Spears were very fast and had native turnrate (ofc) and overhead/underarm stabs, very powerful and very high damage.
I hope they won't make this mistake with Bannerlord, although I am pretty sure they will. Spears are (sorry, I have to go all caps) FUCKED UP! The actual root cause is the ridiculous pierce damage mechanics, but spears literally take it to the next level. I don't have my hopes up. But we will see.
Tbh, I might throw away the game on day one, if I observe that the ridiculous stabs are still there.