Did u ask yourself why many players didn't like a24 and got back to a23
Also I think a game should be developed in a line, unfortunately devs broke the line and made something new, even strong players r learning the game again...
Also they mostly didn't like it.
About archers they r too strong. They even kill spears and pikes easily. Really hard to counter them.
Now archer civs r crazy strong
Just image many units try to destroy seigs like rams that r supported by many archers. That poor units r easy target for archers then they die easily.
I even feel devs removed the random for archers attack or at least decreased it!