterly ridiculous. 3 pierce damage, 1 speed and 2 blunt damage for just 9 length? That is a terrible trade off. No way the extra length compensates for an enormous damage reduction in your effectivity. Why not use the bamboo spear then, at least you get 34 length for a 2 speed and 5p damage reduction. I thought the Ashwood Pike was the undisputed hoplite champion, but since the 1 speed reduction the War Spear and Red Tassel have gotten closer.
It depends on your hoplite style, but I prefer long and high damage weapons of which I think the Ashwood Pike still provides the best balance. Hoplites shine when supporting their team with their long spears, they are not a solo or duel class. It depends on your ability to fight up close with long spears as well, aka stab abuse. It does not turn that fast compared to some of the shorter and lighter spears, still turns fast enough for me to have no problem stabbing in any situations. For myself I'd still go for the Ashwood. Battle Fork is a decent choice as well, but it's enormous spearhead makes it more obvious and makes people more aware of it. I'd advise against the Spear, because of it's lack of horse stopping and general lack of reach which I feel is extremely important. Apart from that it has a good mix of damage, speed and length.
So I'd advise as follows:
- Ashwood Pike (if you are good at stab abuse, and proficient with two-directional polearms)
- War Spear (if you want a sheathable spear, or are not that good at stab abuse, much easier turning)
- Red Tassel (if you are sure you will mostly play as a hoplite, +2 speed and -1 damage is pretty good good as long as you don't think you will need the weaker swings)
- Battle Fork (Good damage, very nice as a two-directional weapon, but trading off 24 length for +2 damage makes it an inferior choice for a teamplaying hoplite)
I can't stress enough how ridiculous I find recommending the Light Lance as the best hoplite weapon, does not compute at all. Try the Ashwood Pike and the Light Lance for a longer time and see if you can gauge an effectivity difference, I am pretty sure you will.
The easiest to learn is probably war spear or red tassel spear, with 1h weapon as a backup so you will have options in battlefield.
Light Lance 100%, or regular Spear for close range situations. The two best Hoplite polearms in my opinion.funny how you will never see that weapons on EU(I am not implying that NA is worse than EU)
funny how you will never see that weapons on EU(I am not implying that NA is worse than EU)you were leaving
But I guess that's just the way the story goes
You always smile, but in your eyes
Your sorrow shows
NA is worse than EU
I really think so
And if you found it
You are fuking forum nerd
And you should get life
What you should know