Spear Suggestions: Balancing & Encouraging Players To Use It

So...
In my opinion, the spear is an amazing feature that Minecraft truly needed. However, I'm a bit worried it might end up feeling like situational junk or just a mace v2.
My view: The spear should work both as a sword alternative and a lance, letting players choose the way spear may work personally for them. Its damage bonus shouldn't be anywhere near as strong as the mace's, but it should still offer a slight reward for speed and timing.
Specific suggestions:
Bring back the attack range attribute from the experimental combat snapshots for spear.
When riding a mount, the charged attack should scale better with speed, while unmounted attacks get only a small bonus. This would encourage players to actually use horses, instead of abusing TNT launcher machines.
Add an enchantment that replaces the spear’s charged attack with a throw for players who prefer that.
Include a visual indicator when landing a charged spear hit to give better feedback and make it feel satisfying.
That's it! Strike your opinion in the comments & vote up if you liked some of my points!

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