Most of my clan are 2hers, yet we play most of the time on the eu crpg servers, as the archers and xbowers are part of the gameplay, i mean, cmon, in the medieval ages you could not go to a battle melee vs melee only, there were archers, even the meleers had javelins and stuff. It is a part of the game i would not want to miss.
I tried playing on the melee only servers and it was, well, yeah, you can hone your skills with swords, but still, to a regular battle, or clan battle or anything, you WILL face archers, so better to learn to deal with them. It can get frustrating, but still, part of the game