Spear

Spears are weapons in .

Description
Spears are the first melee weapon every player gets, designed to be used very similarly to melee weapons in popular games such as Skyrim and Minecraft. They do consistent low damage per hit, but attack quite fast. It is also one of the longer ranged melee weapons available.

They do not have a swing direction, unlike swords, and will always attack in the direction of the crosshair. Unlike other melee weapons, they do not have parry assistance, and they cannot impose a block penalty.

With Spears

 * Spears come with an innate Flanking Damage Multiplier.
 * Utilize the spear's range. Attack just close enough to hit, but no closer.  Shorter ranged melee weapons will have difficulties hitting you.
 * Spears are great at finishing off weakened enemies, due to their fast attack speed.
 * Utilize the spear's speed by attacking as quickly as possible. An unshielded enemy will be overwhelmed and have difficulties blocking you.
 * Wielding a shield with a spear is very safe, capable of avoiding both melee and ranged attacks, however damage output can be difficult.
 * Attacking at point blank range can result in missed attacks, because you are swinging beyond the target.
 * Although very difficult, you can still block incoming attacks with spears, but you must do so completely manually. Attempt to position the spear in the way of incoming swings and arrows.  Arrows are easier to block than melee swings, since melee swings may slide up the spear and still hit you.
 * Spear smash attacks are not very effective without modifiers.

Against Spears

 * Block the incoming spear attack, then counter-attack.
 * When using a melee weapon, stay out of range while charging your melee weapon's smash attack, then quickly move into range right as you launch the attack. You only want to be in attack range when you are ready to hit them.
 * Equip Pierce Resistance.
 * If the spearman does not have a shield, they are very susceptible to ranged attacks.

Modifiers

 * Combo Damage and/or Maximum Increased Damage From Chained Kills with a long kill streak can greatly increase a spear's viability.
 * Critical damage bonuses with headshots can increase a spear's viability.
 * Movement speed is very useful to maintaining the perfect distance from the enemy.