>>81990779There's far more competent riggers in the current landscape, from mid to high end value, problem is that a lot of those indies you say they "struggle" mostly want the best of the "best" to have some credibility.
The VTuber industry in terms of artist/rigging, is a lot like the fashion industry, and the high-end rigging is often equivalent to brands as LV, Balenciaga, etc, being primarily the ones artists and actors use, and for the indies is a lot of like a start-up or the audience member who wants to buy these luxury brands to be like them.