hello,

when a monk fight with pure bare hands, is there any of the existing weapon specialization used / applied ? (handwraps specialization may be ? ) I did several test , and im still undecided...

thx for any input about this.

by definition, in martial arts, bare hand / open hand, are deadly weapon, as other body parts do : that s why it s called martial art....that's what monk are supposed to do = build mind / body / energy / techniques to become living weapon.
A weapon specialization called 'martial art' could fill the hole....allowing monk to choose between martial art with weapon and martial art without any weapon.
Actually, i feel more playing a light armored warrior than a monastic martial art adept.
Game still remain excellent, but when i picked monk, i really hoped being able to fight very efficiently without any weapon. Actually, fighting without any weapon is a suicide, and a self gimping attitude.
I just wonder if there's any chance the VG team want / can  'fix' this.

In my opinion, we should get bonuses on weapons that are worth it (high +damage, +STR, a unique proc, etc), but otherwise deal just slightly less damage with bare hands. Otherwise, there would be no incentive to get items.