Quote Originally Posted by Reika View Post
You've never played an RPG where the cast of characters always wear the same thing no matter what they have equipped? That was their look, it stayed no matter what you put on, so you could feel free to equip the strongest of items without uglifing the characters.
Lack of finance and ability. Games that do that now either do it as a tip of the hat to the classics or dont have enough funds.

"equipping uber plate mail of heaviness" and still wearing a cloth shirt is stupid. But exceptions were made because it was unreasonable to expect a fresh model for every character.