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Polearm (Pike)

I know that this topic has been touched multiple times, but Mojang said that if they get enough feedback, they'll make a new combat update, so here I am. In my opinion, the first step for making combat better is adding new weapons, each with their own different usage and that can be used by mobs. This is the weapon that I personally want the most: a type of polearm, it can be anything: pikes, pollaxes, halberds, spears etc. , whatever Mojang likes best as a name, in this post I'll call it "pike" for simplicity and since it's shorter.

So, getting started, before you can craft the pike, you need to use 3 sticks to make a pole. The pole wouldn't just be there to complicate the crafting process of the pike, it will also be a 3 meters tall decorative block you can use to make porches, hang banners etc. . Back to the pike, to craft it you'll need one pole and one piece of wood/stone/iron/diamond. The pike would have much less knockback than a sword, deal 1 less damage, have 1,2 attack speed and it wouldn't have the sweep effect that a sword has. On the upside, however, it would deal +3 damage on horseback and give you +2 blocks of reach (meaning that you can hit entities and break blocks from 5 meters away instead of the normal 3).

As for some unique enchantments, I thought of 2:

-Buttspike I-IV: buttspikes were little iron points you'd place on the back end of a polearm to brace it agaunst the ground to contain cavalry charges, and that's what this enchantment would do: provide a damage bonus against mounted opponents. Ironically the best counter for horsemen with a pike would be another pike
-Heavy Shaft: this would give you another block of reach at the cost of disabling your offhand slot when you hold the pike (two handed weapons will be a recurring theme in this series of threads)

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    I like this idea... I’m not sure about the pole though, even if it is used for more things. 

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    Приает

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    Having lots of Polearm weapons would be great! Weapons should be Split into different categories like Polearm, Sword, Bow etc. etc. Polearm weapons would be able to charge enemies (like a Trident with Riptide). You would also have the ability to hit enemies from further away than when using a Sword. The Spear would come in Iron, Gold, and Diamond variants dealing 1 damage point more than their Sword counterparts. I have a post about new weapons called Combat Update V2 that goes into more detail.

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    The spike should deal at least the same amount of damage than the sword

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    Here's the way I'd like to see lances be implemented.
    Of course, to start there would be your usual tool tiers in wood, stone, iron, gold and diamond. The crafting recipe would require 3 materials for the head of the lance and 2 sticks diagonally: e.g. 2 sticks like a fishing pole, then 3 iron in the top middle, top right, and middle right.
    The lance would be the longest range melee weapon in the game, about 5-6 blocks as opposed to the normal 3 block attack range. This way, lances would be the superior option for horseback as their long range would essentially negate the range loss from being on a horse. The attack power I see them having (in terms of the combat snapshots) is 1.8-2 attack speed and 8.5-9 attack damage for a diamond lance, putting them in a nice spot between axes and swords. I do think that if these were added then there would need to be some type of counter to horses, so I think the effective against horses/mounted players is a good idea (though maybe on a different weapon?). As for the heavy shaft enchantment, I also think that is a great idea, being able to extend attack range in place of using the offhand. It would also be cool to have a special thrusting animation for the lance rather than the normal swipe.
    Categorizing weapons would be a welcome addition to the game as it would add lots of new combat strategies and make for lots of fun. I hope this gets added!