It's not difficult to balance, the body armour should be high body - very low leg armour and then balance the head and leg armour accordingly. Ofc, if they keep bringing the era argument in, please remember this - a lot of the community want them. It DM that it's from a long ago era, they were REAL things which makes them fit in with cRPG, because Samurai fighting knights etc etc wouldn't be ruined by thrwoing a few Romans into the mix. And I know the powers that be couldn't care less, but I imagine a Roman clan would be highly organised. Imagine on the battle servers when the group of 5 Romans head up the front of your charge with heavy shields, stabbing with short sword, piliums or throwing the piluims while the traditional Roman light cavalry wheel round the enemy throwing war darts ito their back and couch lance the stragglers ...
I mean, c'mon. It sounds so awesome it shouldn't even be a clan, it should be an alt that the whole community has one of to play in a Roman style, the only condiotion being, Roman equip, Roman tactics and joining a TS
I mean, COME ON