Spear or Sword with shield? and why?

[Ahoishot]

Like the Title, i like the extra range with speer and that u can strave with him but the over all move set feels smoother with sword..i wonder what is the better choise...

[Ahoishot]

And is there a way to increase shield dmg F dmg? it doesnt say on stamina or agility any thing.

[Elikir]

Spears are better if you want to truly stays defensive, as you can attack while your shield is raised, while sword need a mastery to temporarily do the same

Spears does thrust damage, swords does slash damage, can be important depending of your enemy weakness

Masteries can also help you determine which is best for you, personaly i like ultimate throw, and the defensiveness of the spear, the heavy attack is nice when needing a burst of damage time to time

About shield damage when using shield masteries? no idea, at least agility affect all weapons attack speed, so there that at least, and affect both sword and spear damage, so i recommend staying with agility

[kuyahseven]

Sword looks cooler, but the spear is more effective.

[Lekker]

Nothing beats spear GET OVER HERE™ feat.