Quote Originally Posted by Vyrerus View Post
How much are you really expecting to spice up martial arts punches?
But... we are talking about martial arts in a fantasy setting. You know? Like one of the most timeless and compelling things in our media? You got anime, of which there are many but including ones like Dragon Ball which arguably defined an era and influenced media around the world. You have fighting games, where studios like Capcom have made huge casts of often barehanded characters almost all compelling to look at. Even Final Fantasy itself with characters like Sabin, Zell, and Tifa. A pugilist is one of the easiest things to make look awesome. There's loads and loads and loads of inspiration out there, and the animation possibilities for when you don't have to think about where a held weapon is involved is huge. They could have done way better with monks in FFXIV.