Why do Vanity items / Player housing / Pets exist?

[Tupsi]

Are graphic artists expected to troubleshoot server issues? A person hired specifically to design armor/housing/etc. doesnt take away from time spent fixing bugs/issues. Simply throwing more people at a problem won't fix it faster, infact with regards to coding its the opposite.

Actually, teams intertwine - so while you have people strictly on graphics, they'll more than likely be tied with the programming team as well as doing some programming themselves. They won't be tied with server crew that's true, but they have to work with them to know what they're designing won't kill it.

I know what you were getting at but teams aren't working in isolation 100% of the time.

[BoomerOU]

I know what you were getting at but teams aren't working in isolation 100% of the time.

Agreed, though the principle of division of labor is the same.