Ah, game is good!
Scenario:
I've been a long mauler for quite a while. I wear heavy armor and move slowwww... I STR crutch
A gang of 3 archers with one of the fast firing bows spread out around me and peppered me from all sides
I was expecting to die in 3 hits... What's this? My 75 body armor is holding out? I took 7 shots! And got one of the rat bastards who tried the "run away and start to draw, then turn and 180 headshot as the other two archers pelt" tactic.
Overall today was a good day
Archers still 1-2 shotting against light armor, 1-3 shotting medium armor, and 4-8 shotting heavy armor!
Do we really expect to see an increase in plate? I mean to counter the thrower squads in NA1 you usually have to move faster and dodge more, and this patch helps to vs all the range supremacy ATM, not just archers. But I don't enter EU1 much, and don't know the trends... Do people follow the heard that much? Will everyone dawn plate? I think it might change some; you may see an increase in harder hitting bows and arrows, more Jarids and less throwing dagger, and less STF ranged squads topping the board. I'm sure though some will take this as a challenge, and prove that if you've got the grit and the equipment you can still be a deadly thrower, archer, xbowman.
As fun as having my plate grafted to my skin is for the past 6 months, I'm hoping medium armor is now decent in protection vs all ranged types. I'd like to wear less cumbersome armor. I personally like the patch and just say, thank you for trying to help