Greetings!
mmm... I think it's a bit complicated to say without knowing what item system the game will have...
I think it would be more "customizable" if you were allowed to choose between various types of armor, cloth and leather for example, each piece of leather gives you armor but less movement, while the cloth pieces give you a compensated movement or evasion bonus with little armor.
Already with special armor, magic or powerful artifacts they can obtain certain abilities such as avoiding the bodyblock (if any), increasing their attack speed or extra evasion against projectiles.