pauldron core is dead at this point, nobody outside of warcraft and wahrammer 40k realy does it.
Larian still does it, and it never stopped looking bad for a minute. For how much I like DOS 2 even aesthetically, I would gladly do without human armors looking like fucking coal stoves and water boilers.
Party control in Baldur's Gate 3 is a complete mess that begs to be addressed. SAY NO TO THE TOILET CHAIN