spears were dominant on the battlefield and 1v1s, swords were better for personal protection in the day to day and also as symbols of wealth

@Kai had me going on that

I would probably prefer a spear

It has the range

@Ruger I’d slap your spear aside and charge you, what do you mean

@cig mouse Yeah but this is vs zombies, no horses and they don't feel pain

Spears create distance.

What are ya a iron age battle tactician ruger?

Unless they were in a line then ur fucked

Spears were pretty much universally better than swords

if you can 1v1 a nigga, and 8ft spear/halberd any day of the week

@󠀀󠀀AK A greatsword would be great for that. Swing and you kill 5 zombies lol

For the sword to have any actual damage its gotta be swung with some proper force

Quarterstaffs were also very effective, light and mobile, and if you add a bit of weight metal, blunt force trauma is a god.

Gustav gun needed 150 people to operate.

if it’s a 1v1 all you have to do is slap it out of the way and charge down it

@Ruger Exactly, spears are just great

Paris guns

@DUB3R5 you'd think that

Fun stuff

@DUB3R5 but you'd be dead

Slap it out the way? What

wat

@DUB3R5 Only if it were so simple

Just give it a backhand @Tea

I did fencing

that’s mostly how it words

Fencing isn't

The same thing.

That’s why the Vikings were successful, the English relied on Swords too much

What about bayonets

a spear isn't quite a rapier

yea and your opponents fence is the same length as yers... a spear is like 3x/4x and hes using 2 hands

Axe is probably most simple to use

same concept, stay away from the top

The vikings were really good at fighting. I never understood the story behind their downfall

A well placed javelin can take down a chariot.

@cig mouse they couldnt catch up with the times

@cig mouse aids

Problem with spear is you have to be good, if enemy is in close then a dagger/sword wins