There's a difference between disparaging playstyles or classes and things being obviously imba (charge damage, high tier armor).
Honestly, high armor is not imbalanced, even combat wise.
The WPF drop is so significant that you are literally hitting at half speed not to mention you move much much slower.
As a guy who moves very slow myself, trust me, it is balanced. Yes, you perform better in massive fights but the biggest problem is that when you enter a fight you are committed to it. If it goes to hell you can't just bail and wait for reinforcements. It is one of those tradeoffs.
Bumping was nerfed though, + steaks. GG etc