Either historically accurate, or very abstracted - light/medium/heavy armour would be fine.
4e dropping of studded leather, bandmail and splintmail was initially disconcerting, but I now quite appreciate that it omitted these do-not-actually-exist armours. When I run 1e etc I have to go into some convoluted contortions to make bandmail or studded leather into something resembling historical brigandine, lamellar etc.
Edit: What I really want varies by setting. In my Yggsburgh game I want historically accurate armours. For my Wilderlands Swords & Sorcery Meets Sword & Planet game I want "Battle Harness".
4e dropping of studded leather, bandmail and splintmail was initially disconcerting, but I now quite appreciate that it omitted these do-not-actually-exist armours. When I run 1e etc I have to go into some convoluted contortions to make bandmail or studded leather into something resembling historical brigandine, lamellar etc.
Edit: What I really want varies by setting. In my Yggsburgh game I want historically accurate armours. For my Wilderlands Swords & Sorcery Meets Sword & Planet game I want "Battle Harness".