small bricks and vertical plates are for people who have no skill building with normal bricks
this is still the stupidest stuff ive ever heard on this game
those bricks unlock a whole new style of building. it depends on what youre going for. sure you can make things look good with normal bricks but they 90% of the time can and will be improved with small bricks. the level of detail you can achieve is woah
people today who regularly use small bricks are the same people who can build just fine with default. (sylvanor, brickitect, myself, the brighter dark, etc)
my source: playing the loving game for 10 years /endrant