As a man who loves speed and being fast. I do not think this will be a good idea, I have seen plenty of archers able to run and gun still. Alot of times when people make threads like this i think to myself...ehhh i kinda get it. But this one I don't get. I see shielded combatants backpedaling easily avoiding hits, people running away just to throw again. I mean, if everyone is slower whats the point? I just do not understand why people are even thinking about this. Range is going to start complaining about not being able to hit the newly speedy characters.
Either way, i know that if i am faster than i can just dick about more and make my speed nuisance chars just that more annoying, so i approve of this.
Dravic, you are also wrong. I have 9 athletics on one of my chars and im so much faster than most everyone.