I made a STF archer recently because I wanted to get in on the degenerate gay sex orgy.
With 18/18 and rus bow/bodkins it's really hard-hitting, accurate to 50-75m, and effective in melee. I survive to the end of the round pretty often since I can stay at a safe distance and if I can get to a good position it isn't hard to get several kills without dying. If I get in a circlejerk with my archer teammates it's ridiculous how effective we are. Like a machine gun nest or roving death squad.
Personally I don't have any problem dodging arrows and think that throwers are way, WAY more annoying so I don't really care if archers get nerfed. But I can see how someone else might want a nerf, especially if they're from EU where there are more quality archers.