I recently dabbled again with a human AP. He had perfected spear and polearm as he wanted to primarily use polearms and morosascharge but even when I was enlarged to fight a mob smaller than me I could tank so so so much better with spear than with polearm. It wasn't at all funny at how bad polearm appeared to be, even with the edge.

I had 23 strength and giant size fighting a dwarf and I tanked like a stone with polearm.

I had 20 dex and normal size fighting same dwarf and I did significantly more melee damage as well as tanking really well.

Any insight from you would be appreciated as I love the idea of the unholy polearm but don't think it will ever happen when it tanks so poorly.