I play archers and i dont think they are too powerfull, but there is two imprortant reasons why i rape anyone with my 100 palatine guards
1. Cavalry distracts my archers from desintegrating infantry well, but lords rarely has cavalry, and they use it like suicide squad, that attacks BEFORE all army
2. Lords army is 50% recruit ****, and they have no shields, and it makes them very vulnurable for archers