Impactful Attacks

[Welsper59]

I like FFXIV's more realistic approach to sounds being applied to skills.

A monk uses their fist. Ever hit someone for real? You probably didn't even make a sound close to what a monk's punches do in FFXIV. They aren't super unrealistic.
Same thing with swinging a sword. Ever swung one? Chances are, probably not, depending on the type of sword and how you attack, what they gave paladin and dark knights aren't unrealistic either.

Honestly, I think too many games give moves and attacks too much of the "Hollywood treatment" and over exaggerate too much. Or I just like simplier and quieter sounds since I tend to have sound effects turned down the most.

When the argument is about the "feeling" of it, you can't apply RL sounds to them. IRL, you literally feel the impact of punching or hitting something with a weapon. In a game, IRL impact sounds on flesh (or simulated flesh) are hardly something of excitement... depending on moisture, it's more gross than exciting lol. The sounds in this game are fantastical, but certainly not of a good quality when it comes to that "impact" feel. The sounds we have in this game are (mostly) the equivalent of someone going "whoosh" IRL. It's fine, but it's a different degree of fake, compared to a quality sound effect that makes the listener feel.