D&D (2024) Armor, simplified for 5.5E:

[the Jester]

It really depends on what is being removed.

If you have the option of +1 AC, +1 to hit, or +5 to both then you only really have 1 choice.
Removing the last option would increase the choices to 2.

Does any armor in the game give you +5 to both? No. Let's not use examples that don't exist, please. They are useless in a discussion.

 

[mellored]

Does any armor in the game give you +5 to both? No. Let's not use examples that don't exist, please. They are useless in a discussion.

An 8 Str, 8 dex fighter who gets belt of giant strength and plate.

Ok, so that is 2 items. But still +5 to each.

 

[the Jester]

An 8 Str, 8 dex fighter who gets belt of giant strength and plate.

Ok, so that is 2 items. But still +5 to each.

One of those things is not armor, and it's the one that gives you the bonus no actual type of armor gives you... not to mention that it's a magic item, and this thread is supposedly about armor types.