the Pike can't do the lolstab spinthrust, it is too long to do damage to anything within 2.5 feet. It also has no overhead, and only 68 speed. Only 24 damage. That is it. Completely impossible to kill with in 1 v 1 if the opponent can block down once while getting in range to swing, and once they start swinging and don't let up their forward key: the pikemen can literally not attack them. Go try it yourself. Go use a pike, spin your heart out trying to hit someone next to you. It can not be done.
The long spear? Different story. yeah you can bend it and spin and stuff to use it at point blank. ALL other weapons can, too. Yeah it can be used in 1v1. This is true.
But that is what it is, a spear. you can easily still spam the user of one and their only viable 1v1 attack is thrust.
So, to clarify this, when you complain about the pike specifically you are complaining that: You lose 1 v 2(or more) where the enemy group contains a pike. You should and people did.
pike/spear/shield coordination WERE effective and SHOULD be effective. I can't believe people are complaining and wanting to nerf teamwork. You've run the gauntlet now and come full circle in the nerf cycle.
Oh, and for the record, longer spears are NOT only for anti cavalry. I don't know where you read that or thought that up but that has never been true. The only exception to that is a full length pike, we're talking something 5 to 7 meters long. Those aren't in this game.
