Thanks to everyone who helped me pilot my poe1 wizard journey! I'm ready to continue my character into Deadfire, and I'm thinking about pivoting from wizard to single class monk.
However, I really dislike the aesthetics of unarmed combat in most games and especially in pillars. (I'm really doing that much damage just boxing a DRAGON'S leg?) My understanding is that using weapons as a monk in poe1 can often be better due to enchantments, but monks in deadfire are leaving a lot on the table if they don't use fists due to power level scaling. Is that impression correct, or are weapons still competitive with fists on SC monks?
(I know I can probably just use whatever items I want and still beat the game, but for some dumb reason once I commit to a build/playstyle I have to optimize within that build.)