Double Sided Lance

[Osiris]

didnt the throwing lance used to have the same model? Only real use for it was to full someone into thinking you were a thrower and trying to spam you ^^

[CrazyCracka420]

Double sided you say?

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[Apsod]

what is it for?
if it was a little bit longer, i wouldnt even doubt to use it. great piercing damage is a supa advantage, but i see no other. is there any other advantages?
and what are disadvantages?

what i see are:
advantages
pierceing

disadvantages
very short lenght
blunt swing (if there was a cuttting edge oh i would love it)

no need to discuss the second side of this lance))

How is it having a blunt swing bad?

[CrazyCracka420]

How is it having a blunt swing bad?

Wondered the same thing myself, only thing I can think of, is that they are hoping damage would be increased if it was cut damage?  But yeah...blunt/pierce is better than cut damage (if they are listing the same damage amount).

[Dalfador]

Pressing X with it should make you do some sort of kickass spinning animation where you swap sides with it like a baton girl.

[nayman]

How is it having a blunt swing bad?

i mean that this lance is short enough to control the swing to hit by the blade, not by the haft. ofc cut damadge suppose to be bigger.
this is not a heavy weapon to kill with a blunt hit, so think of cut as more appropriate. but this is my ho.

[Kaoklai]

I think it could stand to have 1 more speed and 1 more swing damage (or change swing damage to cut and increase a fair amount).

[nayman]

oh i got one +3 of this lance and tried to use it. awesome to use as a hoplite on siege. yah i was a siege hoplite and manage to be at the top, it's short lenhgt gave the advantage in crowd. supa pierce damage opens cans, and good speed + my WPP let me bowel enemies just as A_Hot_Elf_Princess said. even if my shield got boken, it has 4d attack to spam.
but only on siege and in the crowd. one-on-one and in open field i sucked so badly (but i gues that's up to me).
my humble conclusion is:
- this is monster siege weapon, very good hoplite weapon, super supporter if u play in team.
- but not enough swing damage (i do better with a quarter stuff in open field), suck in duels
- i dont think it is worth its upkeep
i liked it, but i cant use it as it deserves, so i traded it

[Tears of Destiny]

This weapon is actually much better than it seems. I did a "mounted hoplite" type build for a while, using a +1 double sided lance. Excellent pierce damage, couching and four attack directions make it very viable for both infantry and cavalry.

Besides couching and one more speed, sadly the battlefork outperforms the double-sided lance in too many aspects for me to consider it besides "Looks cool" (which is admittedly important).

[Rebelyell]

Besides couching and one more speed, sadly the battlefork outperforms the double-sided lance in too many aspects for me to consider it besides "Looks cool" (which is admittedly important).

it is reason why I have one