Originally posted by Kilgore:

Nope make sure you play the game there way not you re's ;)

Ultimately every game has to be played according to rules or framework given by whomever invented the game or its rules. Doesn't make a difference if it's chess, hide and seek or Valheim. Rules can be changed, but at some point it stops being what it was made for, and if you take too many rules and guidelines out of a game, it stops being a game entirely.

The concept also applies to other works of art. The artists decide what is being communicated, even if the audience can interpret or immerse themselves in the work in very different ways.

But back to punching. It's pretty easy to see why they changed it, but I did appreciate the novelty of early training by punching log beam on my yard or something, not actual buildings. Wouldn't mind if the restriction kicked in at skill level 10 or something instead of from zero to max.