well with that in mind is it even worth sinking time into a character like this? or would it just be a waste of time?.
I've got a warrior character at the start of FoV, and I could respec him into a Hand-to-Hand guy. So I did that.
It turns out that Hand-to-Hand actually IS perfectly viable, even in the final dungeon of Flames of Vengeance. It might not have the overwhelming killing power of Dual Wield, but it's perfectly suited for plowing through even the toughest normal enemies in the game.
Add Bleed to the list of skills you should get for a Hand-to-Hand build, it adds additional damage with each attack.