I concur. The armor design was often a bit clownish. Without the transmog mod several items wouldn't be of use for me. Medium armor should not look heavier than heavy armor in some cases. There shouldn't be cowboy hats that from the stats you would want to wear together with plate armor. Turn down the amount of spikes and overdone impractical adornments. And so on.
But I found the design lacking also in other parts. Heavy armor should be the most protective and not surpassed easily by some medium armors. Light armor should have an use and not be made almost useless by medium armor. Helmets and shields should have higher importance. Such things.
