I like how you guys basically play against newbies who can't shoot you, dodge a galloping horse despite seeing it 100 meters away or even know how to wield a spear and try to derive some kind of balancing issue from that. If it shows anything it's that you need to play against your equals, not those who just installed the game and never touched Warband MP before that.
Try going as heavy cav 1v1 against me. I'll go infantry or even archer and I'll either straight up kill you or at least dismount you, I can guarantee that. We can do a ft7 and I'm sure I'll win even though I barely play both inf or archer. Heavy cav is trash tier weak and you know that, I don't get why or who you try to fool.