Please allow us to throw spears aggian damm you...

[WraithSquadronRebel]

why the f would you take that out?

[SylenThunder]

There are a number of reasons it was removed.

1. Lots of complaints about the throwing of the spears. Popular vote was to have a power attack instead.
2. Issues with the retrieval system for thrown spears essentially breaking PvP mechanics.

I would also ask, "Why would you make such an obnoxious post?" You can get your point across without cursing.

[WraithSquadronRebel]

Because spears are fun, In pvp then make em stronger? or you could give people option to throw wem at zombies but not other players?

[Spider]

Originally posted by WraithSquadronRebel:

Because spears are fun, In pvp then make em stronger? or you could give people option to throw wem at zombies but not other players?

That sounds pointless to even attempt to implement.

[JustFreezer]

They really should add throwing spears as an actual throwing weapon. We have grenades and dynamites that can be thrown and be picked up if we didn't start the fuse. So why not spears ? Or even knives and hatchets for other skill trees ?

[The Undead Watcher]

Originally posted by JustFreezer:

They really should add throwing spears as an actual throwing weapon. We have grenades and dynamites that can be thrown and be picked up if we didn't start the fuse. So why not spears ? Or even knives and hatchets for other skill trees ?

That's a brilliant suggestions.

[Danson]

Originally posted by The Undead Watcher:

Originally posted by JustFreezer:

They really should add throwing spears as an actual throwing weapon. We have grenades and dynamites that can be thrown and be picked up if we didn't start the fuse. So why not spears ? Or even knives and hatchets for other skill trees ?

That's a brilliant suggestions.

Yep. Throwing knives for stealth/agility and throwing axes for strength would be sick.

[Undefined]

Considering Knives get a 6x Sneak Damage multiplier, I would rather throw Knives.

But, yeah, why not both.

[Tahnval]

Originally posted by WraithSquadronRebel:

why the f would you take that out?

Because it was inconsistent, both with reality (weapons designed for melee were very rarely thrown) and with the gameworld (with all other melee weapons, the alternative attack was a power attack).

Because it was inconvenient, often resulting in players throwing away their primary melee weapon during a fight.

Because the change made spears a viable weapon rather than a novelty.

A good case could be made for adding throwing spears (and other throwing weapons) but having the alternatives for melee weapons being normal attack and throwing your melee weapon away isn't an improvement. It wouldn't be an improvement even if you proposed it in a reasonable way. Which you chose not to do.

[Undefined]

Originally posted by Tahnval:

A good case could be made for adding throwing spears (and other throwing weapons)

For current melee weapons that would be considered throwable, the way I would implement is to make it like different ammo types where you have to hold "R" and a radial menu pops up allowing you to select a different ammo but, instead, there'd be an option for "Throw", and pressing M1/M2 would throw the spear.

A simple solution that would satisfy everyone, but that's now how TFP or the community thinks.

[Tahnval]

Originally posted by Undefined:

Originally posted by Tahnval:

A good case could be made for adding throwing spears (and other throwing weapons)

For current melee weapons that would be considered throwable, the way I would implement is to make it like different ammo types where you have to hold "R" and a radial menu pops up allowing you to select a different ammo but, instead, there'd be an option for "Throw", and pressing M1/M2 would throw the spear.

A simple solution that would satisfy everyone, but that's now how TFP or the community thinks.

All melee weapons are throwable. You can throw a club, just as you can throw a melee spear. Or a sword or whatever. It's very rarely a good idea to throw a melee weapon, but it's possible (and it was done occasionally).

I like your idea of using a radial menu to change attack type in the same way that a radial menu is used to change ammo type. Internally consistent controls using an existing system.

[[LOST]ShadowHunter]

Originally posted by WraithSquadronRebel:

Because spears are fun, In pvp then make em stronger? or you could give people option to throw wem at zombies but not other players?

I never used spears in the past because I kept trying to power attack and accidentally tossing it making it very frustrating to use. Now I have been using the spear as my main wepon and loving it.

[ElDudorino]

Darkness Falls has thrusting spears and throwing spears, best of both worlds. But given the choice between the two, well, spears were considered a joke weapon by most and people despised the throwing mechanic so changing them into a regular weapon was a no-brainer.

[Mithrandir]

Hated inadvertently throwing my fully modded main melee weapon, especially during horde where I can't get it back until after the fight if I find it.

[Tman]

Craftable Javelins. Sorted. If any modders read this I guess we will get them

[Crashtian]

Making changes in a game that are related to pvp when every other change is made with out pvp in mind. Lol.