How come EU whines so much. You don't see NA whine at all.
I think EU just can't handle anything that doesn't fit their Medieval definition of a fight.(which, btw, Shields WERE the most common form of weapon along with spears, so If anything, mass Migration to shield is realitically accurate for the majority of the "crpg timeperiod)
What you've written in those parenthesis is crap since it's based on your (wrong) assumption; what we really care about is fun, and, despite
retarded people disagree, most of it comes from gameplay, not realism.
Btw I'm not asking for a melee only server; eventhough I spent 40% of my forum time insulting you, I admit ranged are a very important part in crpg and my fun time; your actual opness that derives from the huge amount of ranged is not. The first step should be imo a ranged amount balancer if possible, tired of seeing 40 HA in the same team just because they're wearing a starry bear as banner.