The pike is superior to the sword for killing wild dinos, unless you love taking lots of unnecessary hits and wrecking flak. You can do what I call "ghost" hits with the pike, where you don't get impact sounds or anything, but you're dealing full dmg. beacuse with a pike your only hitting one spot cus with a pike you jab at your target and that where the damage is done but with a sword your hitting more the one spot cus of the swing that the sword has they why a sword dose more then a pike
But it's rather expensive, whats better, the pike or the sword? It differs from its wooden counterpart by having a durability bar instead of breaking randomly, but unlike the Spear, it is not throwable. the sword and buckler guys were used to break the push of pike or to take advantage of an opening in a pike wall. I'm at work so i can't get the exact numbers out of the wiki bat i think that's all about it. Depends on your play style.
I have a sword, but I feel like a pike has better range, as you can attack things while moving back, and not get hit, which is always nice. If you time the shield right you'll never get hit
Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. The pike is best for kiting situations like the one you described, but swords can deal a lot of damage really quickly so they're good for multiple or smaller enemies once you've been overtaken and can't keep them at bay. knockback is useless and a sword does more damage, the choice is clear. ARK: Survival Evolved. I use the sword, its superior to the pike in dmg.
For kiting i'll used ranged weapons. In any case, the main weapon of any army was a polearm or spear. I there some hidden mechanic that makes the pike better in some situations than a sword besides reach? I have never used a sword in ark. On the paper you have 55damage pike vs 90dsmage sword, but i stand no chance against a pike kiter who has skill.
This makes it less versatile, but … For ARK: Survival Evolved on the PlayStation 4, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Sword vs Pike". pike long range ; sword fate to face (10cm)
It can be used whilst equipping a shield in the off-hand, making it very useful in hand-to-hand combat. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. ... On the paper you have 55damage pike vs 90dsmage sword, but i stand no chance against a pike kiter who has skill.
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Furthermore beacons drop pike blueprints but no sword blueprints, so you will soon face guys with 110 damage pikes. -Pike is a lot more durable, has better range, and does knockback to smaller opponents. The Sword does much more damage than the Wooden Club (5), Spear (30) and the Pike (55). I like s&s, so I can defend from damage then duck in and start chopping. No problem, I recently decided to forgo my usual movement speed heavy build for a melee heavy build. Looking at the battles of the Macedonians (pikes), Greeks (spear and shield), and Romans (sword and shield), as well as later battles between European footsoldiers, it would seem to me that there is a rock paper scissors between pike, spear and shield, and sword and shield for footsoldier combat. Able to kill even bigger dinos without taking a return hit. from a balance stand point pike has reach, sword has attack and speed. Honestly nothing is more satisfying than one-tapping Raptors with a melee weapon when they rush me. Basically the sword is a great flyswatter and destroys in close range combat with argents, direwolves, sabers, and Raptors I.e. I prefer the pike, usually I get hit a lot less using it compared to the sword Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. This damage is comparable to the Crossbow (95), although it is a Melee weapon. Also the sword attacks just about as fast as you can click. The Pike has a longer reach and a better Knockback, the Sword deals more damage (at least if both weapons are 100% weapons) while having only a minimal knockback. The Sword is a melee weapon in ARK: Survival Evolved. And that still doesn't answer the question of why it does less damage. Both. -Pike is a lot more durable, has better range, and does knockback to smaller opponents.-Sword does more damage and swings faster.-Sickle (something you didn't mention) is essentially a weaker Sword, but does more DPS than the Pike. The Pike is a melee weapon in ARK: Survival Evolved. Logically, the Pike … All rights reserved.