Low effort set : CHECK
No Themes : CHECK
Topography deskmat! really RFP Monies incoming?? : CHECK
Overused seihaiga pattern deskmat? Just put hiragana in your set as well at this point.
One of the lowest effort set I have ever seen in a while. Awful renders ( RAL 4004 does not even look close to the renders) and random deskmat designs borrowed from other sets is what defines this set.
The only thing I see great here is your ability to convince the vendors to run this low effort set.
I want to address the points you've made here to try and help you understand where I'm coming from making this set, as I absolutely do not think that any set, even a mono color inspired set is low effort, but I can see where you're coming from.
1. Any set takes a significant amount of effort from the designer to design. I have novelties that I could have used for the set and created an inspiration around it, but I did not feel that doing so would go with the simple and clean look I want to achieve with Maroon. I created the set because I haven't seen a truly red/purple set on the market and I thought it would be nice to turn it into something real.
2. As for deskmats, with no inspiration or over arching theme for the set, it is difficult to have an inspired deskmat that looks cool nice. I wanted a clean aesthetic for my deskmats, so I chose a topo deskmat (which will actually go along with another collaboration, hence why I chose it, not because of the RFP one. RFP was not the first to do topo, nor will he be the last). The Seihaiga deskmat is a collaboration with BobaSweatandTears, (runner of the seigaiha deskmats in the first place) who was originally the novelty designer for the set as well. I'm sorry if you feel they are too simple or uninspired, maybe the Pompadour deskmat is more up your alley.
3. The renders and colors will be updated pending a requote from GMK with more color accuracy, but feel free to let me know what you think after that about the colors! I'm always open to more feedback about the colors, and I'd love to improve the accuracy of them!
I hope this clarified where I'm coming from with this set, and I'm sorry if you feel that it is low effort.