Bespoke suits and gear.

[Judobum]

I agree, I've messed around with the feature and is seems very lacking. I think some of the properties of the materials used should carry over. Naturally there's a balance to strike, lest people routinely make broken armors and become unkillable gods, but at least some form of inheritance could make experimenting more fun and rewarding.

Could be heavier/denser metals like bohrium offer greater protection at the cost of slower movement speed. Having properties transfer to the suit could lead to more alloys being made for various suits.