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If you have the money, definitely look into buying real steel gear which is essentially made for military use. By doing so you're getting extremely high quality pieces of equipment that are going to hold up to much more extensive use than chinese made gear. Secondly you're going to want to find a plate carrier that fits your body properly. A properly fitted plate carrier will be far more comfortable to wear than something that is flopping around all over the place when you run. Also properly fitting your carrier will allow you to wear it for longer without discomfort. You also have to keep in mind that rarely you will find a carrier that is one size fits all so you have to find something that is appropriate for your body type. You can find tons of videos on youtube about how to size a plate carrier properly so I wont go much more into that.
When choosing a carrier as well you have to decide what your play style is. Are you more of a support player who hangs out in the back and carries everything? Or are you more of a faster high speed player who likes to be more streamlined? The common trend that you'll see mostly nowadays is high speed, low drag, which essentially means you only carry what you absolutely need. What goes along with this is lightweight, minimalist style plate carriers; something like the crye jpc for example.
What I would suggest you do if at all possible is either go to a tactical supply store or airsoft store and try on some offerings to find out what style of carrier fits you best. You can also ask players around you to see if they would be willing to show you their kit as well.
Now as far as reputable brands go, brands like crye precision, mayflower, LBT, LBX, shellback tactical, firstspear, and the likes are good brands that offer solid equipment. If you cant afford to go with real gear then I would look towards higher quality repros such as flyye industries, UR tactical, or semapo gear.
As for other equipment like pouches, follow the same idea that real steal equipment is far better than repro gear. You can definitely look used for pouches as well as you can get great deals on quality used equipment.
I hope this answers all of your questions
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