I mostly play other classes though. I have a character for every class. My main char is a polearm cav with thrown'n'shield secondary to deal with HAs. And a foot archer with scimitar. And a knight (sword and jousting lance). Those are my favorites, they bring the RP in cRPG
I am trying to be a better player, I am learning. And indeed, ranged, cav and horse-ranged are more noob-friendly than melee infantry. Especially true for players like me that started playing two months ago that don't have loomed gear. I find it hard to survive an encounter with a lvl35 +50 armor MW greatsword hero, even with skill, when you have peasant (or demi-peasant +35 armor gear) at level 25. On duel servers i can hold, block attacks and land many hits, so I have some
basic skills, but eventually get 2-shot anyway
HA needed a nerf though. I will play some HA now and see how it plays before commenting any further on the subject.