This is probably the first time anyone has ever complained about this particular thing.
There are roleplayers who strut around town in full platemail, 24/7. Most roleplayers do this, actually.
I'm here to tell you all that this is ridiculous. Plate armor should only ever be worn in combat, at a post, or at a dressy event.
It is not possible to run from Hydlaa to Gugrontid in full plate armor during the day without overheating or collapsing from exhaustion. It is not possible to outrun an unarmored man while you are wearing full plate armor. It is not possible to defeat a mob of men just because you are wearing full plate armor.
I know that everyone in Game of Thrones is wearing plate all over all the time. Yes, it looks cool. But those are costumes, and it is not historically accurate.
Also, fighting in armor is much different than fighting armored. I tried to find some realistic examples of swordfighting. Hopefully these help some of you.
Armored fighting, showing many basic techniques.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnqOMbFDEAIUnarmored fighting with longswords.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjT4JepA-VcSword and shield fighting. Felt like I should throw this in here. No one seems to know how to use them, and I think that's why there are very few shield-users.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkhpqAGdZPcAnyway, you can see the difference between armored and unarmored fighting. For some variation, I'll also include an accurate scene from a movie. Unarmored fighting which resembles fencing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhwIrONyEzgArmored individuals would be hard to take down one-on-one or on the battlefield. However, they could easily be killed if they were mobbed because they lacked mobility. There is no such thing as impervious armor. There are unprotected segments around the joints, the neck, and the face. So it is unwise to wander around the city in full-plate. You could be jumped any moment, unable to outrun your attacker, and stabbed quite easily when you had not even drawn your weapon.
The more logical approach toward protection is leather armor or light chainmail.
You can argue that my complaint is pointless since this is a game and games are unrealistic, but we have always striven to be
somewhat realistic in roleplay. The inconsistencies bother me. I would like to see things like armor and weapons make a difference. I'd like to see people knowing what they are roleplaying. I'd like to see heroes in shining armor be shivved to death in an alley by unencumbered rogues.