Why are arcanists left handed?

[Lucke]

This is me. Never tried shooting a bow before but I think your dominant eye and dominant hand are usually reverse of one another. Something about blocking out the actions being performed on that side to get a clearer view.

Basically, closing one eye creates a scope effect, blocking the one side and bringing the other in better focus. If the eye you left open matched the side you were to shoot from, your hand, arrow, etc, would all be in your face. At least that's my interpretation, it what do I know, I use a book to fight. And an evil fairy it seems, lol

I also have firearms training and I was worried they'd force me to shoot left handed. When shooting a firearm right handed, you aim with only your right eye so your face stays mostly away from ejecting cartridges. Since I'm left eye dominant, most of my face was behind the gun. Buuuut as far as the game goes every character is right-handed so since the book is the actual weapon, we hold that with our dominant hand and the quill is stuck in our left hand.

[Kohdo]

We truly have run out of things to complain about.

[Alexandre_Noireau]

We truly have run out of things to complain about.

I mean, people thinks this game graphics are fine for the year 2019. So honestly is already about the same to rant about that or the uncostumizable grey hue of the interface.

Im still waiting for customization options for the estandar AoE telegraphs.

[Shurrikhan]

Book-reading is a secondary function.

Book-based-bludgeoning is primary.

[swiss_Momo]

^ holding the book in the right hand for auto-attacking sounds indeed like the reason.
Of course than now means you could technically rework arcanist into being right handed by changing the auto-attack into 'stab the enemy with your feather-pen', just like how astrologians give them a nasty papercut with one of their cards.

[Iscah]

Of course than now means you could technically rework arcanist into being right handed by changing the auto-attack into 'stab the enemy with your feather-pen', just like how astrologians give them a nasty papercut with one of their cards.

"The pen is mightier than the sword"...?

[AnnaRosa]

All of our characters are right handed. From the way we hold our weapons, to emotes, to gestures in cutscenes, etc, everything is done right handed.

EXCEPT, arcanists hold books in their right hands while writing and gesturing with their left. The exact opposite of what you'd expect. What's up with that?

Edit: Actually, /tomestone does that too. Huh.

Dunno in our culture there is one myth that left-handed persons are more creative and intelligent there the connection with the books but there is no scientific evidence to this other than the right-hemisphere of the brain is the one that controls the left hand and responsible for the areas of intellectual intuition, creativity, imagination, art awareness, holistic thought... and so on.
Aware you it's not a fact because shared the desk with same student for 10 years of public school she was left hand and me right hand and we became complicit during the years training ourselves in different school subjects to divide the mental charge on each exam, yep we learned to work in team of two.
Our exam results were slightly close and yes the teachers knew what we were doing and other students did it too but the teachers instead of split us they encouraged to stay near one another but to find out our individual answers during exam time.

[Lukha]

Tangentially related, but who else would like the ability to select 'handedness' for their character? Especially considering the Final Fantasy series has a few notable southpaws, it would be a nice feature.

[noxen]

Tangentially related, but who else would like the ability to select 'handedness' for their character? Especially considering the Final Fantasy series has a few notable southpaws, it would be a nice feature.

Taking character customisation to a whole new level.

Though I'd support little extras like this. Gives more depth to the character you play as.

[NosamKin]

well, as a left-handed person I would appreciate the ability to choose. I've seen it in other games.