I'll repost my armor thoughts, as I do in every post that mentions armor:
The armor we get in BG3 is totally wack. Larian seems to believe that heavy armor should be reserved for later levels, whereas top-tier (even magical) light armor can be given out early. This is wrong. Each category of armor has different tiers within that category, and we should gain access to the same tiers of different armors at the same time.
Roughly:
Tier 1 (level 1 characters): Padded/Leather (Light), Hide/Chain Shirt (Medium), Ring/Chain Mail (Heavy)
Tier 2 (levels ~2-3): Studded Leather (Light), Scale Mail/Breastplate (Medium), Splint (Heavy)
Tier 3 (levels ~3-5): Drow Leather/Studded Leather +1, Half-Plate (Medium), Plate (Heavy)
Tier 4+ (levels 6+): Increasingly magical items of each armor category.
Importantly, FIGHTERS AND PALADINS SHOULD (have the option to) START OUT WITH CHAIN MAIL
And any Cleric Domains that start with Heavy Armor, as in the Life and War Domains.
