Balance issues with hardcore armor

[ThatOneDude]

Hardcore armor causes players to sink in water if they're wearing armor that's too heavy. However, players can easily take off their armor and put it in their inventory when they're in water, which eliminates the entire threat. I think that hardcore armor is a great feature, and it's disappointing that the whole "sinking in water" feature can be easily avoided. Any way to balance this out, or change it so it's more threatening, would greatly improve gameplay in my opinion. I'm not suggesting any specific way to accomplish this.

[FlowerChild]

No. Being able to take it off is kinda the whole point.