Is the Devil of Caroc Breastplate Really Worth not Killing that Scumbag Harmke?

[Purudaya]

It looks great, better than other medium armors.

 

Like I try to convince myself to use that Reckless Brigandine, but give up because it’s hella ugly.

 

If aesthetics are an issue (I can relate), you can use the unity console mod to add or remove effects from different armors...if you don't like how one armor looks, just note down the names of the perks/effects, equip a different armor, and add/remove as necessary. You can obviously run into balancing issues if you mix and match, but just transferring qualities from one breastplate to another that looks better doesn't count as cheating in any meaningful sense imo.