Nerf spears.

[Marol]

Title.

[Agent Orange Soda]

And those bigass glaive polearms.

[WARandRUIN]

Spears are just so hard to block for me because the swinging motion is so janky sometimes you don’t know where it’s going. But other than that they’re okay.

[DuckieMcduck]

I keep seeing this. They're not that good.

The best tip I can give is that one needs to block high and left/center. The one handed spear overhead reaches over shields in the game so you actually need to look at your character and see if they're properly covering themselves.

Aim away from the spearman if you have to in order to get your weapon to block where it is going to come from, and regain the initiative by blocking their hits. Do not open yourself to a full stamina spearman cause that's when weapons charge speed massively and the jabs will seem like insanely fast strikes specially at high ranks where they have full weapon skill. This goes for lots of enemies in the game.

If you properly cover yourself it literally can't do anything because it has no swipes or way to mix you up. I have never seen the NPCs go for the legs, and the spear moveset is so one-dimensional they can't possibly get in if you don't let them.

[Thundercracker]

another solution is actually what the CPU does to me when i'm the spear + shield guy. a claw and a shield. aim for their spear-arm shoulder.

[Pops Freshenmeyer]

Fighting spear guys just remember that the game is about keeping the opponent in the right range for the weapon you're using. Spear user get neutered if you stay close because the ideal range for a spear is further away from the opponent.

[avatar__007]

For the AI? Unnecessary

All you need to do is get in close and repeatedly bash their head in. You might take a few points of damage but it should be an easy win 1-on-1.

[Destroyer]

I feel like there is something buggy about the AI with the spears, sometimes I seem to get hit multiple times instantly with them. I just had a round where I took three separate hits from a single jab of a spear.

[Fabio]

run up into them. their ai will keep trying to backstep. If they do attack, you are to close for it to connect and do any real harm
If you dont want to cheese. Normally when they attack, (facing them) their left side is exposed to a Downward right swing. Shoulder to foot. This goes for most shields

spearmen are by far the easiest to deal with, second only to 2handed foes

[[GRVTS]Fat Bastard]

As someone completely new to the game with two hours of playtime. I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hate spears.

[Fabio]

Originally posted by GRVTSFat Bastard:

As someone completely new to the game with two hours of playtime. I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hate spears.

read my post above yours

[Mechagran]

I used to hate spears, now ive gradually learnt to work around them as some of the other players have suggested. It is not easy but it is possible to win against high-rank spears by getting in close and having high stamina. You can interrupt them too but predominantly it is about being patient and taking your time.

Also - anyone else find they have to reposition their shield block each time they strike - i assume it is deliberate but annoying when you are holding block and it hasn't blocked at all.

[[GRVTS]Fat Bastard]

Originally posted by Fabio:

Originally posted by GRVTSFat Bastard:

As someone completely new to the game with two hours of playtime. I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hate spears.

read my post above yours

I did. It makes no sense to me because if I run in the A.I just hits me regardless, and the spear guy 99% of the time has a bigass shield to hide behind.

[Smightor]

My method for dealing with spears: You need a shield and 1 hand smaller weapon, hammer is best, but a mace or sword will do. With shield up circle to the right just out of range. When he does take a swing, hop to the right to ensure he does not hit you and then rush in before he can ready a new strike, and bash him in the head with a left swing. Now with shield up start pushing him back with a series of quick blows with the weapon. Dont worry about your stam at this point, you are not trying to actually do much damage atm, rather to make him step back. Keep up in his grill constantly blocking and quick hitting until you can push him into a corner. Get him in the corner with the spear against a wall on the right. He will keep trying to step back but cant, and cant swing either. Now start power bashing him. It will be hard to get a really strong hit in, but its usually game over at this point. Just right arm swing and destroy his shield if you have blunt and then bash in his skull or cross swing from the left or above to go around the shield if you have a blade.

No cheese: If you want a more standard fight with less cheddar in it, fight him up close and keep moving to the right. Never letting him get far enough away to get a good poke in. Guard up in close, step back swing, get back in his grill and circle right until stam up. Rinse and repeat. It will be more of a fight and you have to be quick on the shield as spears are very fast and it can be a challenge.

[Thundercracker]

Originally posted by Destroyer:

I feel like there is something buggy about the AI with the spears, sometimes I seem to get hit multiple times instantly with them. I just had a round where I took three separate hits from a single jab of a spear.

this is not unique to spears, and happens with all weapons in the right circumstances. i've been killed because a 2h sword touched me while its wielder was turning around, no actual swing.

[DuckieMcduck]

nightmare goggles on

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