We all have seen the cool Soldiers of Mirkwwod from BoFA and the great Rangers/Scouts led by Legolas in DoS and the Palace Guard of Thranduil from DoS!
And we know that Edain Team made a great model about those Guards!They are Elite Unit similar to Gondors Tower Guard and yet like Gondor Citadel Guards !And when Thorin and Co. tried to escape from Mirkwood we saw the Palace Guards guarding the small gate where Bolg Attacked and before that happened they had Drawed their Swords to meet Thorin and his Dwarves!
So we saw them having Swords and Saw teh using them and my point is should they be able to do that ingame too!?I tihnk they should have that tooggle option as the Elite of Thranduils Army and Personal Guards they should be able to use more than just Spear!