You can't change companion weapons or armour

We can all make up our own beliefs/headcanon about these fictional characters though, right?

Since self-preservation was Jack's #1 priority, if the world had any verisimilitude, she'd have flat-out refused to go into hostile situations until Shepard provided her with proper gear.  And I can see her taking great delight in defacing it...

1° There is replay ability in that system ? Don't you think you are being exagerating a bit ? Would you replay the game because this time you could equip different weapon on a squadmate ? And yes, useless interface and gameplay breaking the pace of a game is a known problem in games. Denying it does not make an argument.
2° I don't think I ever did deflection. At the contrary people tends to think i'm going to much into details and talk for too long. Deflecting would be using "You are the minority, buh buh for pushing button or you know nothing about replay ability but i won't explain why".
3° How does Dark Souls do micromanagement ? Can you elaborate please ? You spend most of the game actually playing the game. You boost only one character, the game has few item and almost no crafting or economy, most of the game is spent in doing macromanagement : move, fight, die. Really explain me.
4° Saying you don't know shit while accusing me of deflecting is funny. Please explain to me the replayability of squadmate equipment.

Yes, because more dialog is even more trivial than new textures... You're not seeing my point: I would love to have that conversation with her, but it's not easy to develop, and I'm more concerned with companion expression than I am player control.

I'm not a fan of midriffs on volcanic planets either, but the very principle of companion autonomy is still perfectly valid.

Again, regardless of the headcanon, new textures ain't just gonna show up. And no, I'm not huge on headcanon. I'm perfectly willing to accept full player control over our companions as a concession to the genre (much like cutscene weapons being more deadly than in-game), but I don't think companions as a mechanic can grow if we don't design the game to enhance these characters' autonomy.

And this isn't just Jack we're talking about either. Like nearly all headcanon, there exists any number of scenarios where it just couldn't work. I mentioned Pillars of Eternity earlier in the thread. Not only can you unequip your priest's incredibly special staff without a quarrel, but you can actually sell it. There is no way in Hell, that Durance would get rid of his staff. Funny thing is, if you sell the staff, the game can't handle it. There are a couple scenes in the game which revolve around it, and they happen regardless of what you do with it. At that point, I'm not going to bend over backwards to make my own game make sense.

Because they have soldier training and Pee Bee has not ? Also Ryder being the pathfinder need an suit for every condition possible because that is what a his job implies, I don't think "Rogue Academic" have the same kind of restriction.
I know it's weird to think that way.

You seem to believe that the Pathfinder is some kind of commander in chief and that he is the superior of every squadmate that travel with him. No he is an explorer and Cora and Liam are supposed to obey. But nothing show the same for other crew member. Pee Bee is someone willing to help with knowledge on remnants. Maybe don't drag her in a toxic planet to fight Kett and use those whose the primal role is to be a soldier ?

I know i'm foreign with logic, but when I face dangerous hazard to fight people, I tend to take the Krogan and when i'm on a diplomatic mission I probably will take more friendly faces, less weaponized walking tank. Thinking that every squadmate should be able to be efficient in every situation don't seem to be a good way to approach the game. The limit of 2 character implies you have to carefully choose who are the best for the mission.
Toxic planet or dangerous opponent : Drack, Cora, Jaal and Liam could do the trick.
Talking to colon : Liam, veetra and Drack (when facing krogan)
Wandering in a pirate hub : Drack and pee Bee
Investigating a remnant site : Pee Bee
In need of more subtle work : Veetra
Meeting Angaraan : Pee Bee, Liam and Jaal
Every situation require different ability
I'm not taking Pee Bee to exterminate wildlife or killing Kett that's fore sure, but those are not the only option. Pee Bee is no soldier, she can have some use, in a urban area where gun are not allowed a quick biotic user could be useful, or someone using her contact to have some extra information. She is not the first character like that in a mass effect game.

But I forget i'm stupid and can't make a logic statement.
Unfortunatly we have only one armor available because of a lack of ressource. Should that unique armor be a sealed combinaison for every situation ? Despite the game not asking you to always go in a dangerous environment ? Would it have been weird to have PeeBee is a complete suit while hanging in the pirate hub ?
Knowing we have only one suit I am happy with a wide pannel of suit among the character to face multiples solution other than "inhabitable warplace".

Any time you used incinerate or cryo blast on an eclipse merc 

OK, so we're not even on the subject of dress code anymore.

Yes, it would be nice if companions wore environmentally appropriate gear, but that doesn't mean we should have complete control over their wardrobe. The former doesn't require the latter.

I would think the environment itself would make for a pretty basic "dress code."

No, you came up with a nonsensical option - what's the point of armor at all if the skin gel exists? They'd all be wearing it instead. Logic is not your strong suit. 

But once again, maybe those specific squadmates expertise is not to go in dangerous area.
I don't see how Pee Bee is supposed to help me cleaning a planet from threat because it is not her field of expertise so I won't take her for those mission. I rather take those that are litteraly employed for that reason like Liam and Cora.

When I'm facing geth, I probably take Tali. When I go in Asari business or ancient prothean artifact, Liara could provide help. But in a middle of a field I would take professional soldier like Garrus, Kaidan, Ashley or Wrex.
Why couldn't it be the same on andromeda ?

Why should we consider that it is the rogue academic job to explore toxic waste and not Liam and Cora who signed for that part ?
I'm just trying to be logic.

Actually you're the ones making claims about the situation being presumably implausible, using irrelevant context (applying human physiology to Asari) or incomplete ones (insuffucient knowledg)

Given that Asari gave historically been shown to not wear full helmets, there is consistency.

They don't need to outline it anywhere, just like they don't have to outline the shape of a Quarians genitals.

"can be argued"= "Moving the goalposts"

But fine:

Planetary hazards in ME1.  Biotic characters are just as vulnerable to them without proper armor.  Including Liara

Now you're just arguing rediuctio ad absurdum.


If people want spandex or midriff baring attire on their voyages of exploration, fine.  But I want an OPTION for something that makes more sense.