Please change ARC close-range auto-attack from punching to striking with bow

[Hiruke]

The current plan for ARC in ARR seems to be that when enemies are too close, the ARC will punch the enemy rather than shoot arrows. Even if the game had these punches deal significant damage, it just wouldn't make much sense for archer's to deal large amounts of damage with an offhand, unarmed punch. Since we already know arcanist's will be slapping around enemies with their books, why can't archers strike enemies with their bows?

I think all of us have seen movies where bowmen smash their bows into enemies who get too close, and I think most of us can agree that this would, at the very least, look way cooler than an unarmed punch. Since archer's soloing are likely to use the close-range auto-attack a LOT as enemies creep up on them, I'd really rather not bareknuckle box everything.

Alternatively, you could allow archer's to dual wield, and have them strike with some kind of off hand weapon when enemies are close (sword, dagger, etc.). Which would also do more believable damage than hitting enemies with your bare fist.

Thank you for your consideration. <3

Edit: Yeah, or as people have stated, stabbing the enemy with an arrow at close range would also work.