For some reason somewhere along the line it was decided that the only melee weapons needed in a medieval fantasy game were swords, hammers and axes and for some reason spears despite being the most common medieval weapon were considered an acceptable omission, what happened?
Ever think spears will make a comeback?
Swords will always be the big thing (Harder to have EPIC duels with spears I guess), but I'd like to see some polearms.
I blame Oblivion for the trend in "It's okay to ignore one of the most basic weapon types in historical settings, Fictional or otherwise."
The 'real' reason is probably how different Spears and polearms are in terms of the kind of assets you need to create, almost none of the animations of even two-handed weapons translate over to the proper handling of a spear or polearm, mostly because your "Main" hand is at the back of the haft providing power with the trademark distance while the "Off" hand is used fore grip for stability. To be honest, the handling of a Rifle-grip weapon has more in common with a Polearm than a battleaxe, despite the similarities both weapons exhibit.
Don't they have to show up and then be removed before they can make a comeback? 
think it comes down too devs realizing how many animations you need create for every weapon player/npc wise and focusing their efforts on a few weapons
i wish spears were one of them considering supposedly their are 20+ dragons in the game 
could make some real cool skills with spear throws that knockdown/stun etc
See the thing is, axes, swords, and maces can all share essentially the same animation. Same goes for hammers, mauls, greatswords, and battleaxes. Polearms and spears aren't just swinging weapons and thus require different animations. The closest thing we have in Dragon Age are mage staves...kinda. I'm not saying it's impossible for them to add spears eventually, but it would require additional work that may be better put to use elsewhere.
Not having spears in a game like this actually hurts the universe badly. It makes everything feel much less authentic. And this is a major problem with Dragon Age, the lifelessness of the universe.
See the thing is, axes, swords, and maces can all share essentially the same animation. Same goes for hammers, mauls, greatswords, and battleaxes. Polearms and spears aren't just swinging weapons and thus require different animations. The closest thing we have in Dragon Age are mage staves...kinda. I'm not saying it's impossible for them to add spears eventually, but it would require additional work that may be better put to use elsewhere.
Better put to use on what exactly? Nobody denies that adding spears and other weapon types would require extra animations but would it really put that big a strain on the animation budget? Personally I think the Dragon Age games could really benefit from extra weapon types and combat animations.
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See the thing is, axes, swords, and maces can all share essentially the same animation. Same goes for hammers, mauls, greatswords, and battleaxes.
I do not think it would be so difficult to animate Spears. Especially since the Mage Staff moves of DA2 (say what you will about the game, those moves were awesome!) already went in that Direction, especially in Melee Combat. At leats, i recall them having specific Melee Animations, could be wrong, though.
im hoping for some dlc that includes new weapon types maybe spears were dropped because weapon upgrade/crafting system?
For some reason somewhere along the line it was decided that the only melee weapons needed in a medieval fantasy game were swords, hammers and axes and for some reason spears despite being the most common medieval weapon were considered an acceptable omission, what happened?
Ever think spears will make a comeback?
spears are viewed as primitive, and you-know-who doesn't want that stuff in their medium
I'd love to be able to make a warrior modeled after a greek hoplite.
Maybe in DA4 or whenever they decide to have us head into the Tevinter Imperium? They seem like they could have their rank and file soldiers fighting in a similar style.
Better put to use on what exactly? Nobody denies that adding spears and other weapon types would require extra animations but would it really put that big a strain on the animation budget? Personally I think the Dragon Age games could really benefit from extra weapon types and combat animations.
Don't they have to show up and then be removed before they can make a comeback?
I have going to say that. Spears have never been an usable weapon in the DA series. They can't "comeback".
I have going to say that. Spears have never been an usable weapon in the DA series. They can't "comeback".
But they have been refered in the codex, haven't they? In written text the DA universe lools like something very different from what we actually see.
If staffs in DA:O just used a jabbing motion whenever they used a basic attack couldn't they have just recycled that into an animation for spears?
Yes, it does put a strain on the animation budget or they wouldn't use the same animation for axes, swords and maces. There have been multiple Bioware posts about this on the BSN forums, just look for threads by or with a lot of comments from forum member Qistina (who kept refusing to understand the reasoning given, no matter what).
Ok so how big is the animation budget? With all the planned assets so far how much of that budget would have been used? And more importantly how much would it cost for extra combat animations for an extra weapon type? Nobody is denying that extra animations means extra work and extra cost, the question is not does this inflate the budget but rather how much does this inflate the budget? How much does this game cost to make and how much do they expect this game to bring in?
I have going to say that. Spears have never been an usable weapon in the DA series. They can't "comeback".
It was more a reference to spears in medieval fantasy games in general rather than just Dragon Age
Better put to use on what exactly? Nobody denies that adding spears and other weapon types would require extra animations but would it really put that big a strain on the animation budget? Personally I think the Dragon Age games could really benefit from extra weapon types and combat animations.
They would, but it's probably pretty far down the "Nice to have" list.
I'd love it if they did it, I just imagine its fairly far down their priorities. Not to mention, would pole arms have their own associated skills, or share with other two handed weapons? (Did skills still work that way in DA2? I forget)
spears are viewed as primitive, and you-know-who doesn't want that stuff in their medium
Yeah that went over my head, you are probably going to have to elaborate who "you-know-who" is?
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