Spears are meant to be light and used constantly, they're are also good to throw. Lances are heavy and used in cavalry, they're not meant to be thrown and are longer than spears. The lance fits better the characteristics of the upcoming spear, so I think it would be better if it was a lance instead.
Also, there should be more ways for non-lance users to counter the lance. Maybe using a shield against it makes the lance and the shield have a cooldown to be used again, so axes and swords are still used as secondary weapons (like in real life). The lance should also have cooldown after you use the right click based on how long you held it so you can't just stop holding to avoid shields and start holding again. Maybe receiving damage while holding the lance also makes you have a cooldown before you can use it again or just reduces the time before it stops dismounting and dealing knockback.
Lastly, you should probably make that, while using the lance, you can't use the shield.
All of this will make the spear/lance have a decent drawback, which is that it can't be used alone, since it will have cooldown after you use it or receive damage, making it a good first attack, but then you'll have to use another weapon until you can use it again.
I think you can still add spears to the game if you change the new spear to a lance, but they would be too similar to a trident and too good to use any other weapon, so I think lances are enough.
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