Yep, let's hurt cav even more. It's not like the main reason why people play this game is because they want to be able to pick their own build, with tons of possible variations. You literally won't see any tincans on heavy horses anymore, unless they wanna have almost no wm at lvl 35.
With all respect, stop talking such bullshit please.
Both viable on foot and on horseback. With 5 or 6 Weapon Master. That gives you enough weapon proficiency for lances as well as one handed weapons.
Alternatively you can replace athletics with Iron Flesh or Shield.
You just gotta prioritise whether you want to be viable both on foot and on horseback, or focus on one of those.
I am polearmer and cav, and seriously there isn't anything more unneeded than this. Have you any idea how easy it is to stop a horse now? Have you any idea how weak the horses are now and how easily you get picked off by HA. Have you any idea how little plate armour on horseback means when you get couched and when all ranged just shoots your weak ass ('heavy') horse anyway?
If your horse constantly gets reared, then you are doing something seriously wrong.
If you constantly get shot off your horse, you are doing something seriously wrong.
If you constantly get couched, you are doing something seriously wrong.
If your horse constantly gets killed by enemy ranged, you are doing something seriously wrong.
In short: The way you play cav dooms you to die all the time.
Play more carefully, do not charge in like a headless chicken and you will notice that cav is not as nerfed as you think it is.
As if this formatting is any better...
* Stop showing me lvl 35 builds, I know that if you play 4 years that you might be able to get a decent build. That will make this game so much more fun for new players!
* Yes your cav build is both viable on foot and on horseback, but you have to give up your ironflesh AND shieldskill for that..
* Why do you so badly want me to choose only one of the both? I went fucking hybrid for a reason, unlike all you other tryhards crying when your extra powerstrike isn't enough to kill peasants yet.
* I am saying I play as fucking piker and it's super easy to stop horses
* I'm not saying I get shot of my horse, I'm saying my horse gets shot away from under me. There is NOTHING you can do about a HA following you accross the map. Do you even fucking play cav?
* I'm not saying I'm getting couched, I'm saying that your idea of plate being OP is just totally wrong
* Because when my horse gets killed by enemy ranged it's my fault right? Oh right, I should hide somewhere in a corner of the map! Maybe you are forgetting what 'ranged' means? They have these sharp sticks they can shoot at you, and if they hit you it kinda hurts because heavy horses are totally worthless these days. If ranged can choose between shooting infantery or your horse, you can be sure it's your horse they aim for.
* Do you really think you can turn my words around to make me look like a total noob who knows nothing about his class/build? Oh right, because it's like you have been playing this game for suuuch a long time, especially battle right?