Talk:Pike/@comment-33384696-20161202121601/@comment-4511886-20161202141404

The main point of its design is the reach, and PvP makes no exception to this. The extreme reach means it can attack when most other melee opponents are unable to do so to you, which combines with a relatively fast swing speed and decent damage. Anyone that can't poise through two or three hits is in for a horrible time fighting a pike user.

As for the actual poise damage; it doesn't seem to do any more poise damage than other spears, which isn't a whole lot, but still enough to stagger medium-armored foes.