Does anybody still want spears? : V

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:06 pm

I mean i can see why you would want crossbows. We even got crossbows. But spears? Whatdoya just stab at the enemy with them? That doesnt sound fun at all......

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 4:12 am

Well swords are not much fun, you also just stab things with it. Or maces, what's fun about hitting people with blunt things? To be honest bows are kinda dull too, you just launch a piece of wood and hope it hits something.

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:36 am

I'd love spears. It's just a new playstyle to try out.

I also would like flails, combined with a shield ^^

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:03 pm

Well swords are not much fun, you also just stab things with it. Or maces, what's fun about hitting people with blunt things? To be honest bows are kinda dull too, you just launch a piece of wood and hope it hits something.

yeah but with swords its like swish swish, and with bows its like kkkkkkk, pew. with a spear it would just be *stab*.......

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:20 am

I'm not too bothered about spears, but javelins on the other hand...

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:09 am

I'd love spears. It's just a new playstyle to try out.

I also would like flails, combined with a shield ^^

flails would be awesome... there was a flail in the game jam, so if we dont get flails soon, bethesda doesnt think there up to par......

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:43 am

Longswords are better at stabbing then slicing, that's what scimitars and katanas (or any curved blade) are for. Anyways, I think it would be pretty cool to use spears/lances on horseback.

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:13 am

Spears for horse combat.

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:40 pm

With a spear you can swipe and use the back end too, depending on if it's a two handed one, I'd live one handed and two handed ones, other pole arms, lances and throwing javelins,axes and daggers would be awesome too

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:08 am

Yes to spears, and bringing back thrown weapons.

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 4:49 am

Actually what I'd like is to wack enemies with my staff if they got to close. Two Worlds 2 had it. And it was very simply, guard with staff and hit enemy. Useful if staff ran out of enchant.

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:51 am

Longswords are better at stabbing then slicing, that's what scimitars and katanas (or any curved blade) are for. Anyways, I think it would be pretty cool to use spears/lances on horseback.

longswords are good go slicing. katanas are chopping weapons not slicers.

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:55 am

yeah but with swords its like swish swish, and with bows its like kkkkkkk, pew. with a spear it would just be *stab*.......

The spear is probably the oldest type of weapon in the world, it's existed since the stone age and has been in use ever since, it is tied to almost every ancient and medieval military force that have ever been in the world. It has been used as a thrown weapon and melee weapon on both cavalry and infantry, a spear is so much more handy than a sword, hammer or dagger in general. It appears in norse mythology, it is a weapon used by norseman, I can hardly imagine a more fitting weapon for a medieval game let alone one set in a nordic inspired region.

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:42 pm

Spears? That's so prehistoric. What I want is more Medieval weaponry as possible, like the Dawnguard armor types and weapons.

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:53 am

guess i was wrong.... carry on

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:23 am

longswords are good go slicing. katanas are chopping weapons not slicers.

Herpa derp

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:31 am

I'm not too bothered about spears, but javelins on the other hand...

Those are one and the same thing, Javelins are but a subcategory of what is commonly known as "spears".

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:48 pm

people will always want what they once had but lost..... yes i want spears

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:43 pm

You can jam a spear into the ground to successfully impale an incoming enemy, even a horse or bear, a spear can have greater range than veritably any other melee weapon, you can propel yourself over obstacles with a spear. These functions probably won't make it into the game, but they are hands down more versatile than any other melee weapon, its only weakness is the spears size, it may be unwieldy in confined spaces but luckily spears come in equally variable sizes as their uses are varied.

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:40 pm

Yep. Still want spears.

And throwing weapons.

And staves that can hit stuff when out of charges.

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:54 am

I didn't say longswords could only stab. Also, katanas are curved, curved blades are meant to easier slice through the enemy. Straight blades are better for thrusting/chopping.

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:35 am

I'd like to see spears if they were able to give the characters decent animations.
If I recall, the Morrowind spear animations weren't terrribly good.

And if you want to see a good spear fight, rent the Kurosawa movie "Hidden Fortress."

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:51 am

I'd like to see spears if they were able to give the characters decent animations.
If I recall, the Morrowind spear animations weren't terrribly good.

And if you want to see a good spear fight, rent the Kurosawa movie "Hidden Fortress."

i think you cant recall morrowind animations because they were so bad you blocked them out

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:33 am

I mean you can look up spears on wikipedia, honestly. They have greater cultural heritage in ancient and medieval warfare than just about any weapon, as well as having a mythological roots in norse, english, irish, chinese, japanese and god knows that other mythos. The fact that tamriel seems to be void of spears since oblivion I find simply unreal.

» Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:13 am

Hacking slashing and chopping are pretty much synonyms of each other and most often swords from medieval areas weren't very sharp as far as slashing goes