Spear is the most fun early game weapon

[iKyriousi]

I decided to be different this run and use the spear instead of the crude bow. And man is hunting with the spear much more fun. Even basic combat. I love throwing this thing. Chasing an animal down and landing that throw is so satisfying. I love creeping up close to my prey so I can land the spear throw. Definitely try it out next world you create.

[Salty]

It was my favorite for a while. It's great weakness is when the enemy is on lower ground, you can't hit them. Instead of that over-head jab he should do a from-the-hip thrust.

[Nerevar]

just be careful to not toss if off a mountain or ship. chance is low youll ever find it again^^

[Sabaithal]

Originally posted by Nerevar:

just be careful to not toss if off a mountain or ship. chance is low youll ever find it again^^

We really out to get the option to get like a blue tie on the spear or something once we get to bronze.

[bbyhighness]

I like the spear for trolls, greydwarves very early game and for Eikthyr, but I absolutely hate throwing it and I never do it anymore. One thing that irritated me the most was the way it aggroed everything around when thrown. With a bow, I can pluck greydwarves from around the tower almost one by one and while it's not exactly necessary, I like to do it for fun and to practice sometimes :D. I'm also way more accurate even with a crude bow. But that's probably more about practice.

But also, I know that later on in the game, I won't use a spear anymore and even if I did, I wouldn't use it for ranged combat, so I'll need the bow skill more than I'll need the spear skill. So that's why I prefer the bow. But it's really good to experiment with different weapons. It feels so good when you discover something you never gave a thought before and it happens to fit your playstyle.

[knighttemplar1960]

In your first day of play you should be able to gather all the materials you need to make either a spear or bow BUT in the meadows there is nothing that is vulnerable to piercing. You'll run into things that are vulnerable to fire and blunt which means the torch for melee.

Black forest is much the same. Things there are weak to either fire or blunt which means flaming arrows, torches, and clubs. The only thing vulnerable to piercing is trolls and the bow with flint arrows is the best in this case. I never make spears any more.

[Gisbert]

Early Game?
Spear is the most powerful weapon in the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gra0rvnxvKo

[Tomiro]

The spear is fun, although I've never really used it past early-mid game. In multiplayer it's also easy for your buddies to accidentally pick up your spear, and then you both spend 5 minutes looking for it. :-P

[Gisbert]

Originally posted by Tomiro:

The spear is fun, although I've never really used it past early-mid game. In multiplayer it's also easy for your buddies to accidentally pick up your spear, and then you both spend 5 minutes looking for it. :-P

This is really a big deal and very annoying when playing with my girlfriend.
One of the biggest downsides of this weapon in MP.

They should remove the autopick function just for the spear. I don't like having to manually switch after every throw.

[Dracoco OwO]

Whenever the dagger is available i feel it's just stronger than the spear imho but the last spear is very strong.

[struckat]

Fast attack, DPS, the spear is very good. The hit box needs to be made taller so you can hit above and below the level of ground that you are on.

[Faceplant]

Originally posted by Gisbert:

Early Game?
Spear is the most powerful weapon in the game.

Or could it be knives? (not my video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSzqNe5Xc2E

You can also get in a full 3-attack combo with a knife in not much more time (1.72 vs 1.57 seconds) and do (unless I'm missing something) more damage.

I like running down deer with the flint knife in early game.

[jonnin]

I like spears but having to carry extra or risk losing etc finally got to me. I hunt small things (birds, etc) that can be 1-shot with the harpoon and early game I just sneak up on deer with my melee weapon. The crude bow is possibly the worst weapon in the game.