• BlazarNGC@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    You only get a short time with the pointy end of the spear and then once a sword wielder is inside your range, you’ve got an unwieldy stick and they have a sword. Good for stand off melee maybe but prob not. Go swords.⚔️

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      1 month ago

      You only get a short time with the pointy end of the spear and then once a sword wielder is inside your range, you’ve got an unwieldy stick and they have a sword. Good for stand off melee maybe but prob not.

      Yes, but getting in close without getting stabbed is really hard.
      Here’s an actual example of modern HEMA folks giving it a lot of goes:
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLLv8E2pWdk

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      1 month ago

      So you’re saying, once you lose your advantage you gain a disadvantage? This the kind of religious propaganda that put Atreides on the throne

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        1 month ago

        I’m just saying you better be hot fire with that spear. Otherwise you’re getting cut.

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          1 month ago

          Absolutely not. It’s the other way around there’s a reason any army get spears while swords are just a simbol for nobility.