Skirmish balance is the worst it's ever been, I mean it. The way various classes approach each other in fights feels inconsistent as hell and makes for a new ****show every single match I play.
While weapon speed was a nice advantage in 1.4.3, it feels absolutely critical in infantry fights now. If your weapon is significantly slower than your opponent's, he will just be able to double hit you on every turn, effectively outspamming you in the long run.
The general slow movement speed is not the problem as I see it. It's the penalty for carrying shields. I now have to be scared of archers with 2H, as their weapon is not only likely to be faster than mine, they can also pull s key shenanigans on me because they are faster without a shield. Then there's the shock infantry which is even worse. They will spamlock you and then s key when you need to outfeint them. I feel like I'm getting toyed with by players who are worse than me skill wise and it's driving me nuts.
Cavarly is in a really strange spot. We feel like it's better to just ditch the lance completely and go for the fastest spear every time. Thrust speeds are now so pathetic for lances, it's not even worth bothering with them.