Pygar is mad.
Robinhood is a really good archer with mw equipment.
I understand that darmaster is really frustrated because he can't oneshot with a heavy crossbow an archer that supposed to be dead after one shot since he has no IF, very light armor and was static.
On the other side, even I often can't oneshot a peasant with white tunic + leather gloves ( lv 1 ) with a MW Arbalest + MW Steel Bolts while archers using MW Rusbow + MW Bodkins can
(medium distance)
IMO, crossbows are fine as they are right now. They don't supposed to oneshot everything living on earth. They are not as good as archers against peasants but they are more effective against heavier armor since they have pierce damage.
Also I think that archers are fine, but many players complaining about the damage that archers deal even though they have a really really high firerate compared to an arbalest or heavy crossbow and they are also very accurate, not pinpoint accurate as crossbows told to be but still.
Example : Lv. 30 21/18 Infantry with Lordly Light Kuyak and Lordly Wisby Gauntlets + Lorldy Vaegir War Mask + 5 IF -- he is static, no speedbonus -- +100% Skill for being a Warmask-Kuyak-2h-Hero
Bodyshot test:
Crossbowman with MW Arbalest + MW Steel Bolts -------- Needs always 2 shots for this infantry although the damage of the first shot is really randomly
Archer with MW Rus Bow + MW Bodkin Arrows 18/21 6 PD -------- Needs 2-4 shots for this infantry although damage is also really random but the archer is a lot faster with killing than the Xbowman
Headshot test :
Same scenario again but : Crossbowman ---- Always oneshot the Infantry
Archer ----- Don't ask me why but its really random, sometimes he needs one somtimes two arrows
, but mostly two.
All in all, balance seems legit.