Well, No puns intended like before
If you're interested and for information of all players;
His armor is his armor father. Even taking the consideration of the the wealth of knights, full armor are very expensive, and by a mix of not making this expendure because, at least of the start of the game not being from the most rich nobles around, Sir Patrik's is just using the three pieces of armor by respect. In fact, this topic will be addressed in a cutscene on Grassmere.
But if you are talking about other things, like "comprared to other games", this games is previous historically respect most available daz ssets available around that I couldn't gab and not to repeat to the infinite.If I were to make every asset of the game, I'll take 30 years.
I specially modelled and tarnished with old-bit of dirt metal the armor.
And by the times the story ocurrs, Full Plate armors are quite a strange thing anyway. (Previous 1300)