User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Lances/@comment-219.89.186.41-20120614002258

i like lances. they reasonable damage output and they can defend against almost any attack, granted you have the right skills for it. they can also easily strike in areas where you can't strike with the sword and shield or the dual blades. they also have impressive sharpness, making them the sharpest weapons in the game. they can also do well in terms of status and elemental damage. they can go either way. but the one problem i have with this thing is its attack range. i don't know if it's just me, but everytime i try to hit the monster, it misses by about inches. this is more so when i try to attack the tails of some monsters. the hit detection is a bit awkward with this thing. these only hit in 2 areas, in front of you and slightly above you. with such a small hitting range, i don't think this can work well against small and fast moving monsters, unless you're an expert at lances. question time!

1. i think lances work well on big bulky monsters like gravios, ukanlos, etc.

2. lances are ineffective against monsters that move fast and strike fast, like narga and tigrex. also some monsters with unreachable tails.

3. tri. no doubt about it. this is one of the main weapons i use in the game. i love using the counter move.

4. the barioth lance for the high affinity.

5. not too sure about that one.

6. well, it's slow, but not that slow. good balance of power and defense. great elemental and status power. but due to the small hitting range, i don't really use it much. i only use them only if i know the monster well.