It really irritates me that a game developer like Bethesda can make an excuse like, "Spears can't be coded into the engine."
I know nothing about programming but if were heading this feature, using spear you hold left trigger (i'm using an xbox) to aim and let go to throw. Right trigger would stabby stab stab :P
How would you handle this?
Would you be fine with only one spear? If you throw it, miss and it flies over a cliff, you'd have to go retrieve it. It wouldn't be reasonable to have 50 spears on you. I think Bethesda looks at it like that. But then again, you could carry 10 battle axes if you want. lol But I like the idea of only being able to have one spear. Like some sort of Daedric Spear from one of the princes. You have to pull it out of your victim every time.
I can't see why it isn't that hard.
And if throwing spears brings up too many complications, don't even add it. I never even thought of being able to throw a spear, I just thought of it as a melee weapon.
But anyway, a throwing spear is usually different than a spear for actual melee combat, I would be totally fine with just spears as a melee weapon, and if they do add throwing spears, I want them to be "Throwing Spears" and not every spear is throw-able. Why not just re-add in the Throwing Weapons skill? Add throwing knives, shurikens, javelins etc.
Oh, and it would be pretty cool if you could use spears with shields for a completely different playstyle.