The music makes Matt seem like an npc in an rpg

@88fibonaccisequence

4 жыл бұрын

Me: I would like to train in One-Handed Weapons. Matt: I could teach you a few things. You: ... CURVED SWORDS.

@lindseyfrancesco4

4 жыл бұрын

He's the guy you go to if you want to level up your combat skills, and every dialog tree ends with him emphasizing context

@Daedrex

4 жыл бұрын

Hello adventurer. I see you've chosen to use the spear and a shield.

@jameshaulenbeek5931

4 жыл бұрын

"Let's see... plus one to Spear Mastery..."

@Tennouseijin

4 жыл бұрын

He's an NPC with rather high charisma. You just can't disagree with a guy who talks casually, while holding or swinging a polearm.

Matt! Blink thrice if you are being held hostage by makers of meditation cassettes.

@hin_hale

4 жыл бұрын

I think he's way too relaxed to blink.

@kieran7409

4 жыл бұрын

This made me giggle for a good 3 minutes whilst the video was playing

@BGH1961

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, good... not just me wondering about that! There is a certain incongruity of "be-at-peace" music while presenting an enthusiastic discourse on bloody mayhem in combat that was disconcerting.

@christiansinclair5903

3 жыл бұрын

Best comment about this

@BingleFlimp

2 жыл бұрын

One year later and I'm watching this thinking. Why do I feel more relaxed than usual when watching Easton videos?

The music makes me feel like I'm talking to a tutorial guy in an MMO. Not a bad thing, just funny

@Gearhead49d

4 жыл бұрын

Someone please edit this with the MMORPG dialogue overlay 😂😂

@scottmcmaster4927

4 жыл бұрын

I sense a meme taking form.

@palmerharrison7660

4 жыл бұрын

Quest Complete. +1 Spears skill attained. :p

@ThatsLeoYKnow

4 жыл бұрын

I honestly really enjoy it. Nice with birds chirping, crickets chirping, calm music and Matt going about his business. Feels like a tutorial in an RPG or mmo like you said.

@franciscodanconia3551

4 жыл бұрын

Matt used to be an adventurer like you, but then he took a context to the knee...

The whimsical piano accompaniment is a little-known Roman tactic. If you can make the enemy feel just a tiny bit romantic toward you, that may make all the difference whether or not he can block a masterful thrust from your shaft.

@mjfleming319

4 жыл бұрын

Charles Dexter Ward it can make a difference in if he even WANTS to block a masterful thrust from your shaft.

@midshipman8654

2 жыл бұрын

very true, there is a 40% survival increase in soldiers who tape a speaker to their helmet and play the titanic soundtrack as compared those who neglect this particular piece of equipment.

i immediately had to check the comments after hearing the wierd music

@garynaccarto8636

3 жыл бұрын

Yes that music is preaty wierd sounding. Or at least I think so.

@syrehn7684

3 жыл бұрын

lol same. I had to pause the video to see if the sound was comming from some other source.

that ambience in your garden is enough background noise

@mortonthiockol2387

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I personally like the music, but I can also see why others would prefer no music.

@BYGTraining

4 жыл бұрын

I second that. The music is annoying to me personally, but if other people like it that's cool, too.

@noldorwarrior7791

3 жыл бұрын

There was a band beneath foliage

Those with shorter spears, must have more vigorous thrusting.

@omariscovoador7486

4 жыл бұрын

I think generally yes, if you have a shorter thing i think it will bend less and therefore give more "hmpf" in the stab, if we didn't consider other factors

@gusporterhouse

4 жыл бұрын

@@omariscovoador7486 Pack it up guys, "My Sweet Summer Child" has entered the chat and it's all downhill from here

@Matt_The_Hugenot

4 жыл бұрын

Longer ones held two handed can be used more vigorously.

@xllab1

4 жыл бұрын

With a short spear, you need to close in and thrust from different angles.

@shionkreth7536

4 жыл бұрын

It's important to ensure your opponent doesn't get the impression you're trying to compensate for a lack of skill with your weapon though, for if they do no amount of vigor will see them submit to you.

I spent ages looking about to see where the music was coming from so I could listen to Matt! It always seemed to stop as I muted my phone. Thought I was going mad!

@BrayOfTheDonkey

4 жыл бұрын

Ditto was checking pages if some othe Vid/Ad was playing lol

Never thought I would cry during a video on spears, but the music was just too much for me.

Thought i had another tab open with annoying ad-music playing :D

Comments: 90% about the music in the background 10% actual subject of the video

@scottmcmaster4927

4 жыл бұрын

Wait, there was something other than the music?

@omariscovoador7486

4 жыл бұрын

@@scottmcmaster4927 😂👌

@omariscovoador7486

4 жыл бұрын

@@IanIngram1 lol

@MarcioLiao

4 жыл бұрын

perfectly balanced, as all things should be

@am17frans

4 жыл бұрын

Hard not to focus on the music, i could not really stand more then a minute of it sadly. :(

am I the only one who likes the birds+music? it opens my soul to the knowledge being shared

@markuskristensen2433

4 жыл бұрын

It drowns matt out its louder than his voice there is a time and place for this kind of music but not here its way out of place and is quite distracting

Cool video, but music is distracting when listening to your lecture.

@SEGAClownboss

4 жыл бұрын

I haven't really noticed the music really, and the overall effect was very calming.

@markuskristensen2433

4 жыл бұрын

@@SEGAClownboss the music was very loud I dont understand how you didnt notice and it drowns out what matt is saying

Good video. The music, however, is not helping.

A shield that's not really covered by anyone is the the Macedonian Telamon shield. Could you do a video on that one. I feel like that was a game changer; being able to use a pike with two hands while still supporting a shield. And it would have been interesting if technological development further pursued that style of shield use.

@Intranetusa

4 жыл бұрын

Speaking of strapped shields, the ancient Han and Jin Dynasty also used strapped shields that allowed two hands free. But these types of shields were eventually abandoned in both parts of the world, so I presume there were some disadvantages with them. Links: 4.bp.blogspot.com/-a1eaZPyyQIk/WwaBm7J6A9I/AAAAAAAAEqg/O2oUrmEwMz0H2A-IoQyglwdRmVO6UxkSwCLcBGAs/s1600/wKgB6lQdoViAW-ecACzyg17BGmg13.jpeg greatmingmilitary.blogspot.com/2018/05/evolution-of-shields-in-china-part-1.html

@lasfw190aa

4 жыл бұрын

Because they somehow count more in the armor department and therefore can easily be replaced by better bracer and body protection.

@nicklab1927

4 жыл бұрын

I like the concept of it and I also wonder why this kind of device wasn't more common during the middle ages. Maybe it has to do with training and professionnalism. In a highly trained army (macedonian phalanx or roman legion), you may trust your fellow soldiers more to defend you. If I can't trust the guys, I want a bigger shield for protection. Maybe that's one of the reason pike blocks disappeared, and with them these kind of shields. When pike blocks (or halberds) come back, I think soldiers replaced the telamon with better armour, especially for shoulder, head and arms.

@jl9211

2 жыл бұрын

It's a round version of the pelta, and it existed for centuries before as a light infantry shield.

@yaboi-km2qn

Жыл бұрын

there's usually a reason why things stop being used. Because other things are better.

2:25 I imagined when Matt threw the Pilum offscreen, that someone screamed in pain. :D

@interdictr3657

4 жыл бұрын

I hear it as a lindybeige scream LUL

@markuskristensen2433

4 жыл бұрын

A scream of pain from the loud and distracting music

Matt, great vid as almost always! But I have to join the choir: The music is too loud relatively to you speaking.

I wonder what type of shield and spear combo would be best for fighting over the background music 🤔

@peterthompson640

4 жыл бұрын

hip hoplite

@bigredwolf6

4 жыл бұрын

An even better combo is two tower shields. Gotta max out my defense so I don’t get hurt.

@jameshaulenbeek5931

4 жыл бұрын

@@bigredwolf6 two spears - only way to go.

@markuskristensen2433

4 жыл бұрын

The longest pike you could get so you cant hear it

Welcome New Adventurer to the RPG Combat Tutorial! Today we will cover one of the most effective and important weapons throughout human history... Spears! Either one handed with shields or in two hands, this versatile weapon gives you plenty of fighting options, even ranged when thrown. Your instructor Matt Easton will put this into CONTEXT to decide the best strategy for you! So take a deep breathe, relax, and let the soothing music put your mind into the sweet bliss of learning. Your life may depend on this, but don't stress it, you still have plenty of time to learn. Excellent video Matt and thanks for the great content during these difficult times. Future video idea, I would love to see tests with side by side comparisons of ax blows, hammer blows, and "murder strokes" from sword cross-guards and pommels. My guess is the swords will by nature of only having a thin blade to grip onto, be less effective, even though the weight of the striking force is now at the far end just like the ax and hammer. Still much better impact than striking hard surfaces with the blade alone. Always been curious how effective reversing a sword to hit like a hammer is to the real thing and how it compares to axes on resistant targets! Especially since sword "murder strokes" are shown in the historical manuals. I also theorize a stiffer blade should behave more effectively as a handle for murder strokes, with less flex on impact and so more force transferred to the target. Flexible blades should in theory lose more force, but how much, if at all I'm curious to see. It would be great to see tests done by different channels (Like ThegnThrand, Shadiversity, Skallagrim, Metatron, Modern History TV, Tod's Workshop, Lindybeige or anyone else who wants to try it) using multiple targets. Many different swords to test both 1 and 2 handed as well. Might even make for good video series and/or collaborations to test more targets, then compare the test results. Additionally I think thinner or sharper pointed sword cross guards may provide more penetration than axes to certain targets. Exactly what types might qualify I am very interested to find out with the tests! Now instead use the back spike on a ax and a war hammer and I believe they both should outperform the sword's cross-guard, but who knows? Maybe the swords will surprise us. As with any holding onto blades test, although it can be done without gloves so long as the blade doesn't slide in your hand, better to wear thick sturdy gloves for safety, improved grip and to absorb the shock from impact. Thanks again Matt for all the enlightening and entertaining content you provide us! Embrace your Dreams and Protect your Honor!

I thought I had some music on in the background lol

From my experience spear alone and spear with shield are two VERY different animals. Spear alone is extremely fast, agile, and can keep most opponents are bay quite easily. Spears with a shield are not nimble or quick and can be easily knocked aside so you cannot use your reach advantage effectively, so you have to keep your point back and use the thing far more defensively.

Great points Matt. Thank you for sharing this with us.

I would love to see matt voice a weapons-master/teacher type character in a fantasy roleplaying game. Imagine doing a tutorial and learning how to fight goblins with matt.

Music won't work in videos, which talk about serious things, no matter how many times it is tried.

@nealsterling8151

4 жыл бұрын

It's super distracting and annoying too.

@Vlad_Tepes_III

4 жыл бұрын

Replace the commas with line changes and it becomes a pseudo-haiku.

@C0deH0wler

4 жыл бұрын

This is incorrect. Video games (which are frames moving on your screen) do this well often. You just haven't looked enough in your interest circle, or your interest circle doesn't have much experience in music, or maybe you're not eating a lot of healthy foods which can mess with emotion, or etc.

@markuskristensen2433

4 жыл бұрын

@@C0deH0wler mate it doesnt sound good not becouse of him eating pizza but becouse its not needed and more of a distraction and it drowns matt out

Matt Easton that scary English guy that steals your French family's wheat harvest :(

@yoloman3607

4 жыл бұрын

You won’t have any to lose if the bourgeoisie take it all!

@maximilianolimamoreira5002

4 жыл бұрын

Marxism was not even a theory back then,lol

@apokos8871

4 жыл бұрын

@@maximilianolimamoreira5002 leftist memes are timeless. you could change the bourgeoisie to feudal lords, same basic meaning in the end

@yoloman3607

4 жыл бұрын

The word “bourgeoisie” is French, derived from the word “burgeis” or walled city. Those with enough money to wall cities to live in were...you guessed it. Rich dudes.

I agree with the other comments, the music is a tad distracting. My suggestion would be to reduce it by about 10-15%, if you wish to keep it. Otherwise to do away with it completely.

@cooker1989

4 жыл бұрын

Agree with this. I liked the music but it wasn't balanced for the audio so it was hard to hear what Matt was saying at times. I would also maybe think about fading the music in and out at different points in the video.

The music made me realise the spear and shield are truely a perfect pair

Hey Matt, we have had a tough week in the Covid ward, couldn’t sleep, today had to see your video again because the nice music made me sleep really well yesterday, Thanks!

Video: Great...Bad music, bad! Distracting. Like I'm in a Will Wonka nightmare.

Loved it! Ive been working on an adventure game for a couple years now. You've been a wonderful resource!

Incredibly insightful. Thank you

I love this video not very often you see instructional videos that are interesting about the use of a spear and shield thank you

Great channel thank you for all your hard work

Liked and subbed for the information and background music :)

It's about time. Great video.

One of your best videos. Less repetition than usual, and I never noticed the music until I read the comments.

That’s a really good job bro. Thanks

The music was a touch loud. And thanks for another great video! :)

I love to see that pointy sticks are getting more and more attention, swords are awesome, but i like more different content sometimes, especially from such popular items like spears were.

That background music infuriated me, for some reason..

@raifsevrence

3 жыл бұрын

Probably because the music is awful. It's obnoxiously loud and clashes badly with Matt's lecturing. The quiet nature sounds (running water/birds w/e) would have been fine if the volume leveling layered it under Matt's voice instead of on top of it. But that music... It's terrible.

@Yellow.1844

3 жыл бұрын

I find it beautiful

This music + Matt listing facts is A+

Love the music Matt!

Beautiful music, hope this format continues, I'm extremely interested in celtic history who I've heard and read were very good with spears

The music is so peaceful

brilliant, comprehensive

Awesome video, Matt! Keep on bringing any new spear content....... It's truly a fascinating weapon and deserves as much coverage as possible. Quick suggestion for future videos...... Any chance that we can see some sparring match-ups between different types of weapons, please? (The Lindybeige Fight Camp video was great, so would love seeing more like that) 👍

That music was very annoying.

@tonys8243

4 жыл бұрын

Steven Premmel l thought I must have had another program running in the background.

My vote... no music. I just want to hear Matt. It sounds like I'm waiting to be seated at a Chinese restaurant.

New but Loving the channel. I got directed to you from a Mark Wildman video. Addicted now!

The music made it very difficult for me (non native speaker) to focus and understand Matt, where usually I have no problem. It was too loud at least, and to my opinion brought no added value. Keep doing amazing videos Matt, I really love your channel!!

Romantic video, Matt really loves spears!

The ever trusty patented pokey pole. Paired with the portable personal protective partition. A potent melee combination since antiquity.

Note sure about the music, I fell kinda attracted to long shafts now

I find the music very distracting, I often listen while doing other things on my PC and the music makes it harder to process what you say without paying full attention. At the very least you should turn it way down while you're speaking. Or remove it altogether and leave it only for the non-talky parts, like you doing moves and cutting and stuff like that.

Love the addition of music!

The music makes me feel like your spear monologue is actually you serenading me

I like the foray into using background music. Keep experimenting!

I liked the music. Made the content seem more epic.

the music is distracting

Thanks!

The music is way too loud and frankly is really distracting.

Thank you for the Spearman tutorial.

Really dislike the music, it's very distracting for me. Is there a reason for it?

@maximilianolimamoreira5002

4 жыл бұрын

maybe he wanted a bit more fun,but yeah,i don't think that was a appropriate music for this video,maybe if it was a suspense music

So... We're witnessing the birth of a new ASMR channel! =)

superb video. i learn much today. I'm still curious about two handed spears. hard to find videos regarding the subject. only other video i found are Lindybeige's experiments. PS: funny how much of the comments are about the music. personally, i think it would be nice if the music was toned down a bit more.

Music and water sound effects make it hard for me to concentrate on your voice.

Hi Matt! You know, your viewers might LOVE a channel called The Historians Craft, because he talks about history and warfare in late-ancient and medieval times as well as the social and cultural histories related to those topics. He gives a lot of detail in his videos and Ive learned a lot from him! He himself has been studying as a historian in college so he certainly knows his stuff!

@TheFallofRome

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the shoutout! Also Matt, loved the video! Excellent job!

I like the music Matt it reminds me of background music in games.

Another interesting video as usual Matt but how did you get so many tree's in the elevator?

I would personally love to see a video on two pronged spears. I'm getting one myself so I would enjoy hearing your thoughts.

music is a bit too loud..

Loving that music

I swear one of my daughter's crib mobiles used that music.

Love the background music

The music is too loud and distracting. Keeping the music is ok if its softer.

Love the music in the backround

A variable difficult to account for in sparring & reenacting is piercing the shield. Tod of Tod's Workshop recently did a test against a shield where warbow arrows penetrated quite far. There are various accounts of arrows as well as spears (including pikes) defeating shields. A shield has to be rather thick & dense to offer sufficient protection against powerful projectiles & thrusts. Fatigue seems like a notable issue with larger & thus heavier shields like the scutum. Giacomo di Grassi derisively mentioned mentioned how some people rested their round targets against the thigh to reduce the burden, & those shields probably didn't weight more 10lbs at the most.

@TheAchilles26

4 жыл бұрын

The Romans pretty famously rotated their troops in battle, giving them time to rest between bursts of fighting. It's also believed that they tended to rest the scutum on their left greave, and it's even possible to plant the scutum in the ground and hide behind it like a wall while fighting.

Why are you playing that background music? You don't need it and it's hard to actually listen.

The music is really distracting.

Great video. Music is nice, but not necessary. Maybe you should make a poll to see if people prefer it?

I love the classical music in the background

@robertleigh7678

4 жыл бұрын

Drop the music ,it is irrelevant and annoying.

Interesting topic... The music was kind of distracting though

before I even start the video, melee weapon + shield combo, my favorite combo!

To be fair, parrying thrown projectiles is absolutely doable, especially those thrown without assistance of something like an atlatl or sling - they move about as fast as the pool-cue thrust - so shield is about as useful against it as it is against melee attacks. Which is very useful.

Great video as always Matt! I can't help but think his round shield is a bit too small though?

The music is awesome! I feel like im in Firelink Shrine in Dark Souls.

Hey Matt, video idea for you: How effective are spears at slashing a target? Was playing a video game where an enemy made a slash with a spear. Is this effective/possible? Would be interested to see an explanation of this.

Another fascinating talk! I've always wondered (from a fantasy perspective) has there never been a strap held shield which enables the spear to be used two handed?

@josephwilliampeach

4 жыл бұрын

Ah, I see this was already addressed!

Great content, but may I make one suggestion: the background music was much too loud and was quite distracting.

Just leaving my comment here but couldn’t finish the video sadly. That background music completely distracted me from the actual topic and was extremely off putting.

Would you make a video about use very long spears and fighting in phalanax/close formation?

I spent the first 30 seconds trying to figure out where the music was coming from. Couldn't watch the rest.

I enjoyed the music. On spears, I've been adapting the current edition of D&D a little, and trying to make the weapons a little more distinct and true to their functions in history. It's been pretty tough not to bias towards polearms, and frankly I've just kind of embraced the fact that when you think about the benefits, they tend to be the most useful weapons. Though, for an adventurer, not always, as they often need both hands, and a sword, or even an axe is more portable.

the music is a little bit to loud and competing with the volume of your voice. beyond tha, all is good...carry on

Yeah love the music

Personally I like the music, it adds a different dimension to these videos.

Are there any historical examples of large shields with hooks on the sides to rest your spear as you’re holding it? Advantages might be to assist with leverage for use with longer spears so you get the advantage of length without the disadvantage of being unwieldy.

I know, I know, you've read it a million times in the comments probably, but the music is indeed just a bit too loud relative to the speech audio. It's just slightly distracting. Great video though, as ever. I want to say that not only do they come in different shapes/sizes, but also different balance characteristics. A front-heavy spear handles SO much differently to a centrally balanced one, and a rear-balanced one gives SO Much more reach (in any grip) than others too.

Is there any documentation of spear use in tandem with bucklers? Could you please address your thoughts regarding the use of spear and buckler? Thank you!

Short and concise. Not use to but a good video nonetheless. Thank you for the many points on this topic Matt