Quote Originally Posted by TheMax1087 View Post
Except you don't have to keep track of both sets, only parts of both, which would go with my "short sighted dev" comment. A memory issue like thie one you are saying caused them to use this poor system(at least the way it's been described, it could actually be good and just described poorly) would only happen if the devs originally had no plans for a vanity system and coded the armor pieces in such a way it would have to keep all of its information in memory while equipped.
It actually makes sense. Its quite possibly a PS3 limitation thing. Theyve already admitted that they are topped off on memory with the PS3 as far as the interface goes. This is why PS3 doesnt (or didnt?) have focus target UI option. Adding another tab where you can add a whole set of new armor sounds like it'd take much more extra memory than using an item to change the appearance.