You don't get shot less, but without the extreme kiting it doesn't feel as bad dying to archers. Sure, they have an extreme rate of fire coupled with great accuracy, but their lack of athletics just make them a more fair opponent than the 18 21/24/27 kiters that flies around on cRPG.
If you've ever seen Hospitaller_Aderyn on a server with few people, you can see why archery in cRPG is a complete, utter joke.