Is that what you call cluttered and messy ?
I'd rather go for this that the buggy-style items that just dissapear you swap your weapon set... on top of being totally immersion breaking.
For me, pics 1 and 3 are okay - 3 has lots of stuff I realise but the clutter is mainly covered by the shield. But I really dislike 2, which I think is messy and probably impractical (doesn't the quiver get in the way when trying to draw one's sword?), plus clipping is a pet hate of mine and I find it more immersion breaking than occasionally appearing/disappearing weapons. Of course, it's a matter of taste and priorities and I'm not going to say anyone else's are wrong, merely what I personally prefer.
