>>74201095New outfits don't compare at all with the costs and bottlenecks of sololives
Outfits are almost purely contractor work, while sololives require Cover's event staff, booking and scheduling venues, and finding sponsorships and/or coordinating with music labels
Heck, many of the girls are willing to spend their own money on new outfits or accessories and were prevented from doing so out of fairness (though I think this policy has changed a bit)
But they can't spend their way into a sololive