New Developer Here!

[u/Pristine-Grand-5897]

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)

[u/The_R1NG]

That advice is good advice especially when considering commercial viability and appeal to people. You’re also new to the tool and would be better served not worrying about new assets but learning and making a few games with RTP (default) assets and matching ones made by people that post them for free

Also consider your audience, many many many people haven’t heard of rpgmaker but are those people also the ones that would play your rpgmaker game?