The key word there is decent outsource studios. However, you can't win a wage war against the sweatshops unless you like eating cold soup by the light of a candle. Your day rate is probably the day rate for a team of 5 artists over there for the less reputable studios. The best thing to do to compete against el-cheapo…
as far as I know AAA stuff usually doesn't go to small outsourcers. Too much hassle managing a a load of independent outsourcers, all with different workflows, quality standards and communication requirements. Stuff gets usually outsourced in packages - chars, envs, vehicles, VFX. My studio usually doesn't compete with…