Could somebody explain how this will effect low DR race/class combo's?

I am petrified that my Thug barbarian will become more difficult to play than he already is. If he was a high DR race/class combo I probably wouldn't be posting my concern. He's not.

I figure FA abilities may improve in the future, that Barb changes may improve the classes survival rate ... But I'm worried that the current armor changes, without additional changes to Barbarians, will make a rare class near extinct. At least new/low skill Zerker players ... like me.

I pray that there are plans to upgrade Big Races/low DR classes once this is implemented. The thug gives damage at a high rate ... but the armor changes also mean (based on what I've read) he will take even more damage than he already does. That worries me because he already takes a ton of damage due to his low DR, zerked and not foamin'.