Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24749544-20170926092409/@comment-31094009-20170927133858

Ohh boy, poor weapon choice, if you were in a formation or on a horse a spear would obviously beat a sword but one on one and while you already carrying a sword the spear would do nothing than be a giant cumbersome burden. Plus were designed to keep enemies at length this is seen through the classical era and into Phillips Macedonian phalanx, however this type of fighting was became basically obsolete after Empires like Rome and Carthage trained elite swordsmen whos job it was to break the phalanx's formation and since the phalanx needed a hand to change to their backup weapon, in this case the Kopis or Falcata, they had to let go of either their shield or spear. They let go of their spear. Finally if your going to need a backup weapon chances are your not as proficient with it as your primary weapon giving the solders whos job it was to break the phalanx formation the distinct advantage.