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8mo ago

Swords suck, spears are a way more effective weapon

Proof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLLv8E2pWdk&ab_channel=Lindybeige

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In a fair fight sure, but this sneaky fucker can read inputs like those cheaty fighting games bots

All the posts are about combat between some guy with a short sword vs. a spear. No one has considered Paul's ability to predict future actions and using that to determine the best outcome. Much like fighting a Jedi (who presumably could anticipate the immediate future), how can you fight someone who already knows how you'll move and the best counter?
- It was made abundantly clear that Paul could not use his prescience that way.
  However, Paul being hyper-observant would see your moves as they happened and would react before you're even finished making them, just as in his first fight where he killed for the first time.
  Paul would win, undoubtedly.
- That's called thinking. You can do it with a spear too.

Geronimo shredded motherfuckers with a spear. Dude was a master, one of his stories was about killing a whole regiment of Mexican Army who were armed with guns and he and only one or two other tribes men walked away and Geronimo was covered in blood and guts with only his spear left as a weapon.

I could beat them both with my invention, the megaspear
- Balista gang?

Agreed, another reason why Morrowind is still the best elder scrolls game.

An Honored Matre with her sexy skills!

Agree with you homie

In open field or in closed space?
- ~~No wars were won in an enclosed space~~ <-- i was wrong see below
  
  Trenches?

You only get a short time with the pointy end of the spear and then once a sword wielder is inside your range, you’ve got an unwieldy stick and they have a sword. Good for stand off melee maybe but prob not. Go swords.⚔️
- So you're saying, once you lose your advantage you gain a disadvantage? This the kind of religious propaganda that put Atreides on the throne
  
  I’m just saying you better be hot fire with that spear. Otherwise you’re getting cut.
- You only get a short time with the pointy end of the spear and then once a sword wielder is inside your range, you’ve got an unwieldy stick and they have a sword. Good for stand off melee maybe but prob not.
  Yes, but getting in close without getting stabbed is really hard.
  Here's an actual example of modern HEMA folks giving it a lot of goes:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLLv8E2pWdk
  
  This was incredibly nerdy and I loved every second of it
- Have you ever fenced against a spear?
  
  I fenced in college against people with slightly longer arms and just that minor difference put me at a huge disadvantage.

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