well, if the game goes for historical accuracy, then it would be a little weird to run into a bandit camp and encounter 4-6 bandits donning full a mixed set of brigandine or plate. also considering their social status and relative lack of training, numbers (when compared to a city garrison) and wealth (as a moderatly wealthy individual wouldn’t normally risk being ran through by a merc. or hung by the neck till dead, for a bit of extra coin on the side) and the ability to spend what little wealth they have, i’d say it’s unlikley for bandits to have much in the way of quality equipmnet. and further more, would be hard pressed to fight a common soldier on even ground and win, let alone a knight, or a retinue of knights, hence ambush tactics involving superior numbers on people with similar or lesser equipment or training. anyway, those are just my (late) thoughs on that matter.