Originally posted by Esos:

throwing it then you'll have to come and pick it up, why not use a bow instead?

Why wasting arrows when you can just throw it directly below yourself and all monsters in the 100 meter radious will come?

Spears are not good. They are also not bad. They are tools capable only of what their wielder is capable of. So the question might be: "Are you good?"

I don't think it's a great melee weapon, for melee weapon I prefer mace to any other melee weapons.

Originally posted by Booyah:

Spear is also argubly the only weapon worth using with a tower shield. But works even better wiith round ones.

You can use spear to lure nearby enemies by throwing it to the ground. Pretty useful for farming especially in thick forests.

throwing it then you'll have to come and pick it up, why not use a bow instead?

As a spear main myself only issue i have with them is it feels like you don't have the reach you should, it'd be nice if there was a "2 handed mode" with longer reach at sacrifice to being able to hold a shield.

Outside of that i personally love the spear and i use it 90% of the time.

I don't think they've changed but as a spear main, I think you might be overlooking some of the advantages of spears. They don't have a combo and initially their hitbox is very clunky and difficult to use. I admit that I occasionally still miss because I take a gamble, but I stick with them because I think the advantages outweigh the downsides if you use dodge and parry heavily in combat instead of just relying on armor and food to tank stuff.

Basically the spear primary attack comes out quicker than the sword or mace so you can take advantage of pauses and windows that would cost you health if you were using a slower weapon. Wolves are a great example of this. They tend to attack 2 or 3 times in quick succession. The spear is the only weapon (as far as I can tell) that's fast and strong enough to interrupt their combo without exposing you to hits.

The fact that the spear can't hit things that are at a lower elevation than you (by even a little bit) can be frustrating at first, until you realize that you can use the throw at close range as an extended jab. At close range the spear will go right back into your hand as soon as it hits your target or the ground, so it's like you never threw it.

Spear is also argubly the only weapon worth using with a tower shield. But works even better wiith round ones.

You can use spear to lure nearby enemies by throwing it to the ground. Pretty useful for farming especially in thick forests.