Since Nick Konkle encouraged community to keep posting about their favorite weapons in recent interview with ShoddyCast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llYBrAi95d8 , I would like to start new thread where anyone post his preferences

My hopes

Spear and Shield (hoplite style, adding some more options to tanking) - yea I know we havent seen that in ES before, warfare evolves, 1000y you know?

Crossbow as various ammo types could make it a ranged weapon based on ulitity

FatBoy for some real AoE

Definitely want spear and shield and I have no idea why developers consistently seem to leave that weapon combination out of the mix. I would like to point to a game that I love to play, even still, Titan Quest The Immortal Throne where in that game there were entire builds centered around the spear and shield combo. Note to devs, you do not have to be able to throw the spear it is used as a stabbing weapon.

here are some images and scroll down to see them all please: http://www.titanquest.net/tq-forum/threads/15338-REL-Tonight-we-serve-Hades-Spartan-Mod/page3

Spear, both separate as with a shield. Has nothing to do with evolving warfare, just lazy developing and maybe some balance issues due to range.