User blog comment:Gundam Legilis/RWBY Schedule/@comment-11188061-20150521020309

Depends. Honestly production time should be much shorter (just take a look at the usual animes, where they average a release of 2 Seasons slightly over a year) if they actually have a fully dedicated animation team. There's also the problem that the tool they're using are unconventional (Poser Pro), so they can't just hire outright professionals from Japan and expect some production time miracles. Of course, if they're considering a change in art style then maybe, just maybe...

One problem is that that PoserPro is a modeling programming tool. Even MMD showcases smoother movements than what we've seen in RWBY (the ever present walking animation problem). With Monty on the helm nobody's going to argue (and I got that feeling that when he argues, he's a guy who will win that argument), but with him gone people are going to start criticizing the flaws of Poser Pro as an animation tool. They may be trying to move on to something better, and there has to be better ones considering our technology these days. If they can find something that can still build RWBY identical or very similar to their current models, but in a far more easy to use or streamline tool, then of course they'll want to migrate to it (which will take some time, but ultimately beneficial).

But that brings us to another problem - budget. RT is not an animation company. They're not going to dump all their budget into the animation department, nor can they afford to. Probably half their income is from merchandise sales despite having millions of views on their videos, games and websites. They've just moved into their new studio last year (or earlier this year?) and it's pretty unrealistic to expect more spendings (despite the golden rule that you have to spend in order to earn) and more budget even for a series which was from a consumer's point of view, damn successful. They might not even be able to afford new hires (which is why they're open for internships lately I guess?).