Well it actually happens when someone codes the whole thing himself too, not just with pre-made engines. See calc programming, for example. I myself used pre-made sprites in Reuben Quest because I was not very great at spriting. As for teams, I think the best thing is to ask for sprites and not rely on a team, though, because often the teamate can vanish halfway through development.

I still use a classmate of mine, which I can punch if he stops making sprites

Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on January 04, 2011, 01:20:39 am

Well it actually happens when someone codes the whole thing himself too, not just with pre-made engines. See calc programming, for example. I myself used pre-made sprites in Reuben Quest because I was not very great at spriting. As for teams, I think the best thing is to ask for sprites and not rely on a team, though, because often the teamate can vanish halfway through development.

The same is valid for a community spriter :O
And relying on different spriters might get you different quality/style sprites.
Not every sprites has the same way of thinking
I still use a classmate of mine, which I can punch if he stops making sprites