Originally posted by Emelio Lizardo:

Gamey things should be avoided in design.

I don't know exactly what you mean by "Gamey", but this is, in fact a game.

If this were something like Flight Sim, I would agree with you that the goal should be realism, but it's not. The most important aspect of most games is balance.

There are currently aspects of the game that I assume are there to add more realism, such as the added knockback of blunt weapons, that (IMO) throw off the balance and make the game less fun.