Can we get a spear weapon appearance at least?

Stx

So I have wanted spears to be in the game for awhile. They were in older elder scrolls games and honestly any medieval fantasy set game without spears is silly to me as they were a very common weapon.

But anyway, if you have no plans to add spears to the game, can you at LEAST add a spear to the appearance options, especially for templars? It looks so silly to be using a sword or staff and have it turn into a spear only when you use certain attacks.

This may be an opportunity to add class specific weapon skins as well. Add a holy spear for templars, scythe for necros, etc.

Anyway, the point is, I want my templar to have a spear. You have a whole skill line focused on spear attacks but I cant even wield one. I'm currently using the welkynd staff on my magicka templar and it looks pretty cool, but yeah. Gimme a spear!

ArchMikem

Look at the Altmer style, Staves Rank 1.

Veinblood1965

Yes and an actual JAB skill that actually hits hard with them for PVP? Right now jabs are useless.

CMDR_Un1k0rn

ArchMikem wrote: »

Look at the Altmer style, Staves Rank 1.

...You didn't read OP fully, did you?

StormeReigns

@Stx @CMDR_Un1k0rn
Using High Elf Staff 1 on my Magicka Templar: Using Antique Silver, Blood Gold and Varla White on it.

ArchMikem

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

ArchMikem wrote: »

Look at the Altmer style, Staves Rank 1.

...You didn't read OP fully, did you?

That Staff looks like a Spear. It's as close as OP is gonna get cause I'm pretty sure ZOS is never going to introduce new weapons.

CMDR_Un1k0rn

ArchMikem wrote: »

CMDR_Un1k0rn wrote: »

ArchMikem wrote: »

Look at the Altmer style, Staves Rank 1.

...You didn't read OP fully, did you?

That Staff looks like a Spear. It's as close as OP is gonna get cause I'm pretty sure ZOS is never going to introduce new weapons.

Think he wants a melee skin.

TheShadowScout

Stx wrote: »

Can we get a spear weapon appearance at least?

Nah, that would be just painful...
...I want a spear that might be all spear-ish in use as well as in looks!

Stx wrote: »

Gimme a spear!

YES!
A whole frigging range of bloody polearms even!
But,,, been there, posted that before:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/371862/additional-weapon-skill-ideas-mk-ii/p1

Browiseth

pit daemon staff is pretty spear-like, and celestial has a little pokey bit on the top of it

bonus for all you necromancers out there: ebony and akaviri look like scythes

Ysbriel

When you hit create character, select Templar and you got a spear to chuck, topple and jab with.

Kadoozy

The issue is the animations while holding a spear would look incredibly janky. Imagine someone dual wielding spears. Or the way your arm moves and bends while holding a shield.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love spears; but they aren't going to create new animations just for a single weapon motif.

Hati

Now we're talking!

Yeah give me a spear! A one handed spear so i can pierce my enemies to death!

Not spear looking staff motifs, what use a spear that i can only hit the ground and cast fire/light/ice/resto skills

Ratzkifal

If we can't get a proper weapon, then at least disposable spears for Cyrodiil that work like Werewolf by giving you a new skill bar with only spear skills on it and without the need of making a spear for every existing crafting motif.
It could also act as a counter to mounted combat, which could work in a similar fashion.

Stx

Kadoozy wrote: »

The issue is the animations while holding a spear would look incredibly janky. Imagine someone dual wielding spears. Or the way your arm moves and bends while holding a shield.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love spears; but they aren't going to create new animations just for a single weapon motif.

That's not an issue at all. Between the templar spear skills, and the two handed skills, all the required animations are in the game.

And why on earth would dual wielding spears even be a thing? That's a silly concern. It would be a two handed weapon.

Chaos2088

Nope I want a full spear skill line.......god dam it ZoS!! -sulks in the corner-

Kadoozy

Stx wrote: »

Kadoozy wrote: »

The issue is the animations while holding a spear would look incredibly janky. Imagine someone dual wielding spears. Or the way your arm moves and bends while holding a shield.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love spears; but they aren't going to create new animations just for a single weapon motif.

That's not an issue at all. Between the templar spear skills, and the two handed skills, all the required animations are in the game.

And why on earth would dual wielding spears even be a thing? That's a silly concern. It would be a two handed weapon.

Because spears and shields make more sense for one.

You can't just add a spear motif to the 2h skill line though because the animations would look weird, including light attacks.

And they aren't going to create an entire skill line just for spears because then they would have to add in every motif style to that particular weapon type. That is why new weapon skill lines, that don't utilize assets already in game, won't happen.

Stx

Kadoozy wrote: »

Stx wrote: »

Kadoozy wrote: »

The issue is the animations while holding a spear would look incredibly janky. Imagine someone dual wielding spears. Or the way your arm moves and bends while holding a shield.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love spears; but they aren't going to create new animations just for a single weapon motif.

That's not an issue at all. Between the templar spear skills, and the two handed skills, all the required animations are in the game.

And why on earth would dual wielding spears even be a thing? That's a silly concern. It would be a two handed weapon.

Because spears and shields make more sense for one.

You can't just add a spear motif to the 2h skill line though because the animations would look weird, including light attacks.

And they aren't going to create an entire skill line just for spears because then they would have to add in every motif style to that particular weapon type. That is why new weapon skill lines, that don't utilize assets already in game, won't happen.

I dont want to repeat myself so I'll just respond to the only valid point here.

It would take a lot of work to add spear motifs for every style. But the bottom line is, it looks and feels stupid as a templar with magical spear attacks to be wielding weapons other than a spear. And that's why my wish for a spear appearance tab option makes sense.. they wouldn't have to add every style. As I said, they already have animations in the game for every spear attack including light attacks (just take one part of the puncturing sweep animation).

DtOG

I think a spear skill line would be cool too. Who cares how much work it would take lol they drop entire zone dlcs yearly so I think they could manage a weapon skill line.