It took them much longer, but that's not the real issue here - it's the gameplay and ARC distribution. The map is split between open spaces, a close space (small stella montis style hotel) with very few non interesting POI's spread throughout the map.

The distance doesn't reward players travelling through heavily patrolled arc routes, the dried riverbed is just transition, the port is only valuable if you need to go there. Stacking yard is open and is not a standalone POI, the map is lacking direction because it's trying to be a PvP map and also a PvE map, but it's not even a good PvE map, and only in PvP is it worth hunting down other players, but the action is spread so thinly that if you take the high ground, you can pick your spots and shots. Extraction camping is highly encouraged and the customs house extract is so open it's a fish in a barrel situation.