I love the Lady Lucerne imagery. What's the source material? Where did the character come from?

See, as a terminal foxhole player, this means something very different to me.

In an unarmored context, which applied very often throughout history, the spear is easier to use and especially lighter, which makes it a better and more nimble weapon. Spears can also be much longer than heavier pole arms whilst remaining usable, keeping the danger further away from the user

The speed at which one can move a spear tip is impressive and getting stabbed by it has large stopping power. The spear can also parry attacks in a large sweeping area, which makes it hard for anything else than another spear to get through

The more complex pole weapons start to shine in an armored context, where stabbing someone at the end of your long pointy stick becomes harder. Then, the hook-y, chop-y and spike-y bits of the halberd can really help tackle the armor

Spears are also easier to make, so you can make them faster.

So basically it's a numbers game

Yeah halberds are more versatile and can be incredibly effective, but you can equip a lot of dudes with spears and less training.

At least that's my understanding

When the point of your weapon is heavier, you have to not only lift the weapon, but cancel out the torque from the unbalanced weight. The further away the point of the weapon is, the more torque, and the more effort. So the additional weight of a halberd has an outsized effect on a polearm compared to the same weight on a shorter weapon like a sword. A halberd will tire out your arms faster and you'll make more mistakes.

This is why spears are the superior weapon.