You can't change companion weapons or armour

Liam and Cora's plain white armour is so iconic, we've just never seen anything like it before.

I don't really mind the lack of squadmate outfits, but being unable to change weapons seems like a really strange decision. At the very least, I would have liked something like Mass Effect 2 or 3 where you have the ability to change what weapon squadmates have, even if they're locked into certain weapon classes.

This change is just inexcusable on Bioware's end.

After DA2 debacle and great solution from DAI, ME team goes even worse then what DA2 did?! Especially since they added so much weapons and armor customization, yet you can only do it for Ryder now. The hell Bioware, why?!

I find this decision absolutely mind-boggling. One of the main things that Bioware has pushed about this game is the customization, from Ryder to the abilities to the armor and weapons to the Nomad. And yet when it comes to squadmates, characters you will spend dozens of hours seeing and playing with, have absolutely no customization. This is the most restrictive they have ever been with squadmates.

Except we still see that they are stuck with it in cutscenes, like on PeeBee's loyalty mission. 

It sucked then too.

Dragon Age: Inquisition in space ? No, ME:A starting to look like Dragon Age 2 in space.

Well, this is dissapointing.  I have been bracing myself for this possibility for a while but it is a bit weird and dissapinting all the same.  
Its pretty clear by now that each squad mate has their own favorite preffered weapon.  We have seen them in the bio.  The 'Razad' Shotgun, the Outlaw Pistol, I think Liam likes a Cyclone AR.  So each sqaudmate won't be running around with the same weapon, whatever that weapon is. 

Well that sucks. Since we have so few companions this time, you'd think they'd step up the customization. Can we even issue attack/power orders during combat anymore?

Yeah I hated that stuff so much.  And it made me feel a little uncomfortable.  At least in a world with mages or biotics there is some justification for people like Jack or Dorian running around with limited clothing they had the ability to create magical shields.  But there was no justification for Bull to go around like that.  Unless his skinw as really thick or something.