You still get all of your thief-related bonuses even in heavy armor. I had a Gnome F/T who made an awesome tank. He wore heavy armor unless I knew the area was trapped (you can search, but not disarm in non-thief armors). If I started finding traps, I had some enchanted studded leather to wear.
Like I said, they make good tanks this way, but archery still rules the day in this game.
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