Overhead stab for spears

[Korgoth]

Hoplite build with the right weapon (Fork or war spear) is perfectly viable, have done it myself at times, to good enough effect, positive K:D ratio, and thats with plenty of 1v1 fights (and wins).

I like using the Double Sided Lance with Huscarls Round Shield for my Hoplite. Looks more like a Hoplite Spear

[Armbrust_Schtze]

i likes this because somehow spear + shield is useless (only one attacking direction) without ultra WPF on polearm. make it that you can switch weapon mode

[Spawny]

i likes this because somehow spear + shield is useless (only one attacking direction) without ultra WPF on polearm. make it that you can switch weapon mode

It's not useless, it's a specific niche. It's mighty hard in 1 v 1 duels against people with half a brain, but it's more of a support class.
Your teammate is fighting someone and you poke that guy in his side, making him stagger so your friend get's the kill.
In 1 v 1 I find it much more effective to put the shield away.

[v/onMega]

I support this with the power of 9000 exploding supernovas. It's stupid that spears have only one stab direction.

I knew the nations nr.1 Spearman would agree xD.

Hope this will never happen since guys like kistus will get superugly since he allrdy is dangerous with his "limited" warspear xD...

[Joelturuz]

Just a thought, but maybe the overhead poke could be used as a close range poke of sorts, without a need to spinpoke. Not only does the current poke work very badly against someone who can run exactly as fast as you and has better than cloth armor (and is, of course, facehugging you), it'd also give spearman a bit better close quarter viability.
That is, if this ever gets implemented *fingers crossed*.

[Banok]

long spears should be useless close range. Infact really long ones like pike shouldn't even be able to block with. if you wanna poke people lose use the short spear its under-rated.

[Siiem]

i likes this because somehow spear + shield is useless (only one attacking direction) without ultra WPF on polearm. make it that you can switch weapon mode

Funny, say that to M_pully. He seems to be dooing quite fine with war spear and a shield.

[Armbrust_Schtze]

i will kill this one

[SteelDevil]

yes cuz the more possibilities the better