The simple sad truth of the matter guys is devs dont care. Call butthurt call whatever u want. The devs just dont care anymore. Its true. That said op u have a great idea that shouldve been done a long time ago. But it wont happen. We all know it
Instead of tightening the hit range there should be a cost to hitting a much smaller player. Some sort of penalty that makes you stop and think "is this really worth it". Add an additional plunder factor that if you hit some one incredibly smaller than you it is possible to actually lose gold. I haven't slept in awhile so this might be the insomnia talking.