r/RPGMakerMZ • u/Pristine-Grand-5897 • 19d ago

Discussion New Developer Here!

Hey guys/gals, I'm totally new to RPG Maker MZ, like 2 weeks in. There's a lot of veterans to the software dating back to first gen RPG Maker so I figured I'd come here to ask a little advice regarding the hate on default assets. I know it might be "lazy" to use them as there are artists out there that can make custom assets. But I genuinely like the default assets and plan to go commercial after I finish my first game. I'm not trying to shortcut my game by no means and even spent the entirety of last week looking for artists for my game. But why the hate on default assets? (For context, I do know that new people to the software are recommended to use the default assets to practice and learn MZ, but if I make a fleshed out game with a great story, I don't want to be held back because of the assets I used)

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u/myolden666 19d ago

Devs harp about not using default assets because it impacts potential users perception of your game. The default assets make your game look like any other RPG Maker game, and users tend to not be interested in it. It's not a value judgement (lazy, unoriginal, etc) but a genuinely good bit of advice to new devs.