6 months to create ONE equipment set!?

[Jennestia]

I'm still waiting for proof that "pros" do it in a week.

[kukurumei]

I'm still waiting for proof that "pros" do it in a week.

Depends on criteria, and tools. For instance. The R25 chainmail is exactly like the R22 chainmail, with shoulders and insignia, in a different color scheme. Less then a week with half decent tools. Maybe even hours.

Or having a R45 which is a R30 with shoulder guards and chest plate...assuming they didn't copy and paste that somewhere, also quite simple.

It depends what you're definition of "armor set". Just like any benchmark you can conjure up any some insane combinations that make it painstakingly time inefficient for the sake of inefficiency.

That's why there are guidelines usually enforced:
Concept artist: How about frills? I like frills
Programer : Can't do frills with this tool...maybe next version, I can rig something up
Concept artist: Ok no frills, done, here's the next set.

It's like how manga artists can pump out weekly 20page issues, when you can't even draw a page in 3 days...it's just how it is.