Something funny .. made a 2h spearzon this ladder hc season, using only jab. Just for a challenge. One funny and actually beneficial thing i noticed, since i got the mask Face of horror which has 50% chance to make enemy flee, is that when you jab at an enemy, and if they run away for any reason, one or the rest of your jab hits actually pass the attack rating hit check and sometimes hit the enemy, even if they are many paces away. I think it has something to do with the range add that comes with spears, usually +4, meaning you hit them from further away.
Haven't tried this in single player, i.e. without internet. I think that plays into it, some weird connection frame thing that is unexplainable.
I know it's beneficial though ^^