Can't attack enemies until they're ready to fight back

Hi,

I noticed an annoying thing in the combat system, if I engage an enemy (outside of stealth), let’s say a sleeping or sitting down bandit, I can’t land any attack until the npc is completely standing and ready to fight back. Sorry but this is bad design, if I charge an unaware enemy with a warhammer I should kill him or at least inflict serious damage, this is basically what an ambush is, the element of surprise is one of the most important aspects of warfare especially when outnumbered and the game is denying that to the player. On the other hand when Henry get ambushed, the enemies don’t wait until you’ve sheathed your weapon and ready yourself…

even if you used the lock on button that is part of the game?
I can kill the seated tied up npc’s especially if I use the lock on button/stick press