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Zwei ap Owen wrote:Juicer sho' nuff loves tuh shuffle.
Kyrian wrote:1) Get a buddy, preferably a buddy with a shield. A lone polearm or spear tends to be an arrow magnet. If I see a glaive or spear without shields around, they're often a priority target because of the damage they can do.
Kyrian wrote:2) Learn how to backpedal quickly. A shieldman's best defense is often to get in past the head of the polearm or spear and close the distance as quickly as possible. Either that, or they're going to chuck a rock or javelin at you...
Kyrian wrote:5) Learn how to use the haft of the weapon as a shield. If a person charges, you let go with the back hand and have the backup weapon ready. Let the spear or glaive point downwards and use the haft to block shots. Practice defending against wraps, blows to your leg, and cross shots.
Kyrian wrote:3) Carry a backup weapon either in your back hand or in a quickly-accessible location such as your belt or a scabbard. When a person charges and gets past the head of your weapon, you'll be prepared to deal with it.
Kyrian wrote:8 ) This is more of a philosophy than a tip but I like to think of a glaive as a spear with a red striking surface. Spear shots tend to be faster with a quicker recovery than red swings. Use the red when you need to but be wary of overcommitting to a swing.
Kyrian wrote:11) Watch for missiles. They are one of the only things that can get to you outside of YOUR range.
Zwei ap Owen wrote:Juicer sho' nuff loves tuh shuffle.
Yoritomo wrote:What do you think about the naginata? In my Realm we use it like a glaive (seeing that it's the Japanese version of the glaive) but it counts as a blue not a red. I was just wondering what ya'll think about this.
Zwei ap Owen wrote:Juicer sho' nuff loves tuh shuffle.
Historically, I wonder if there were more pole arms on the battlefield than we see.
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I disagree with this statement, assuming the fighters are all of about equal skill. A skilled shieldman can easily run a spear, lather, rinse, and repeat in seconds. The recovery time of a spear is much longer since you have a bigger and (likely) heavier weapon. It's wrong to assume that there is a game winning weapon combination.savetuba wrote:Thus if you had 10 people using spears on one side, they could take on a force of 6 shield men no problem.
kit wrote:A skilled shieldman can easily run a spear, lather, rinse, and repeat in seconds.
sure if it was a 1 on 1. I bet you are a shield man that has never rushed 2-3 spears that are working together
The logic behind this is when a shield man rushes he must use his shield to block the 1st spear, sword for the second, and body for the third, in hopes of there is another man right behind him using him as a meat shield.
First off, it is a screwy kind of logic that says, this many *blank* are no match for twice as many *blanks*. I mean, I would hope so. Superior numbers combined with teamwork are indeed formidible.
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