Originally posted by i have 2024 vision fear me:

Originally posted by Rhapsody:

Not all progression stages need to have symmetric or identical features.

It doesn't, but it is true that generally plains is lacking variety in armour.

Not just armor, it's lacking in some of the weapons too. There's no spear or bow variants.

I'm new to the game and just 'finished' the plains other than the boss (still looking for an altar, but have all the materials and everything crafted/upgraded) and it feels to me like the gear progression for the plains is 'incomplete', when compared to all of the biomes up to that point.

I have no idea if that's the case, or if the devs just wanted it that way. But it is how it feels to me as a new(ish) player. I say (ish) because I have almost 150 hours of playtime now. But it is still my first playthrough.