While I know fullplate is something 'prestigious' I find it sort of strange the associate armor here is nearly as much as custom made fullplate. I think the price should be lowered a bit. I was told it might be due to the 'bonus' on the armor jacking the price up in the shop. Knowing the bonuses that's a bit, crazy. Also since you can only wear the armor as part of the association it's not like people can join and quit with free cheap armor, or use it except in the service of the Spellguard.