So I was getting very frustrated with using Spear “SWEEP” in PvP and missing more than hitting.
So, I got a buddy in another faction to help me test it. Here is what I found; maybe this is already well known, but It wasn’t to me.
SWEEP doesn’t work if there is a vertical difference between the attackers ’ and the enemy’s feet. This can be for two reasons, the attacker jumps OR they are on a different level than the attacker.
This only seems to apply in PvP; in PvE, the mob can be quite a bit higher or lower than they can still be hit.