Spear vs Knights... am I missing something?

[Sorenant]

I feel late to the party but I'd like to add that I would suggest countering the Poor Peasant by throwing a poisoned dart. He has good parry but no Parry Missile Weapons, low Dodge no Block, no armor and has no HT, so he's very vulnerable to poisons and thrown weapons.

Originally Posted by Lennart Torstensson

There is nothing more hazardous than to venture a battle. One can lose it by a thousand unforseen circumstances, even when one has thorougly taken all precautions that the most perfect military skill allows for.

Yes, extreme skill level is useful, it's meant to be. But as illustrated by the above quote a battle is not solely about pushing your strong points but also exploring weak points. That's why most characters, even min-maxed ones, sacrifices extreme skill levels for the sake of covering their weakness.