Allow us a Spear Red-Green Attack to Elevate Spear's Usage

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Allow us a Spear Red-Green Attack to Elevate Spear's Usage

Postby hkrile » Sat Nov 11, 2017 3:38 pm

What I mean by this title is, spears have no real use in today's melee meta. Yes, it can preform sting and full circle, however, a sword outclasses the spear in both being stronger and being only one-handed. And while it can be thrown, should someone have high enough MM, they could just turn to a bow with high q arrows for a faster shot for slimier damage. What I'm suggesting is the spears be given a strong attack much like how swords have storm of swords and axes have raven's bite. This could help elevate spears to have a space on the meta stage, and create some more interesting combat encounters as well. Since there is a vacancy in the Red-Green strong attack for melee weapons, why not give spears there own move with the Red-Green color scheme?
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Re: Allow us a Spear Red-Green Attack to Elevate Spear's Usa

Postby Potjeh » Sat Nov 11, 2017 4:44 pm

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Re: Allow us a Spear Red-Green Attack to Elevate Spear's Usa

Postby MrPunchers » Sat Nov 11, 2017 8:08 pm

Also make a non-throwable pike/spear/halberd a thing.
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Re: Allow us a Spear Red-Green Attack to Elevate Spear's Usa

Postby _Gunnar » Sun Nov 12, 2017 12:54 am

I feel like as long as the spear does so little damage it will never be used, but I could be wrong.
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Re: Allow us a Spear Red-Green Attack to Elevate Spear's Usa

Postby DDDsDD999 » Sun Nov 12, 2017 1:19 am

_Gunnar wrote:I feel like as long as the spear does so little damage it will never be used, but I could be wrong.

Yeah, adding random moves won't make a weapon viable. Swords are exclusively for melee only fighters, everyone uses a B12 because it's the only weapon that can actually kill.
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Re: Allow us a Spear Red-Green Attack to Elevate Spear's Usa

Postby Potjeh » Sun Nov 12, 2017 1:45 am

Random damage moves might not work, but what if spear got opening moves that are as good as or better than UA ones?
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Re: Allow us a Spear Red-Green Attack to Elevate Spear's Usa

Postby Robben_DuMarsch » Sun Nov 12, 2017 1:53 am

Or increased melee range.
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Re: Allow us a Spear Red-Green Attack to Elevate Spear's Usa

Postby Potjeh » Sun Nov 12, 2017 2:09 am

How about support moves, let's say a Trip move that ignores openings and does no damage or opening increase, but instead causes target to lose some IP in all of it's combat relations? I could see that being useful in group combat. Should have like double normal melee range, ofc.
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Re: Allow us a Spear Red-Green Attack to Elevate Spear's Usa

Postby Granger » Sun Nov 12, 2017 8:07 am

Possibly give the spear properties of a shield (certainly not against arrows, but for normal attacks)?
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