Hell I bump this, why no comments, this would be a easy and effective patch vs. HA pewpew with da infinite arrows problem...
MotF + Patience = win+Ticks
Also under current rules, any gauntlets are now considered weapons.
Regardless, throwers have the melee alt mode, and horse archers with no melee weapon have the critical problem of putting all of their eggs in one basket (never being dehorsed), as they have no athletics, no powerstrike and no melee weapon which is an insta-gib on the ground.