quote: I think it's a great idea to have partial and full plate armour, but isn't +3 or +4 defence too high? The Men at arms' defence now is 4, but it would be 8 with full plate armour. Isn't that too high?
Also, it costs more, so a knight (55 pts) with full plate costs 75 pts, plus a pole axe (5 pts), and a horse (10, or 20 if armoured) meaning you can get a man costing 95 pts. In a 400 or 500 pts game, it can mean quite a bit and makes keeping plate down to the tough men.