Any Idea That We Might Have Polearms?

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide General Discussion
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Since I am a filthy polearm nerd when it comes to melee weapons, are there any possible polearm melee weapons that would fit for use inside any of the classes that we have in Darktide? The only thing I could find out there was from Necromunda House Cawdor with some bizarre looking makeshift billhook blunderbuss pole cannon. As absurd as the the idea is, I know Vermintide had a billhook DLC for Saltspyre. It might integrate well in Darktide as the alt function of the weapon could be used as possible crowd control. More on that here: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/08/02/2nd-aug-necromunda-tactica-house-cawdorgw-homepage-post-2fw-homepage-post-3/

Besides the massive weapons that the Custodes use (would absolutely love a scaled down Paragon Spear/Apollonian Spear but I know that it will never happen), what other polearms could be used by the cast?

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Maybe a goad/frag/melta lance that Rough Riders can use. Even though we won’t be mounted we could use a cut down version on foot.

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Well at the moment we know we might get a Maul (2h Chain Axe) like the one the enemy haves.

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As for Polearm weapon I think we might get a few in the future:

Current Class (All should be quite High Trust weapons):

Psyker Only:
Force Halberd/Glaive: Inspired by the Grey Knight Nemesis Force Halberd
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Zealot and (Possible) Sister of Battle reject:
Power Halberd
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(Possible) Tech Adept reject:
Omnisian Axe (Very high trust):

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The Ogryn could also get some Polearms, but I think we already get a 2h Maul

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They have animations moveset for polearm weapons ready from V2 and since they reuse them in Darktide for all other weapons in DT (for examble Cathan sword: 1h Kruber/Elf sword, Chainsword: Falchion, Thunder Hammer: Kruber/Bardin 2h hammer etc.) I don’t see why waste them and not release polearm weapons.

We have moveset from V2 for:

2x different type of Shield x Spear (great for SoB power halberd + shield combo)
2x different type of Spears (Elf and Kruber one)
1x Glaive type
1x Billhook

I am pretty sure they will want to reuse all V2 moveset animation because why not. If it’s already there, it’s shame to waste it. So I am pretty sure we will be getting polearm type weapons.

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Man, I would love to get a Force Halberd at some point.

Or, come to think of it, a melee Force Staff, because they are technically melee weapons on the tabletop. I am aware that the current force-staff has an alt-fire melee bonk, but I mean a melee-slot force staff, used like a quarterstaff with the alt-fire being a point-blank blast or something.