>>7330203Monkey's paw edition: character uses swords and has a wrist hinge, but it's in the wrong direction to swing anything. This could even be solved by just sculpting the hands with a diagonal grip, but it still eludes most modern toy designers.
>>7333205Like OP's complaint, it's more of a sculpting problem than a failing of either type of joint. The ball chest joint hasbro uses a lot for their female molds tends to suck out of the box, but nine times out of ten you can just go in there with a dremel tool, scrape out some excess plastic, and get 20-30 degrees more range.