User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Lances/@comment-96.42.26.192-20120610134342/@comment-81.155.213.216-20120613190821

If you only use the charge, that could be why they don't seem to work for you. The charge, while fun to use, is actually not a very good attack because there is a long pause after you attack and a lot of monsters will be able to move out of the way and/or hit you while you are charging. Overall, the lance is a brilliant weapon, but the charge is not a very good move.