The pole is a OHK melee weapon. So users will cloak at one corner start whacking everyone to thy kingdom come when enemies approach, almost like a trap spider.

Even when I start shooting him from mid range, he'll throw the damn pole at me and I still die in one hit. And since the pole is so damn long and big, it's near impossible to strafe away from the throw.

Even after activating EMP, it's still OHK. Am I missing something here? Ordinary human whacks fully functional nanosuit guy in a single hit.

It may just be the lag, but the hit radius and angle of the pole seems to be crazy. I've seen a pole carrier take a large swing and killing two people at once. Anyone even remotely nearby will almost die shortly after that.