Really?
Are u remember DT without VoM?
Are u remember how guards kill anyone using only white hits before Funcom revamp gems? Or may u remember old versoin of Stall the Advance?
Are u remember the 1st version of Decapitation? 1 shots from Cyclone of steel with all white hits in air and only finisher in target?
Are u remember chain CC?
Or may be you remember T1 PvP sets before revamp. All low PvP level players can be oneshoted by any magic class without protection on items and deal low damage without tenacity. I remember DT charge kills. And a lot of more other unbalanced things.
Look at this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuHDeEfpo8M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMSJf3D4RQs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFBRUXF2pV4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aibaA4_hUjc
Now AoC is a very good game.
But this old balance was the cause that 95% of players have leave the game.