Rock-paper-scissors is just nonsense.
That said, people should buy a shield before they start whining, but shield bump range should be increased somewhat, when you see an archer "push" the bow into someone's shield, that is just crap. And when someone like leoking with his 9 athl build, buckler and light gear can't catch an archer, that is just silly stuff. I would not mind if they were more effective in supporting roles (eg. shooting down horses and such) and perhaps had a better selection of 0 slot weapons but the kiting ability is over the top, esp. now with jumpshooting not yet patched on EU1, and nocking arrows on the run.
I mean, yeh, throwing + shield + sword did work well for countering them in old crpg but throwing hybrids took a good nerf from what I can see.