I don't know if I'm the only one who thinks this, but it seems or gives me the feeling that LEGO is trying to make unnecessarily large sets simply to achieve the target price they want, especially I see it all over the +18 line where I think the most striking examples, overblown proportions, limited playability and compatibility... maybe the recent [ Hulkbuster ](https://brickrr.com/blog/686-lego-hulkbuster-officially-revealed) comes to mind but that's just one example.... It doesn't make any sense except for the fact that they have a lot of parts and therefore manage to justify being expensive. It's something I hadn't thought about too much but it seems to be a trend lately, where I also think that in many occasions they are not making the grade with the design, maybe for rushing the release of sets? I don't know and we probably won't know, but I think it's something that LEGO should consider and start to put the brakes on, and think if it's the right thing to do, I don't think $500+ sets are going to become mainstream soon if ever, so they should pay more attention and justify the price not only for an excessive number of pieces but also for the design and overall polish of the set, which I think is leaving a lot to be desired.

Quite an interesting thought @revepg and honestly I think I largely agree with it, I'd love to know what you guys think @tommy @matheu @paco2 , not sure if you remember we talked about it a while back

Thanks for mentioning me, on the subject, sometimes it does seem like it, recently we've had some high price range sets that didn't make much sense.... I agree very much with @bearblock reflection, no doubt they are focusing on another audience and with that leaving aside some important factors we were used to in the sets, but even with that premise, I still think they are massifying too much and with that also "boycotting" their own releases, they put LEGO fans in the position of having to choose very carefully which set to buy and the typical "you'll buy this other set later" doesn't happen, because they just release another set that you like more and again puts you in the position of having to choose and prioritize one. I think the recent discontinuation of Mindstorms is a great example of what can happen when you saturate with expensive releases, the sales of many sets can plummet, let's see if they learn about this and we notice a change of direction soon.